Chaque personne a un mot qui indique ce qu’elle possède : 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.". Devant un objet, utilise her pour montrer qu’il lui appartient, pas she.
Essayez: Amina can't find ___ phone. (her / she / hers) Réponse: her — Pour montrer que le téléphone appartient à Amina (she), utilise her devant le mot : her phone (pas "she").
our, their, its
Les groupes et les choses en ont aussi : 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.". Devant un objet, we devient our.
Essayez: Mei and Wei painted ___ room together. (their / they / theirs) Réponse: their — Mei et Wei = they, et devant l’objet cela devient their : their room (pas "they").
Toujours avant la chose
Le mot du propriétaire vient en premier, puis la chose possédée.
my book ✓
her phone ✓
their house ✓
Not "book my" — say "my book". Le mot du propriétaire se place avant la chose, pas après.
Essayez: Liam is writing in ___. (his notebook / notebook his / notebook) Réponse: his notebook — Le mot du propriétaire vient en premier, puis la chose : his notebook (pas "notebook his").
its (not it's)
its = possession (la chose possède quelque chose). it's = it is. Pour la possession, utilise its sans apostrophe.
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 signifie 'it is' ; pour la possession, utilise its sans apostrophe.
Essayez: The cat hurt ___ paw. (its / it's) Réponse: its — La patte appartient au chat, utilise donc its (sans apostrophe). "It's" signifie "it is", ce qui ne convient pas ici.
Essayez: Remember: who owns it? Hiroshi parked ___ bike outside. (his / her / he) Réponse: his — Hiroshi = he, donc le mot du propriétaire est his : his bike. (Accorde le mot avec le propriétaire.)