Possessive Adjectives & Possessive Pronouns Os pronomes possessivos em portugus correspondem a duas classes de palavras diferentes em ingls - adjetivos

possessivos (possessive adjectives) e pronomes possessivos (possessive pronouns). Os adjetivos possessivos so usados sempre antes e com substantivos, enquanto os pronomes possessivos so usados sem substantivos, motivo pelo qual recebem um s. Significado Possessive Adjectives Possessive Pronouns

meu, minha, meus, minhas

my

mine

seu, sua, seus, suas your (de voc) dele his (do homem) dela her (da mulher) dele, dela its (animais, objetos, etc) its hers his yours

nosso, nossa, nossos, nossas

our

ours

seu, sua, seus, suas your (de vocs) deles, delas (de pessoas, de animais, de objetos, etc) their theirs yours

!emplos

u no gosto do meu carro, mas ela gosta do dela. le machucou a perna (dele).

" don#t li$e my car, but she li$es hers.

%e hurt his leg.

O gato tomou todo o seu leite (o leite dele).

&he cat lapped up all its mil$.

la gosta dos nomes deles,mas no gosta 'he li$es their names but she doesn#t li$e do seu. yours. &emos os nossos pais, e vocs tm os seus (de vocs).

(e have our parents, and you have yours.

Using Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives ) possessive pronoun is used instead of a noun* +ulie#s car is red. Mine is blue. ) possessive adjective is usually used to describe a noun, and it comes before it, li$e other adjectives* My car is bigger than her car. Remember: &here are no apostrophes in possessive pronouns and adjectives. &he dog ,agged its tail. -It's. is not a possessive pronoun or adjective / it means -it is.* It's not my dog. (hen you are sure that you understand the lesson, you can continue ,ith the e!ercises. !"hoose the best a#ternative to each sentence$ a)00000000 pencil is bro$en. 1an " borro, 000000002 a) 3ine, yours b) 4our, mine c) 3y, yours d) 4ours, mine

b) 4ou can#t have any chocolate5 "t#s 000000005 a)your b) its c) her d) mine

c) (e gave them 00000000 telephone number, and they gave us 00000000. a)ours, their b) our, their c) ours, theirs d) our, theirs

d) +ody has lost 00000000 boo$. a) mine b) her c) hers d) theirs

e) &hese grammar boo$s are different. 00000000 has 678 pages, but 00000000 has only 679. a)4ours, mine f) b) 4our, my c) 4our:my d) 4our, mine

+un$o has eaten her lunch already, but "#m saving 00000000 until later. a) hers b) her c) my d) mine

g) (as 00000000 grammar boo$ e!pensive2 a) your b) yours c) your#s d) you

h) 00000000 computer is a 3ac, but 00000000 is a ;1. a)4our, mine i) b) 4ours, mine c) 4our, my d) 4ours, my

&his bird has bro$en 00000000 ,ing. a) it#s b) its# c) hers d) its

j)

3y telephone is out of order, but 00000000 is ,or$ing. a) your b) our c) his d) their

%!"omp#ete com os pronomes possessivos ade&uados$ a' " have t,o sons.000000ages are <8 and <=. b' &hat ,oman is loo$ing for000000husband.000000name is &om. c' %e $no,s00000000lesson ,ell. d'" love0000000country and )lice loves0000000country. e' 00000mother is fi!ing00000sand,iches. f' +ac$ and " met000000000friends yesterday. g' &he parrot ate all 000000000 seeds. . (!"hoose the correct a#ternative:

a' 1ome ,ith >>.. (he? him) b' 4ou have to tal$ to >>.. (she? her) c' +ohn and >>. are loo$ing for a job. (", me) d' (ait for >>>, please. ("? me) e' 3ary sho,ed >>>.the ne, dictionary. (they? them) f' 4ou and >>>> can eat here. (he? him) g' @ring>>> a cup of coffee, please. (,e? us) h' Ao after >>>>, please (they? them) i' &hey live near >>>>. (,e? us) j' 4ou and>>>>. have to stay here. ("? me) . )!Supp#y the correct possessives: a'+ohn ,rites >>>.. composition and ,e donBt ,rite >>>> b' &he boys are ,aiting for >>>> girlfriends. c' &ed, are those some of >>>>.. friends2 d' &hat girl is as$ing about >>>. pen. e' %e $no,s>>>. lesson ,ell and " also $no, >>>.. . f' " love >>>>> country, do you love >>>2 g' &he ,omen are preparing >>..sand,iches. h' +ac$ and " are going to meet >>>> friends. i' &he Crench painter drin$s >>>>. tea at D oBcloc$. j' Aive me >>>>. address and "Bll give you >>>> .