Learn Possessive Adjectives | Easy, Beginner English Grammar

Added: 2026-05-11

[00:00:00]Hello. I'm Jennifer. I can be your teacher.  This is our time together. In our lesson today, let's talk about possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, its, our, their. These  words answer the question whose?

[00:00:32]What is the difference between who and whose?  WHO asks about a person. Who is that? That's me. It's an old photo. Who are they? Those  are my students Flavia and Andrea. WHOSE asks about possession or belonging. Whose phone  is this? It's my phone. It belongs to me.

[00:01:11]Whose phone is this? It's not my phone.  In English, we have subject pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they. These pronouns  answer the question who? They can be the subject of a sentence. I am a teacher. You  are a student. He is fun. She is smart.

[00:01:51]It is interesting. We are happy. They are  athletes. Possessive adjectives answer the question whose. My, your, his, her, its, our,  their. We use possessive adjectives before a noun.

[00:02:21]My phone. Your car. His house. Her cat. Its  tail. Our books. Their store. Note the possessive adjective "its" is for things or animals. But with  pets, animals we love, animals that live with us, we usually know if it's a boy or a girl,  male or female. If you know, you can use his or her. Practice with me. Use the correct  possessive adjective. I'm Jennifer and this... is my YouTube channel.

[00:03:26]Hi. I'm Jennifer. What is... your name? I live with my two children. This... is our dog.

[00:03:48]Percy is a girl. This... is her favorite toy.

[00:04:01]These are our frogs. They  live in an aquarium. This... is their home. The frogs  belong to my son. They are... his frogs.

[00:04:28]We call the frogs solar and lunar.

[00:04:33]Solar is big and light in color.  Lunar is a little different and... its color is darker. Do you like learning  English together? Please like and subscribe to my channel. Turn on your notifications.  Thank you. Let's practice the pronunciation of the possessive adjectives. Repeat after  me: my, your, his, her, its, our, their.

[00:05:30]In sentences, we usually stress the noun, not the possessive adjective.  Repeat after me. This is my bike.

[00:05:46]This is your present.

[00:05:51]Notice how "your" can sound like  "yer." This is your present.

[00:06:00]That's his sister.

[00:06:05]That's her brother.

[00:06:10]That's our father.

[00:06:14]Note how "our" can sound like  "are." That's our father.

[00:06:24]Those are their parents.

[00:06:30]Note how "their" can sound like  "ther." Those are their parents.

[00:06:40]Sometimes the stress can change. When  we want people to understand clearly, we can stress possessive adjectives.  Listen and repeat. Here's your phone.

[00:07:00]That's not my phone.

[00:07:04]Jack is looking for his phone.

[00:07:11]I think that's his phone.

[00:07:17]Please move your car.

[00:07:23]I'm sorry, but my car is across the street.

[00:07:31]Whose car is this?

[00:07:37]I don't know. I'm sorry.

[00:07:43]For more practice, answer these  questions in the comments.

[00:07:50]What color are your eyes? Think of a good  friend. What is your friend's name? Do you know his or her favorite color? Do you know  your neighbors? What are their first names?

[00:08:16]That's all for now. I hope you enjoyed our  lesson. Thanks for watching and happy studies!