Now look at and do a few warmup exercises.
These will prepare you for subsequent lessons, when we really
get into detail about possessives - possessive forms of
nouns, pronouns, and adjectives.
Warm-up
1
My father's three
sisters and their children also came
to my grandparents' house.
possessive adjective, noun, or pronoun? | object of possession? | |
my | possessive adjective | father |
father's | possessive noun | three sisters |
their | possessive adjective | children |
my | possessive adjective | grandparents |
grandparents' | possessive noun | house |
MORE!
Warm-up
2
1) Read each paragraph below aloud.
2) Find and circle each
possessive form. This
includes possessive adjectives, possessive
nouns, and possessive pronouns.
3) Underneath each one, indicate
whether it is singular
or plural.
4) Underline its
object of possession
and tell whether the object of possession
is singular or
plural.
1. In my
native country a lot of
children's
parents don't know
how to read or write. For
S
S
Pl
Pl
example, this writer's
father didn't know
how to read or write, and his
son was ashamed
S
S
S S
of him. I think that the writer should not have been embarrassed by
his
father's
inability
S
S
to read or write.
2. One of my
favorite portraits is that
of Juan de Pareja, and was painted by Diego de
S
PL
Velazques. Juan was a slave, but in this portrait Juan looks like a
king. He's wearing a
black suit with a beautiful white collar. He has
a beautiful dark face with big black eyes
and eyebrows. His
hair is curly and black.
His
beard and mustache are
becoming
S S
S
PL
to his
face. He looks proud.
S S
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