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Unit 8 Lesson A: Spring cleaning

Vocabulary

Furniture

drawer (n)

dresser (n)

lamp (n)

shelf / shelves (n)

Location expressions

by ( = next to) (prep)

in the closet / a drawer (prep)

on the floor / a shelf (prep)

on top of the dresser (prep)

Personal items

old clothes (n)

sports equipment (n)

tablet (computer) (n)

Possessive determiners

my

your

her

his

our

their

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Possessive pronouns

mine

yours

hers

his

ours

theirs

Other words

box (n)

closet (n)

music files (n)

speakers (n)

tablet (computer) (n)

give (old clothes) to charity (v)

hang clothes (in the closet) (v)

Grammar

Whose . . . ?

To ask who things belong to, use Whose+ noun + be+ this/ these?

The noun can be singular, plural, or uncountable. Use thiswith a singular or uncountable

noun. Use thesewith a plural noun:

Whosebathing suit is this? (bathing suit = singular noun)

Whosejewelry is this? (jewelry = uncountable noun)

Whoseclothes are these? (clothes = plural noun)

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altavoces

dar a la caridad

hang clothes ( en el closet)

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Possessive pronouns

You can use a possessive pronoun when you don't need to say or repeat a noun. Possessive

pronouns show who something belongs to.

There is a possessive pronoun for every pronoun and possessive adjective:

PronounsPossessive

adjectives

Possessive

pronouns

I my mine

you your yours

he his his

she her hers

we our ours

they their theirs

To make a statement using a possessive pronoun, you can use It's / They're(+ not) +

possessive pronoun. Use It's with a singular or uncountable noun. Use They'rewith a plural

noun:

A Whose bathing suit is this?

B It's mine. (= It's my bathing suit.)

A Whosejewelry is this?

B It's hers. (= It's her jewelry.)

A Whose clothes are these?

B They're not ours. (They're not our clothes.)

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