Unit

60 my/his/their etc.
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my u m b rella)(o ur umbrella) (y o u r umbrella^ (h is umbrella) (h e r umbrella their umbrella

1 my 1 like my house. PO tym zaimku dzierżawczym

we our We like our house. musi stać rzeczownik.
you your You like your house.
he his He likes his house.
she —» her She likes her house.
they —> their They like their house.

it —» its Oxford (= it) is famous for its university.

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

my hands his new car her parents

our clothes your best friend their room

his/her/their

AMY ANDY MR AND

MRS LEE

her car his bike their son ^B|

%
(= Amy's car)

her husband 0k his sister their daughter

(= Amy's
husband)

her children his parents their children A

(= Amy's
-
children)

its and it's It's = It is

its Oxford is famous for its university. Tiger is a dangerous animal. Its claws are sharp.
it's (= it is) I like Oxford. It's a nice place. (= It is a nice place.)

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Exercises
Complete the sentences in the same way.
1 I'm going to w a sh !T!y hand s...... 4 He's going to w a sh .......
2 She's going to w a sh ..............................................hands. 5 They're going to w a sh .
3 We're going to w a sh ......................................................... 6 Are you going to wash .

Complete the sentences in the same way.

1 He lives w |th .h js.p a re n ts...... 5 I ..................... . parents.
2 They live w ith ...................................................... parents. 6 Jo h n ................
3 W e ..............................................................................parents. 7 Do you live.
4 Martina lives.......................................................................... 8 Most children .

Look at the family tree, and complete the sentences with his/her/their.
1 I saw Sarah w ith h e r husband, Philip.
2 I saw Laura and Steve w ith .........................children.
"U K 3 I saw Steve w ith .........................wife, Laura.
SARAH = PHILIP 4 I saw Ben w ith .........................brother, Will.
5 I saw Laura w ith .........................brother, Will.
6 I saw Sarah and Philip w ith ........................son, Will.
& 7 I saw Laura w ith .........................parents.
'TfltfVtr t it 8 I saw Beth and Robert w ith .......................parents.
BEN WILL STEVE

m
mm
ROBERT BETH

Write my/our/your/his/her/their/its.
1 Do you lik e r job?
u
yo
his
2 I know M r Watson, but I don't k n o w .........................wife.
Their
3 Alice and Tom live in London............................son lives in Australia.
our
4 We're going to have a party. W e’re going to invite a ll.........................friends.
5 Anna is going out w ith her friends this evening.
6 I like tennis. It's my favourite sport.
your
7 'Is th a t....................... car?' 'No, I don't have a car.’
her
8 I want to contact Maria. Do you k n o w .........................number?
their
9 Do you think most people are happy in .......................jobs?
my
10 I'm going to w a sh .........................hair before I go out.
11 This is a beautiful tree Its leaves are a beautiful colour.
his
12 John has a brother and a sister. ....................... brother is 25, a n d his sister is 21.

Complete the sentences. Use my/his/their etc. with these words:

coat homework house husband -jo b key name

1 James doesn't e n jo y h isjo b it's not very interesting.

2 I can't get in. I don't have........................................................................
3 Sally is married............................................................................ works in a bank.
4 Please take o ff................................................ .'...................... and sit down.
5 'W hat are the children doing?' 'They're do ing ....................................................................... .'
6 'Do you know that man?' 'Yes, but I don't k n o w .........................................................................'
7 We live in Barton Street.............................................................................is at the end on the left.
Unit
Whose is this? It s mine/yours/hers etc.
Whose - czyj
( ours )

1 my mine It's my money. It's mine. ... my -> mine

we —> our —> ours It's our money. It's ours. his -> his
you your -> yours It's your money. It's yours. ... -> ... s
he —> his —> his It's his money. It's his. Po tym zaimku dzierżawczym
she —> her —> hers It's her money. It's hers. musi stać rzeczownik.
they —> their —> theirs It's their money. It's theirs. Po tym zaimku dzierżawczym
nie stoi rzeczownik.

We use my/your etc. + noun (my hands / your book etc.):

My hands are cold.
O Is this your book?
O Helen gave me her umbrella.
O It s their problem, not our problem.

We use mine/yours etc. without a noun:

Q Is this book mine or yours? (= my book or your book)
I didn't have an umbrella, so Sarah gave me hers. (= her umbrella)
O It's their problem, not ours. (= not our problem)
O We went in our car, and they went in theirs. (= their car)

You can use his with or without a noun:

Is this his cam era or hers?' It's his.'

a friend of mine / a friend of his / some friends of yours etc. my friend / a friend of mine

O I went out to meet a friend of mine. (not a friend of me)

O Tom was in the restaurant with a friend of his. (not a friend of him)
O Are those people friends of yours? (not friends of you)

Whose ..?
Whose phone is this? (= Is it your phone? his phone? my phone? etc.)

You can use whose with or without a noun:

Whose money is this? 1 I K
7 \ Its mine. W rf
Whose is this? J It's my money.
Whose shoes are these? 1^ , . ,
\ They re Johns.
Whose are these? J

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Exercises
Complete the sentences with mine/yours etc.
1 It's your money. It's yo u rs....................................... theirs
5 It's their house. It's......................
mine
2 It's my bag. It's.................................................................... 6 They're your books. They're yours
ours
3 It's our car. It's..................................................................... 7 They're my glasses. They're....mine
hers
4 They're her shoes. They're.......................................... his.
8 It's his coat. It's..............................

Choose the right word.

1 It's their/ theirs problem, not -eu^/ours. (theirand ours are right)
2 This is a nice camera. Is it vour/yours?
3 That's not mv/mine umbrella. M y/M ine is black.
4 Whose books are these? Your/Yours or mv/mine?
5 Catherine is going out with her/hers friends this evening.
6 M y/M ine room is bigger than her/hers.
7 They have two children, but I don't know their/theirs names.
8 Can we use your washing machine? Our/Ours isn't working.

^ Q Q I C ° m plete these sentences. Use friend(s) of mine/yours etc.

I went to the cinema with a friend o f mjne
They went on holiday with so m e frie n d s o f theirs...
She's going out with a friend........................................................
We had dinner with so m e ............................................................
I played tennis with a .......................................................................
Tom is going to meet a ...................................................................
Do you know those people? Are th e y ..................................

Look at the pictures. What are the people saying?

m ...

Whose camera
hers

Whose (gloves) are mine

are

Whose hat is this

It's his

Whose It is yours
is these

Whose
are these It are ours

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