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Possessives (my and mine etc.)

Who does/do x belong to? Whose is/are x?
The keys belong to me​. They are my​ keys. They are mine​.
The map belongs to you​. It is your​ map. It is yours​.
The water belongs to him​. It is his​ water. It is his​.
The pizzas belong to her​. They are her​ pizzas. They are hers​.
The office belongs to us​. It is our​ office. It is ours​.
The house belongs to them​. It is their​ house. It is theirs​.

Also:

"England is a country. I​ts​ name means 'Land of the Angles'.

Its​ capital city is London."

We use its​ when we talk about non-human subjects (e.g. countries, organisations

etc.)

Reminder

After a preposition (e.g. 'to'), we use the object pronoun (me, you, him ...)

Important

If the noun is present (e.g. 'pizza'), we use the possessive words 'my', 'your', 'his' ...

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E.g. "Hey! That's my pizza!"

Important

If the noun is NOT present, we use the possessive words 'mine', 'yours', 'his' ...

E.g. "Whose is the Margherita?"

"It's mine!"

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