🎯 B1 Goal

Learn when to use a possessive adjective and when to use a possessive pronoun.

✅ Simple rule: Possessive adjectives go before a noun. Possessive pronouns replace the noun.

Possessive adjective

Use it before a noun.

✅ Correct: This is my book.

❌ Wrong: This is mine book.

Possessive pronoun

Use it alone. It replaces the noun.

✅ Correct: This book is mine.

❌ Wrong: This book is my.

💡 Teacher question: Is there a noun after it? If yes, use my, your, her, our, their. If no, use mine, yours, hers, ours, theirs.

📊 Basic Chart

Person Possessive adjective + noun Possessive pronoun
I my book mine
you your book yours
he his book his
she her book hers
it its color —
we our book ours
they their book theirs
⚠️ Careful: Do not add -s to possessive adjectives. Say my books, not mys books.

🌎 Spanish Connection

Spanish su / sus can have many translations in English. In English, you must know who the owner is.

Spanish Possible English Question
ES: su libro his book / her book / your book / their book Whose book?
ES: sus amigos his friends / her friends / your friends / their friends Whose friends?
ES: su juguete its toy Animal/object/thing?
❌ Common mistake: Ana forgot his keys.
✅ Correct: Ana forgot her keys.

✏️ B1 Practice A — Fill in the Blank

Type the correct possessive word.

🔄 B1 Practice B — Change the Sentence

Rewrite each sentence using a possessive pronoun.

💡 Example: This is my book. → This book is mine.
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