Introdução: Por Que Possessive Adjectives São Essenciais?

Se você quer falar inglês corretamente, precisa dominar os possessive adjectives.

Eles aparecem em praticamente todas as conversas:

• My name is…

• Your phone is ringing.

• Her car is new.

• Their house is beautiful.

Sem eles, seu inglês fica incompleto e artificial.

Essa aula vai explicar:

• O que são possessive adjectives

• Como usar my, your, his, her, our, their

• Diferença entre possessive adjectives e possessive pronouns

• Erros comuns de brasileiros

• Exemplos avançados

• Uso no inglês real

O Que São Possessive Adjectives?

Possessive adjectives são palavras usadas antes de um substantivo para indicar posse.

Eles sempre vêm antes do substantivo.

Exemplo:

• My book

• Your car

• Her phone

• Their house

Eles não funcionam sozinhos. Sempre precisam de um substantivo depois.

Lista Completa de Possessive Adjectives

Memorize essa tabela.

Estrutura Básica

Possessive adjective + substantivo

Exemplos:

• My friend

• Your teacher

• His brother

• Her mother

• Our school

• Their apartment

Diferença Entre Possessive Adjective e Possessive Pronoun

Essa é uma confusão comum.

Possessive Adjective

Sempre acompanha substantivo.

• My car

• Her bag

• Their house

Possessive Pronoun

Substitui o substantivo.

• The car is mine.

• The bag is hers.

• The house is theirs.

Comparação:

• This is my book.

• This book is mine.

Uso de Cada Possessive Adjective

1️⃣ My

Usado com “I”.

• My name is Lucas.

• My phone is broken.

• My parents are here.

2️⃣ Your

Usado com “you” (singular e plural).

• Your idea is good.

• Is this your bag?

• Your friends are waiting.

3️⃣ His

Usado para masculino.

• His car is new.

• His brother lives in Rio.

• I like his style.

4️⃣ Her

Usado para feminino.

• Her house is big.

• Her dog is cute.

• I met her sister.

5️⃣ Its

Usado para coisas e animais (sem gênero definido).

• The dog is in its house.

• The company changed its name.

⚠️ Cuidado:

Its (possessivo)
It’s = It is

6️⃣ Our

Usado com “we”.

• Our teacher is great.

• Our country is beautiful.

• Our class starts at 8.

7️⃣ Their

Usado com “they”.

• Their house is big.

• Their parents are here.

• I like their project.

Erros Comuns de Brasileiros

1️⃣ Usar “the” antes do possessivo

❌ The my car
✅ My car

Nunca use artigo antes.

2️⃣ Confundir her com hers

❌ This is her. (se for objeto, ok)
❌ This is her book is hers.
✅ This is her book.
✅ The book is hers.

3️⃣ Confundir its e it’s

❌ The company changed it’s name.
✅ The company changed its name.

4️⃣ Usar “of” desnecessariamente

❌ The car of my friend
✅ My friend’s car

Uso Avançado

Possessive Adjectives com Partes do Corpo

Em português:

Ela quebrou o braço.

Em inglês:

She broke her arm.

Sempre usamos possessive adjective.

Com Roupas

• He took off his jacket.

• She forgot her bag.

Com Relações Familiares

• My sister

• His uncle

• Their grandparents

Possessive Adjectives com Gerúndio

• I appreciate your helping me.

• We discussed their coming late.

Uso mais formal.

Uso no Inglês Formal

Em contextos formais:

• We appreciate your cooperation.

• Please confirm your attendance.

Diferença Entre Their e There

Their → possessivo
There → lugar

• Their house is big.

• The house is over there.

Comparações

• My car is faster than your car.

• His idea is better than her idea.

• Our project is bigger than their project.

Exercícios

Complete com my, your, his, her, our, their

a) ___ name is Ana.
b) Is this ___ phone?
c) He forgot ___ keys.
d) We love ___ country.
e) They sold ___ house.

Respostas:
a) My
b) your
c) his
d) our
e) their

Resumo Final

Você aprendeu:

• O que são possessive adjectives

• Como usar my, your, his, her, our, their

• Diferença entre possessive adjective e pronoun

• Erros comuns

• Uso avançado

Dominar possessive adjectives é essencial para falar inglês natural.