Possessive pronouns and adjectives / Pronombres y adjetivos posesivos

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What is mine is mine and what is yours is mine too.

Lo que es mío es mío y lo que es tuyo es mío también. 

Pronombres posesivos: Son: mine - mío/ mia / mios / mias,  yours - tuyo/a, tuyos/ tuyas,  his, hers, its - suyo/a, suyos /suyas,  ours - nuestro/a, nuestros /nuestras  yours - vuestro/a, vuestros/vuestras, theirs - suyo/a, suyos/suyas.
Van solos, no llevan un sustantivo que modifican detrás. Sustituyen a la cosa poseída además de indicar quién es el propietario de la misma.
Eje. That is mine. / Eso es mío. This book is theirs. / Ese libro es suyo.
En el segundo ejemplo, la cosa poseída va delante y con un verbo entremedias, pero es sustituida porque no se repite dos veces la palabra libro. No se dice "Ese  libro es suyo libro."
Toma nota de que el pronombre posesivo "its" no se usa casi. Se buscan otras maneras de decir lo mismo. No se dice del plato de un perro: "That plate is its." Se usan formas alternativas: Por ejemplo, "That is the dog's plate."
Fíjate en que todos estos pronombres excepto "mine" llevan "s" al final.

Adjetivos posesivos: Son: my - mi/mis, your - tu/tus, his, her, its - su/sus, our - nuestro/nuestros / nuestra/ nuestras, your - vuestro/vuestros, vuestra / vuestras,   their - su /sus.
No van solos, llevan un sustantivo detrás que puede ser singular o plural. Indican de quién es ese sustantivo.
That is my house. / Esa es mi casa. Give them their toys. / Dales sus juguetes.
Como adjetivo posesivo, "its" sí se usa mucho. Eje. That is the dog´s plate. It is its plate.
No confundas este "its" con "it's," que es la forma contraida de "it is." No son lo mismo, ni se escriben igual.
Fíjate en que sólo "his"  e "its" llevan una s al final. Esots dos son  tanto adjetivo como pronombre posesivo- El "its" que es adjetivo posesivo sí se usa mucho.

Quiz
1. That isn´t _________. Don´t touch it.
2. That dress is __________. She bought it yesterday.
3. The dog probably doesn´t feel well. It doesn´t want to eat __________ food.
4. She gave all _________ money to an NGO.
5. She lost a ring yesterday. That could be it. It´s probably _____________.
6. Tom will invite all ___________ friends to the party he will give on his birthday.
7. Sam and I went to the bank for money. On the way back home, a thief followed us and tried to steal _________money.
8. Are those magazines ________? If they are, don´t leave them on the sofa.
9. He doesn´t remember where he parked _________ car so he can´t go home.
10. _________ parents are waiting outside. They want to take you home from school early today.
11. I know that dog´s name is Fido because it is __________.
12. She can plant anything she likes in the garden because it is ____________.
13. _________ car is older than yours. I bought it in 2001.
14. That dress is lovely. __________ colours are really beautiful.
15. Don´t eat those fruits. __________ taste is horrible.
16. After twenty years, Peter finally married _________ eternal girlfriend, Paula.
17. Is that girl _________ sister? She looks a lot like you.

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