POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

byCheryl Hamilton

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

Possessive pronouns are words that take the place of nouns.

Possessive pronouns show who or what owns or possesses something.

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS• my• mine• your• yours• her• hers• our• ours• his• their• theirs• its

Rules for Possessive Pronouns

• Use my, your, her, our, and their before nouns.

• Use mine, yours, hers, ours, and theirs alone.• His and its can be used both before nouns and

alone.• Do not use an apostrophe with a possessive

pronoun.

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE

• Renee said, “My dogs like to swim.”• My is the possessive pronoun and

it takes the place of Renee.

POSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE

• I will show you the crowns that I own.• is changed to• I will show you mine.

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE

• Your teacher is funny!• Your is the possessive pronoun and

it takes the place of the teacher’s name.

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE

• Is that towel yours?• Yours is the possessive pronoun and

it takes the place of the person’s name you are asking the question to.

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE

• Mrs. Reese’s class is going to recess.

• is changed to • Her class is going to recess.

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE

• Mrs. Hamilton uses potatoes in vegetable soup.• is changed to • Mrs. Hamilton uses potatoes in hers.

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE

• Colin and Christian’s team will play football.• is changed to• Our team will play football.

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE

• The best seats in the stadium are the ones that Rick and I have.

• is changed to• The best seats in the stadium are ours.

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE

• Grady’s team won the soccer game.• is changed to• His team won the soccer game.

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE

• The students found Mrs. Lattanzo talking to Mr. Lilley in the hall.

• is changed to• The students found their teacher

talking to Mr. Lilley in the hall.

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE

• The Pittsburgh Penguins probably think the new arena is better!

• is changed to • The Pittsburgh Penguins probably think theirs

is better!

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE

• Boating is a fun thing to do in the summer!• is changed to• Its a fun thing to do in the summer!•

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