Possessive adjectives and object pronouns

Possessive adjectives and object pronouns exercises

1. What are possessive adjectives?

2. Possessive adjectives chart

3. What are object pronouns?

4. Object pronouns chart

5. Possessive adjectives vs object pronouns

6. Possessive adjectives in sentences

7. Object pronouns in sentences

Subject

I
You
He
She
It
We
They

Possessive adjective

My
Your
His
Her
Its
Our
Their

Object pronoun

Me
You
Him
Her
It
Us
Them

1. What are possessive adjectives?

Possessive adjectives are words that show ownership or possession and modify nouns by indicating to whom or to what something belongs. They are used before a noun to describe it in terms of ownership.

2. Possessive adjectives chart

Possessive adjectives	Definition	Examples
My	Refers to something that belongs to the speaker.	My book is on the table.
Your	Refers to something that belongs to the person being spoken to (singular or plural).	Your car is parked outside.
His	Refers to something that belongs to a male person.	His jacket is very warm.
Her	Refers to something that belongs to a female person.	Her phone is ringing.
Its	Refers to something that belongs to a non-human entity or object.	The dog wagged its tail.
Our	Refers to something that belongs to the speaker and one or more other people.	Our house is blue.
Their	Refers to something that belongs to multiple people.	Their friends are coming over.

3. What are object pronouns?

Object pronouns are pronouns that are used as the object of a verb or a preposition in a sentence. They receive the action of the verb and can refer to people or things.

4. Object pronouns chart

Object pronouns	Definition	Examples
Me	Used when referring to oneself.	She called me yesterday.
You	Used when referring to the person or people being spoken to.	I saw you at the park.
Him	Used when referring to a male person.	I met him at the conference.
Her	Used when referring to a female person.	I gave her a gift.
It	Used when referring to a non-human entity or object.	I found it on the table.
Us	Used when referring to the speaker and one or more other people.	They invited us to the party.
Them	Used when referring to multiple people or things.	I saw them at the movies.

5. Possessive adjectives vs object pronouns

The table below summarises the difference between possessive adjectives and object pronouns.

	Possessive adjectives	Object pronouns
Definition	Show ownership	Replace the object of the verb
Function	Modify nouns	Act as the object in a sentence
Placement	Before a noun	After verbs or prepositions
Examples	my, your, his	me, you, him