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GRAMMAR CHECK

Possessive adjectives
We use possessive adjectives to show that something belongs to somebody, but we
do not say who the person is.

This is Mulan's brother. ➔ This is her brother.
That is the soldier's horse. ➔ That is h1.� horse.

Possessive adjectives go in front of the noun.
This is my saddle Those are their tents.

l➔my he➔ his she ➔ her it ➔ its

we ➔ our you ➔ your they ➔ their

8 Write the sentences again. Use possessive adjectives.
a This is myj_e_¡¡st and Ye Ming's feast.
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b I know Mulan's secret.

e That is the Emperor's palace.

d The general is looking at the horse's foot.

e Here is m_y_�arents' house.

f Do you like Sun Yim!'s new dress? ....... ............................ ..

9 Complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjectives.

a 'What's .. �9(,,(r_ .. name?' 'l'm �un Ying.'
b Please meet Ye Ming, my friend from the army. He's ............ very best friend!
e 'Is your brother here?' 'Yes, he is. That is ............ coat.'

d The dog always drinks ............ water quickly.
e We live in a big house with . . .......... three cats.

f At night, the soldiers all sleep in ............ tents.
g Xiong has an older sister ............. name is Hua Mulan.

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