Cada persona tiene una palabra que muestra lo que posee: I → my, you → your, he → his, she → her.
my, your, his, her
This is my book.
Is this your bag?
That is his car.
Amina lost her phone.
Not "This is she bag." — say "This is her bag.". Antes de una cosa, usa her para mostrar que ella la posee, no she.
Pruébalo: Amina can't find ___ phone. (her / she / hers) Respuesta: her — Para mostrar que el teléfono es de Amina (she), usa her antes de la cosa: her phone (no "she").
our, their, its
Los grupos y las cosas también las tienen: we → our, they → their, it → its.
This is our house.
That is their dog.
The cat licks its paw.
Not "This is we house." — say "This is our house.". Antes de una cosa, we se convierte en our.
Pruébalo: Mei and Wei painted ___ room together. (their / they / theirs) Respuesta: their — Mei and Wei = they, y antes de la cosa se convierte en their: their room (no "they").
Siempre antes de la cosa
La palabra del dueño va primero, y luego la cosa que posee.
my book ✓
her phone ✓
their house ✓
Not "book my" — say "my book". La palabra del dueño va antes de la cosa, no después.
Pruébalo: Liam is writing in ___. (his notebook / notebook his / notebook) Respuesta: his notebook — La palabra del dueño va primero, y luego la cosa: his notebook (no "notebook his").
its (not it's)
its = it posee algo. it's = it is. Para posesión, usa its sin apóstrofo.
The dog wagged its tail.
The city has its own park.
The plan has its good points.
Not "The dog wagged it's tail." — say "The dog wagged its tail.". it's significa 'it is'; para posesión, usa its sin apóstrofo.
Pruébalo: The cat hurt ___ paw. (its / it's) Respuesta: its — La pata es del gato, así que usa its (sin apóstrofo). "It's" significa "it is", que no encaja aquí.
Pruébalo: Remember: who owns it? Hiroshi parked ___ bike outside. (his / her / he) Respuesta: his — Hiroshi = he, así que la palabra del dueño es his: his bike. (Haz que la palabra coincida con el dueño.)