Possessive determiners and expressing possession in English
How it works
In English, relationships of possession are expressed with so-called possessive determiners (‹possessive determiners›). These come before the noun and show who something belongs to. The most important possessive determiners are: ‹my› (my), ‹your› (your), ‹his› (his), ‹her› (her), ‹its› (its), ‹our› (our), ‹your› (your), ‹their› (their). Example: ‹This is my book.› (That is my book.) The possessive determiner depends on the owner, not on the gender of the noun. There are no plural forms of possessive determiners.
The possessive determiner always stands directly before the noun and agrees with the owner, not with the object. Example: ‹her dog› means that the dog belongs to a female person.
An example
Choose the correct possessive determiner: ‹___ name is Anna.› (She is talking about herself.)
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