Unit 59

my/his/their etc.

Grammar
Examples
Exercises

A. my / your / his / her / its / our / their

I
my
we
our
you
your
he
his
she
her
they
their
it
its
I →myI like my job.
we →ourWe like our jobs.
you →yourYou like your job.
he →hisHe likes his job.
she →herShe likes her job.
they →theirThey like their jobs.
it →itsOxford (= it) is famous for its university.

We use my/your/his etc. + a noun:

  • my hands
  • his mother
  • her new car
  • our house
  • your best friend
  • their room

B. his/her/their

DIANE
= Diane's car
ANDY
his bicycle
MR AND MRS THOMSON
their son
her husband (= Diane's husband)
his sister
their daughter
her children (= Diane's children)
his parents
their children

C. its and it's

  • its (= it is) Oxford is famous for its university.
  • it's (= it is) I like Oxford. It's a nice city. (= It is a nice city.)

Possessive Adjectives

  • I like my job.
  • We like our jobs.
  • You like your job.
  • He likes his job.
  • She likes her job.
  • They like their jobs.
  • Oxford is famous for its university.

With People and Things

  • my hands
  • his mother
  • her new car
  • our house
  • your best friend
  • their room

its vs it's

  • Oxford is famous for its university.
  • I like Oxford. It's a nice city.
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59.1 Finish these sentences.
1. I'm going to wash my hands.
2. She's going to wash hands.
3. We're going to wash hands.
4. He's going to wash hands.
5. They're going to wash hands.
6. Are you going to wash hands?
59.2 Finish these sentences.
1. He lives with his parents.
2. They live with parents.
3. We live with parents.
4. Julia lives with parents.
5. I live with parents.
6. John lives with parents.
7. Do you live with parents?
8. Most children live with parents.
59.3 Look at the family tree and complete the sentences with his/her/their.
Liz = Philip
George
Bill
Ann = Ted
Diana
Robert
1. I saw Liz with her husband, Philip.
2. I saw Ann and Ted with children.
3. I saw George with wife, Ann.
4. I saw Ted with wife, Ann.
5. I saw George with brother, Bill.
6. I saw Ann with brother, Bill.
7. I saw Liz and Philip with parents.
8. I saw Diana and Robert with parents.
59.4 Put in my/our/your/his/her/their/its.
1. Do you like your job?
2. I know Mr Watson but I don't know wife.
3. Mr and Mrs Baker live in London. son lives in Australia.
4. We're going to have a party. We're going to invite all friends.
5. Ann is going out with friends this evening.
6. I like tennis. It's favourite sport.
7. 'Is that car?' 'No, I haven't got a car.'
8. I want to phone Ann. Do you know phone number?
9. Do you think most people are happy in jobs?
10. I'm going to wash hair before I go out.
11. This is a beautiful tree. leaves are a beautiful colour.
12. John has a brother and a sister. brother is 25 and sister is 21.
59.5 Complete the sentences. Use my/his/their etc. with one of these words:
coat
homework
house
husband
job
key
name
1. Jim doesn't enjoy his job. It's not very interesting.
2. I can't open the door. I haven't got .
3. Sally is married. works in a bank.
4. It's very cold today. Put on when you go out.
5. 'What are the children doing?' 'They're doing .'
6. 'Do you know that man?' 'Yes, but I don't know .'
7. We live in Barton Street. is at the end on the left.