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Les possessifs : my, your, his, her, its, our, their
Les sept déterminants possessifs, placés devant le nom et invariables ; his, her ou its selon le possesseur ; demander à qui est une chose avec Whose…? et reconnaître les pronoms possessifs mine, yours, hers, ours, theirs (A1)
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Niveau facile ★ — 12 questions
I → ___ book
- A. his
- B. my
- C. your
- D. its
Réponse
B. my — I correspond à my.
you → ___ pen
- A. her
- B. our
- C. yours
- D. your
Réponse
D. your — you correspond à your.
we → ___ school
- A. their
- B. our
- C. his
- D. your
Réponse
B. our — we correspond à our.
they → ___ car
- A. there
- B. our
- C. her
- D. their
Réponse
D. their — they correspond à their.
he → ___ dog
- A. your
- B. her
- C. its
- D. his
Réponse
D. his — he correspond à his.
she → ___ cat
- A. her
- B. its
- C. our
- D. his
Réponse
A. her — she correspond à her.
it → ___ tail
- A. its
- B. his
- C. it's
- D. her
Réponse
A. its — it correspond à its (sans apostrophe).
« Mon frère » se dit :
- A. your brother
- B. my brother
- C. his brother
- D. our brother
Réponse
B. my brother — my = mon/ma.
« Leur chien » se dit :
- A. our dog
- B. her dog
- C. their dog
- D. theirs dog
Réponse
C. their dog — their = leur.
« Ton stylo » se dit :
- A. my pen
- B. his pen
- C. your pen
- D. their pen
Réponse
C. your pen — your = ton/ta.
« Notre classe » se dit :
- A. our class
- B. their class
- C. your class
- D. its class
Réponse
A. our class — our = notre.
Complète : « C’est ma trousse, pas la tienne ! » → This is ___ pencil case, not yours!
- A. your
- B. her
- C. my
- D. our
Réponse
C. my — ma = à moi (I) → my.
Niveau moyen ★★ — 12 questions
Jack is walking ___ dog.
- A. her
- B. its
- C. his
- D. their
Réponse
C. his — possesseur masculin → his.
Lucy loves ___ grandmother.
- A. his
- B. her
- C. its
- D. your
Réponse
B. her — possesseur féminin → her.
The tree loses ___ leaves in autumn.
- A. its
- B. his
- C. her
- D. it's
Réponse
A. its — un arbre = it → its, sans apostrophe.
Quelle phrase est correctement construite ?
- A. My sister is nice.
- B. Mine sister is nice.
- C. My sisters is nice.
- D. Me sister is nice.
Réponse
A. My sister is nice. — adjectif possessif my + nom singulier + is : My sister is nice. « mine » est un pronom, il ne se met jamais devant un nom.
Complète : The teachers forgot ___ books at home.
- A. them
- B. their
- C. there
- D. they's
Réponse
B. their — they → their (attention à l'orthographe : their ≠ there).
« La voiture de Marc » se dit :
- A. your car
- B. her car
- C. its car
- D. his car
Réponse
D. his car — Marc est un homme → his car.
Complète : Julie is proud of ___ new haircut.
- A. his
- B. her
- C. its
- D. our
Réponse
B. her — le possesseur est Julie, une fille → her.
Complète : ___ jacket is this? — It belongs to Sam.
- A. Who's
- B. Which
- C. What
- D. Whose
Réponse
D. Whose — Whose = à qui, pour demander le possesseur.
Quelle phrase respecte l'invariabilité de our ?
- A. Our friends are nice.
- B. Our friends is nice.
- C. Our friend are nice.
- D. Ours friends are nice.
Réponse
A. Our friends are nice. — our ne prend jamais de -s, et friends au pluriel entraîne are : Our friends are nice.
Complète : The cat is playing with ___ toy.
- A. her
- B. his
- C. its
- D. their
Réponse
C. its — le chat, genre non précisé → its.
« Leurs parents » se dit :
- A. them parents
- B. there parents
- C. their parents
- D. they parents
Réponse
C. their parents — their = adjectif possessif pour « leur, leurs ».
Complète : Mr and Mrs Smith love ___ children.
- A. theirs
- B. his
- C. her
- D. their
Réponse
D. their — couple = they → their.
Niveau difficile ★★★ — 12 questions
Quelle phrase contient une erreur ?
- A. Her name is Anna.
- B. His name is Thomas.
- C. Hers name is Anna.
- D. Its name is Milo.
Réponse
C. Hers name is Anna. — « hers » est un pronom possessif : il ne se place jamais devant un nom. Devant name, il faut l'adjectif her → Her name is Anna.
Choisis la bonne phrase :
- A. It's tail is long.
- B. Its' tail is long.
- C. Their's tail is long.
- D. Its tail is long.
Réponse
D. Its tail is long. — its (adjectif possessif) sans apostrophe.
Complète : ___ raining today, so take ___ umbrella with you!
- A. Its ... your
- B. It's ... you're
- C. It's ... your
- D. Its ... you're
Réponse
C. It's ... your — It's = it is (météo) ; your = adjectif possessif pour toi.
« L'éléphant se sert de sa trompe » :
- A. The elephant uses its trunk.
- B. The elephant uses her trunk.
- C. The elephant uses his trunk.
- D. The elephant uses their trunk.
Réponse
A. The elephant uses its trunk. — animal dont on ne précise pas le genre → its.
Quelle phrase respecte l'invariabilité ?
- A. Their books is on the table.
- B. Their books are on the table.
- C. Theirs books are on the table.
- D. Their book are on the table.
Réponse
B. Their books are on the table. — their reste identique au singulier comme au pluriel.
« À qui est ce cahier ? » se traduit par :
- A. Who's notebook is this?
- B. Who is this notebook?
- C. Which notebook is this?
- D. Whose notebook is this?
Réponse
D. Whose notebook is this? — Whose + nom + is this? — whose interroge sur le possesseur ; « who's » est la contraction de who is.
Tom and Lily are twins. ___ birthday is in May.
- A. His
- B. Their
- C. Her
- D. Theirs
Réponse
B. Their — Tom et Lily = they → their.
Complète : Our school is very proud of ___ new library.
- A. her
- B. its
- C. his
- D. their
Réponse
B. its — school est une chose ( = it), même si elle regroupe beaucoup de personnes → its. Le piège est de penser « les élèves » et d'écrire their.
Repère l'erreur : « My parents sold theirs car last week. »
- A. theirs
- B. sold
- C. My parents
- D. last week
Réponse
A. theirs — devant un nom on emploie l'adjectif their ; « theirs » est un pronom et ne peut pas être suivi d'un nom → their car.
« C'est le stylo de ma sœur. C'est son stylo. »
- A. This is their pen.
- B. This is his pen.
- C. This is its pen.
- D. This is her pen.
Réponse
D. This is her pen. — le possesseur est ma sœur, une fille → her pen.
Complète : The students forgot ___ homework, so ___ teacher was angry.
- A. theirs ... theirs
- B. their ... its
- C. their ... their
- D. them ... them
Réponse
C. their ... their — les élèves = they → their homework ; leur professeur est aussi « celui des élèves » → their teacher. Theirs ne se met jamais devant un nom.
Quelle est la traduction correcte de « Leurs valises sont lourdes » ?
- A. Their suitcases are heavy.
- B. They suitcases are heavy.
- C. Their suitcase is heavy.
- D. There suitcases are heavy.
Réponse
A. Their suitcases are heavy. — their + nom au pluriel + verbe au pluriel (are).
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