Possessive adjectives and subject pronouns (I/my, you/your, etc.)

Possessive adjectives and subject pronouns

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I + verb / My + noun

We use subject pronoun + verb, and we use possessive adjective + noun.

• These are Susan and Thomas; they are from Ohio. And that’s their house. 
• I love my friend Sheila. 

Possessive adjectives are always singular

Adjectives in English have no plural form. Possessive adjectives are always singular.

• These are their suitcases.
• These are theirs suitcases.

It/its for things, they/their for people and things

We use he/his and she/her for people, and we use it/its for things. But in the plural, we use they/their for people and things.

• The hotel has its own spa. It is a relaxing place. 
• I like those chairs, they are beautiful. But their legs are too long. 

It’s for time and weather

We use it’s (=it is) to talk about the time or the weather.

• It’s very windy today, but it’s sunny. 
• ‘What time is it?’ ‘It’s three o’clock.’

Its or it’s?

Its = possessive adjective. It’s = it is (subject + verb be)

• Look at that dog. It’s beautiful. I like its hair.