CHAPTERFOURWe use possessive pronouns to stand for possessive adjectives + nouns.Here is an example. We do not want to repeat my poem and your poem all the time, so we use mine and yours instead.Your poem is very interesting, but my poem is more meaningful than your poem.Your poem is very interesting, but mine is more meaningful than yours.2-1Remember the following:PossessivePossessive adjectivesmyyourhisheritsourtheirPossessive pronounsmineyourshishersitsourstheirs2-2A The people in the pictures are telling us about themselves. Complete what they are saying with the words in the box.10-110-2Hello, everyone! May I have ______ attention please? ______ name is Millie. ______ am from Hong Kong. ______ am going to tell some jokes. Listen to ______ carefully.Hello, everyone! May I have ______ attention please? ______ name is Millie. ______ am from Hong Kong. ______ am going to tell some jokes. Listen to ______ carefully.10-3Hello, everyone! ______ names are Cindy and Sandy. ______ are from Guangzhou. ______ are going to do some magic tricks. Watch ______ carefully.Hello, everyone! ______ names are Cindy and Sandy. ______ are from Guangzhou. ______ are going to do some magic tricks. Watch ______ carefully.B People are telling about their jobs and the thingsthey use for them. Complete the sentences, using the words under the pictures.10-4I am a secretary. ________________________.I am a secretary. ________________________.When we say The typewriter is mine, we mean The typewriter belongs to me. Unlike my, your, his, her, our and their, there cannot be another noun after mine, your, his, hers, ours and theirs. Note that possessive pronouns are usually used in the pattern noun + be + mine/yours/his/hers/ ours/theirs...
