Demostrative and possessive adjectives

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Demonstrative and possessive adjectives
Demonstrative Adjectives
What is an adjective?
The Oxford´s dictionaries, define an adjective as a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or
grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.
In simple words adjectives modify and describe nouns and pronouns.
There are different kind of adjectives in English, but for this week´s lesson we will only explore two.
We use demonstrative adjectives to show where people, animals or things are located.
The Oxford´s dictionaries establish that they are used to indicate their referent's location (spatially,
temporally, or abstractly) in relation to the discourse context.
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I will explain you how to use them in an easy way (this)
"This is an apple"
Use "this" to talk about things that are near (=here) singular
I will explain you how to use them in an easy way (that)
"That is an apple"
Use "that" to talk about things that are far (=there) singular
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I will explain you how to use them in an easy way (these)
These are apples
Use "these" to talk about things that are near in plural
I will explain you how to use them in an easy way (those)
Those are apples
Use "those" to talk about things that are far in plural
NOTE : Listen to audio on the platform for better understanding
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Possessive pronouns
We already know what an adjective is, and in this part of the lesson we will learn how to use the
possessive ones.
Ceri Jones, one of the writers of the New American Framework book, level 1A explains that use
possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) before the noun to show possession.
e.g.
my brother, his father, her house, their car
The use of this words (possessive adjectives) before the nouns, is the same as to use (´s), and you
must remember this because it was explained in the first lesson of the current unit.
e.g.
this is my father´s sister
this is his sister (the sister of my father)
this is Jo´s best friend, Tony
this is his best friend (the best friend of Jo)
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Go to the links and practice
Link 1
Possessives
http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/possessive/adjectives-3
Link 2
Possessives
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=712
Link 3
Possessives
http://home.nordnet.fr/~rmaufroid/pupitre/un_peu_de_grammaire/hisher.htm
Link 4
Demonstratives
http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/demonstratives/this-thatDemonstratives
Link 5
Demonstratives
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1941
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Actividad de la Sesión
Actividad
Instrucciones
Nombre de la
actividad
This are my best friends
Tipo de
actividad
Individual
Objetivo
Indicar el uso de adjetivos demostrativos y posesivos mediante ejercicios
escritos demostrando el nivel de aprendizaje alcanzado
Instrucciones
Redacta 3 párrafos pequeños (mínimo 5 líneas cada uno, letra Arial 12)
describiendo a tres de tus mejores amigos utilizando adjetivos demostrativos y
posesivos en cada uno, subráyalos o resáltalos y agrega una foto en cada
descripción y Ej: This is my best friend, her name is Sandra; her mother´s name
is Pricila…
Envía las descripciones en un documento PDF y agrega al final las evidencias de
los ejercicios en línea correspondientes a la semana actual mediante el uso de
capturas de pantalla.
Luego deberá enviar el documento al buzón de tarea de la semana.
Fecha de
entrega
Domingo, al final de la semana 6 a las 11:55 p.m.
Criterios de
evaluación
Descripciones con uso de adjetivos 7.0 creatividad 2.0 evidencia de ejercicios
en línea 1.0
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