This exercise stands for the concept of possessive adjectives that are used to point out ownership. So this type of adjectives agrees with the noun they modify. So they match the thing possessed not the possessor both in gender and number. The Table bellow shows the list of Short-form Possessive Adjectives.
<h2>(1) Correct answer</h2><h3>tu</h3><h3 />
familia is a feminine and singular noun, so we need to use tu that is the possessive adjective for the second person singular. In this way <em>tu</em> translates into <em>your</em> in English. Therefore the sentence <em>Oye carina, tu familia es muy grande. Tienes muchos parientes </em>translates into <em>Hey Carina, your family is very big. You have a lot of relatives.</em>
<h2>(2) Correct answer</h2><h2>mi</h2>
hermano is a masculine and singular noun, so we need to use <em>mi</em> that is the possessive adjective for the first person singular. So <em>mi</em> translates into <em>my</em> in English. Therefore <em>Sí, es verdad. Aquí hay unas fotos. Mira, él es mi hermano Juan </em>means <em>Yes, it is true. There are some photos here. Look, he's my brother Juan.</em>
<h2>(3) Correct answer</h2><h3>su</h3>
In this item, we have the word esposa that is a feminine and singular noun, so we need use <em>su</em> that is the possessive adjective for the third person singular here. So the <em>su</em> used here matches <em>his</em> in English. In this way, the question <em>¿Y ella es su esposa? </em>translates into <em>And is she his wife?</em>
<h2>(4) Correct answer</h2><h3>sus</h3><h3 />
sobrinos is a masculine and plural noun, so we need to use<em> sus</em> that is the possessive adjective for the third person singular. In this way, the <em>sus </em>used here matches <em>her</em> in English. Therefore the sentence <em>Sí. Y mis seis niños son sus sobrinos </em>means <em>Yes. And my six children are her nephews.</em>
<h2>(5) Right answer</h2><h3>sus</h3><h3 />
abuelos is a masculine and plural noun, so we need to use <em>sus</em> that is the possessive adjective for the third person plural. So the <em>sus</em> used here matches <em>their</em> in English. Hence <em>¡Seis niños! ¿Y aquí están Juan y tú con sus abuelos? </em>translates into <em>Six children! And Juan and you are here with their grandparents</em>
<h2>(6) Right answer</h2><h3>sus</h3><h3 />
primos is a masculine and plural noun, so we need to use <em>nuestros</em> that is the possessive adjective for the first person plural. In this way,<em> nuestros</em> matches <em>our </em>in English. Hence <em>Sí, y en la foto estamos los dos con los hijos de los hermanos de mamá, nuestros dieciocho primos </em>translates into <em>Yes, and we are both in the pictures with the children of mom's brothers, our eighteen cousins.</em>
