Pronouns/Possessives
Possessive zeigen an, wem etwas gehört. Das deutsche Wort dafür ist: besitzanzeigendes Fürwort oder Possessivpronomen. Im Englischen unterscheidet man zwischen possessive determiners, die vor einem Nomen stehen und possessive pronouns, die für ein Nomen stehen.
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possessive determiners
Durch kleine Wörter könnt ihr anzeigen, wem etwas gehört. Im Englischen lauten sie folgendermaßen:
| singular (Einzahl) | plural (Mehrzahl) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | my | our |
| 2nd person | your | your |
| 3rd person | his, her, its | their |
Examples:
- Is that your book? - Yes, it's my book.
- Is that his ruler? - No. It's her ruler.
- Is that their sponge? - No. It's our sponge.
possessive pronouns
Neben den possessive determiners, die immer vor einem Nomen stehen, könnt ihr possessive pronouns als besitzanzeigendes Fürwort anstelle eines Nomens verwenden.
Examples:
- Is that your book? - Yes, it's my book.
- Yes, it's mine.
- Is that his ruler? - No, it's her ruler.
- No, it's hers.
- Is that their sponge? - Yes. It's theirs .
| Subjektpronomen | Objektpronomen | possessive determiners | possessive pronouns | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person sg | I | me | my … | mine |
| 2nd person sg | you | you | your … | yours |
| 3rd person sg | he, she, it | him, her, it | his …, her …, its … | his, hers, its |
| 1st person pl | we | us | our … | ours |
| 2nd person pl | you | you | your … | yours |
| 3rd person pl | they | them | their … | theirs |
Interaktive Übungen
My school
Put in the words.
Robert talks about his school. He says: “I think our school is nice. Most of its teachers are very nice.
My tutor is Mrs English. I’m with my friends, Becky and Sarah. We’re in tutor group 7MD.
My little brother isn’t at our school. His school is Greenwood Nursery School.”
My ball
1. Look! That's my ball.
2. Mum: " That's your ball."
3. " That's his ball."
4. " That's our ball."
5. " That's your ball."
6. " That's their ball."
My book or your book?
Put in the words: my, your, his, her, its, our, their
1. Is that your book, Becky? - Yes, and this is my() book, too.
2. Is Mr Cooper your tutor? - Yes, I'm in his() tutor group.
3. She's new. What's her() name?
4. Are you in 7TC, boys? -No, we aren't. Our() tutor group is 7MD.
5. Are the girls in 7MD? - Yes, that's their() tutor group.
6. Very good, girls! Your() poster is nice.
7. Hello boys, is that your() school? - Yes, its() name is Haywood School.
h. What's that on the desk? Oh, David, you and your() comics!
mine or yours?
Put in the correct possessive pronouns:
0. her/hers Is that her money? Yes, it is hers.
1. Don´t eat that brownie! It´s mine (my / mine).
2. Don´t take that bag! It´s my (my /mine) bag.
3. Is this your book? No, it´s her (her/hers) book.
4. Are these his pencils? No, they´re ours (our/ours).
5. Is this our car? No, it´s their (their/theirs) car.
6. Whose are these workbooks? Are they yours (your/yours), Sue?
7. Are these her shoes? No, hers (her/hers) are blue.
8. Is that our dog? No, it´s your (your/yours) dog.
9. Whose are the bikes over there? They´re theirs (their/theirs).
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