Starters 2 - Possessive Determiners

Here you will learn English possessive determiners, such as "our", "my", and "its", prepared for starter level students.

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Starters 2
my [determiner]

(first-person singular possessive determiner) of or belonging to the speaker or writer

Ex: I forgot my keys at home .
your [determiner]

(second-person possessive determiner) of or belonging to the person or people being spoken or written to

Ex: What are your plans for the weekend ?
our [determiner]

(first-person plural possessive determiner) of or belonging to a speaker when they want to talk or write about themselves and at least one other person

Ex: Have you met our new neighbors yet ?
their [determiner]

(third-person plural possessive determiner) of or belonging to people, animals, or things that have already been mentioned or are easy to identify

Ex: The cats groom their fur meticulously .
his [determiner]

(third-person singular possessive determiner) of or belonging to a man or boy who has already been mentioned or is easy to identify

Ex: The dog wagged his tail happily .
its [determiner]

(third-person singular possessive determiner) of or belonging to a thing or an animal or child of unknown sex

Ex:
her [determiner]

(third-person singular possessive determiner) of or belonging to a female human or animal that was previously mentioned or one that is easy to identify

Ex: Her book was lying on the table .