Quick Answer Use their to show that something belongs to two or more people who are not you. Say their car, their house, their idea. Example: The Smiths are here. Their car is outside. (The car belongs to the Smiths.) THEIR in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at how their…
Quick Answer Use our to show that something belongs to you and other people together — your group, your family, your team. Say our house, our team, our idea. Example: Our house is small but cosy. (The house belongs to me and the people I live with.) OUR in Action — See the Pattern Read…
Quick Answer Use her to show that something belongs to a woman or girl — one female person. Say her bag, her sister, her idea. Example: Sara is here. Her coat is on the chair. (The coat belongs to Sara.) HER in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at how her…
Quick Answer Use his to show that something belongs to a man or boy — one male person. Say his car, his brother, his idea. Example: Tom is here. His car is outside. (The car belongs to Tom.) HIS in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at how his works: When…
Quick Answer Use your to show that something belongs to the person you are talking to. Say your bag, your name, your idea. Example: What is your name? (The name belongs to you.) YOUR in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at how your works: When to Use YOUR Use your…
Quick Answer Use my to show that something belongs to you — your own things. Say my book, my car, my name. Example: My name is Sara. (The name belongs to me.) MY in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at how my works: When to Use MY Use my before…
Quick Answer Use those for more than one thing that is far from you — birds in the sky, cars across the street, books on the highest shelf. Example: Those mountains are tall. (The mountains in the distance.) THOSE in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at how those works: When…
Quick Answer Use these for more than one thing that is near you — two or more shoes on your feet, several books in your bag, all the apples on your desk. Example: These shoes are new. (The shoes I am wearing.) THESE in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at…
Quick Answer Use that for one thing that is far from you — across the room, across the street, anywhere you cannot reach without walking. Example: That car is red. (The car is across the street, not here.) THAT in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at how that works: When…
Quick Answer Use this for one thing that is near you — close enough to touch or point to without stretching. “This book” is the book in your hand. Example: This is my phone. (The phone is here, in my hand.) THIS in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at how…
