Story time (Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Nouns)

Story timeWith Eddie Murphy

• Hi! I’m Eddie Murphy.• My first name is Eddie.• My last name is

Murphy.• I’m an actor

• Glad to meet you!!!

• He is Sheldon Cooper.• His name is Sheldon.• Sheldon’s last name

is Cooper.• He is a scientist.• His colleagues are

Leonard, Howard and Raj

• She is Sofía Vergara.• Her first name is Sofía.• Sofía’s last name is

Vergara.• She is an actress too!• Sofía’s neighbor is Shakira

Shakira’s house

Sofía’s house

• This is a photo of Michael and I!!!• We are very

good friends.• Our last names

are Jackson and Murphy

• They are Michelle and Barack Obama• Their first names are

Michelle and Barack• Michelle and Barack’s last name is Obama• He is the President and she is the First Lady

Possessive Adjectives (PA)

(Owner) (Possession)

My bossesYour last name

His friend Her classmatesOur names

Their colleague

To indicate POSSESSION

Possessive Adjectives (PA)Subject Verb Complement

My bosses are René and Luis

Your employee isn’t Bob

Her classmates are Tom and Lucy

Our supervisor is Álvaro

Their colleague isn’t Diego

Write the appropriate possessive adjective:

• Is your classmate Priscila? (Owner: you)• He is ____ teacher. (Owner: we)• ____ supervisor isn’t an engineer.

(Owner: they) • ____ father is an architect. (Owner: I) • ____ last name is Viera. (Owner: she) • Are ___ students Anibal and Marcia?

(Owner: I)

Complete the sentences and write the use of Be

• (We/Our) boss isn’t Julio. (Relationship)• I (am/my) an architect.• Jake is (I/my) student. • Is she (my/I) colleague.• (He/his) is Sebastian.

• He’s (she/her) boyfriend. • We are not (his/he) friends.

Possessive Adjectives

• They ALWAYS go before the noun (possession):• My neighbor, his bosses, Their classmate.

• They DO NOT determine the number of the verb (Singular/Plural)• My neighbors are Pedro and Gonzalo. (Plural)• Their boss is Antonio. (Singular)

Possessive Nouns (PN)

• His classmate is Lana.• Andy’s classmate is Lana.• Her colleagues are Bob and

Fred.• Lola’s colleagues are Bob and

Fred.• Their friend is Jane.• Ama and Luis’ friend is Jane.

To indicate POSSESSION

Possessive Nouns (PN)Subject Verb Complement

Andy’s classmate is Lana.Boris’ teammates are Erick and Freddy.Lola’s colleagues are Bob and Fred.Jess’ supervisor isn’t Joe.

Anna and Luis’ friend is Jane.Susy and Mike’s

neighborsare doctors.

Possessive Nouns (PN)

• They can replace possessive adjectives “his, her, their”.• His books Dario’s books• Their school Daniel and Limberg’s school

• If two or more names, add (‘s) at the end. • Pablo, Simon and Lucy’s

• If the name ends with –s, add only (‘). • Luis’, Fernando and Lucas’

Write the possessive noun for each phrase:

• The colleague of Joel Joel’s colleague• The classmate of Elvis ______________• The neighbors of Mary ______________• The boss of Eve and Carlos ______________• The supervisor of Elías ______________• The teammates of Ruth ______________• The friends of Monica and Jess ______________• The bosses of Inés ______________• The girlfriend of Jesus ______________

Write sentences with the information of your classmates.

• Their classmate is ______ Rosa and Gary’s classmate is Danny.

• His friends are _________• Her neighbor is ________• Their boss is __________• His supervisor is _______• Her boyfriend is _______ • His teammates are ______• Their friend is _________