Bon Appetit! Buen Provecho! Mangia! Let's Eat! - Possessive Pronouns

I love food! I mean, I really enjoy eating good food! Over the past 10 years my family and I have eaten at many different types of restaurants in New York City and Long Island. Some of our most favorite types of food to eat is, Mexican, Indian, Italian and Asian Fusion.  But my all time favorite is Caribbean food. Cuisine from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic have their own distinct flavor because of the spices they use to cook with. There are various restaurants in Manhattan that will give your taste buds an authentic taste of food from a Caribbean island. Food from these countries has been heavily influenced by African culture and cuisine. Besides Africa, Caribbean food has its roots in many different countries like Portugal, Spain, France and even several East Asian countries. When we aren’t eating Caribbean cuisine, we find ourselves in Italian restaurants eating till we burst!  My daughter’s favorite place to eat is Vincent’s in Old Westbury, and her go-to dish is spaghetti and meatballs. When we eat Italian food we always have to save room for dessert. And my husband always orders his favorite Italian dessert, cannoli! Many times I become inspired to cook the delicious foods I eat at different restaurants. I ask everyone to pick one dish that they really want me to cook. My son Mateo always asks for his favorite Chinese dishes like Chicken Lo Mein, Shrimp with Pork Fried Rice and Wonton Soup. I don't always make all their favorite foods because some of the ingredients are very hard to find. I have to make special trips to neighborhoods that have a large Chinese, Italian and Spanish community to get the ingredients that make the dishes taste delicious and authentic. Maybe my next adventure will be to become a great baker!

For a list the best places to eat in NYC for every type of cuisine go to

www.thrillist.com/eat/new-york/best-places-for-international-food-in-nyc

Vocabulary List

Cuisine: Syle of cooking from a specific country or region

Authentic: Original
Influenced: Impacted, guided or affected by another source
Various: Many, several
Favorite: Preferred above all others
Become: Act like something/someone
Delicious: Very tasty and appetizing
Ingredients: foods, herbs, or sauces that combine with other food to cook
Trips: Excursion, outing somewhere
Neighborhoods: places where people live, work, play and/or relax in their homes

Adventure: Impactful or exciting experience

Distinct: Clear,well defined, unmistakable for something else

Go-to: Reliable, always chosen

Vocabulary Exercise - Possessive Pronouns

The Possessive Pronouns are: My, Your, His, Her, Its, Our & Their. 

Possessive pronouns are used to demonstrate possession and ownership of something. They fall into two categories depending on their placement in the sentence and what follows the possessive pronoun. 

1. Determiner Possessive Pronouns are followed by a noun

    Ex: Laura's sister explained her test grades to her parents, but they were not pleased.

2. Nominal Possessive Pronouns replace a whole noun in the sentence.

    Ex: That bicycle is Mathew's bicycle.  Replace with: That bicycle is his.

Directions: Complete the chart with the possessive pronoun that corresponds to the subject pronoun.

Grammar Point Exercise - Whose is it?

Read the sentence and fill in the blank with the correct possessive pronouns. Circle the subject or object pronouns in each sentence. There may be more than one used in each sentence. 

The Possessive Pronouns are: My, Your, His, Her, Its, Our, Their

The Subject Pronouns are: I, You, He, She, It, We, They

The Object Pronouns are: Me, You, Him, Her, It, Us, Them

1. A dog followed us into the park and watched _____ friends and I play softball.

2. While we played baseball, the dog wagged ______ tail to show how excited he was, and would sometimes jump onto the field to chase the ball.

3. About a half hour into ______ game, a young girl waked over to us and said " I'm so happy you found ______  puppy".

4. We stopped playing to watch the girl give _____ dog a treat from ____ coat pocket.

5. ____ friends and I walked over to them to get a closer look at the girl, she was holding ____ dog tag collar  in ______ hand.

6. The dog's name was Rocky and it recognized _____ owner right away. Rocky was very excited to see _____. 

7. We asked "Is that ____ dog" and how did he get lost. She told us that Rocky had run off to chase a squirrel climbing up a tree.

8. She tried to look for ____ dog, but she eventually stopped when it became dark outside. 

9. The next day all  ____ friends helped look for Rocky, they even brought _____ own dogs to hunt for _____ scent around the park.

10. No one was able to find him but she continued to search for him anyway, she would bring ____ favorite dog treats to leave a trail back to _____ house.

11.  We told ____ that Rocky had followed us into the park and that we didn't know that he belonged to ____.

12. We even gave him snacks from ____ lunch boxes because he looked hungry. She said she was grateful that such nice boys found ____ precious puppy and kept him safe. 

13. She told us there was a reward for finding him and that we should go to ___ house to collect it.

14. We were happy to hear that ____ good deed would be rewarded, but sad because we wanted to keep Rocky as ____ pet.

15. ____ friend and I followed ____ home and she gave us blueberry muffins with blueberries she grew in ___own backyard garden.

16. All afternoon we stayed with Rocky and ___ playing catch in ____ front yard. We are allowed to come back and play with him anytime we want.

17. But the funny thing is, we never asked the girl what ____ name was!