WHOSE/ POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

WHOSE/ POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

by Marita Caballero

​POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

​POSSESSIVE PRONOUS

• ​I - MINE

• ​YOU - YOURS

• ​HE - HIS

• ​SHE - HERS

• ​THEY - THEIRS

• ​WE - OUR

​POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

​I - MY

​YOU - YOU

​HE - HIS

​SHE - HER

​THEY - THEIR

​WE - OUR

We can use a possessive pronoun instead of a full noun phrase to avoid repeating words:

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Is that John's car?      No, it's mine. (NOT No, it's [my car].)

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Whose coat is this?      Is it yours? (NOT Is it [your coat]?)

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Her coat is grey.      Mine is brown. (NOT [My coat] is brown)

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence: That coat is...

• MY

• I

• MINE

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence: The grey scarf is...

• her

• she

• hers

Multiple Choice

Gomez is ____ last name.

• They

• their

• theirs

REMEMBER!

​Possessive pronouns are used to replace the noun. Possessive adjectives are used to describe the noun.

​Example:

​My book is on the table

​That book is mine. (It´s mine)

​WHOSE

​belonging to or associated with who (person).

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​Example:

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​Whose fruits are those?

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Those fruits are ours.

They´re ours.

​They´re our fruits

Multiple Select

WHOSE SISTER IS SHE?

Mark all the possible answers

• she´s Mario´s

• she´s his sister.

• she´s he sister.

• she´s Mario´s sister

Multiple Select

Is this key chain yours?

• Yes, It´s my key chain.

• No, It isn´t mine.

• Yes, they´re

• Yes, it is

Poll

Whose cap is that?

• It´s Dwayne´s

• That´s his

• It´s he

• It´s from him