Say whose bag, family member or place you mean with a word before the noun.
The idea
Use my for the speaker, your for the person or people addressed, and our for a group including the speaker. His, her, its and their refer to someone or something already identified: Sara has a sister. Her sister lives nearby. These words normally come before a noun and do not change with its number: my bag, my bags.
Examples
- My bag is blue.
- Your coat is by the door.
- Her sister lives nearby.
- His phone is on the table.
- Our garden is small.
- Their friends are here.
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Do not confuse its with it’s, the contraction of it is or it has. Choose her or his according to the person referred to, not according to the gender of the thing owned.
Try it yourself
I have a bag. ___ bag is blue. (My / Their)
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My
My refers to something belonging to the speaker.
Sara has a sister. ___ sister lives nearby. (Her / Our)
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Her
Her refers back to Sara, the owner in this example.
We have a garden. ___ garden is small. (Our / His)
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Our
Our refers to something belonging to a group that includes the speaker.
Practice round
Answer questions and rebuild English sentences to practise. Your score is shown.
I have a bag. ___ bag is blue. (My / Their)
Sara has a sister. ___ sister lives nearby. (Her / Our)
We have a garden. ___ garden is small. (Our / His)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write three sentences using my, your and our before nouns. Use a plural noun in one sentence.