G1 Possessive Pronouns

​G1 Possessive Pronouns

RCMS 8th Grade Grammar, Unit 1

​Possessive Pronouns

are personal pronouns to show ownership or realtionship.

RCMS 8th Grade Grammar, Unit 1

​Possessive Pronouns

The possessive pronouns my, your, her, his, our, and their come BEFORE nouns. The possessive pronouns mine, ours, yours, his, hers, and theirs can stand alone in a sentence.

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​My tennis serve is powerful but not very accurate.

My teammate's legs are stiff and sore from running, but mine feel fine.​

RCMS 8th Grade Grammar, Unit 1

​Possessive Pronouns

Some possessive pronouns sound like contractions (its/it's, your/you're, their/they're). Don't confuse these pairs. Remember that possessive pronouns never use an apostrophe. Contractions always use an apostrophe.

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Contraction You're never going to hit his fastball.

Possessive Your fastball is hard to hit, but his is impossible. ​

RCMS 8th Grade Grammar, Unit 1

Multiple Select

Identify all the possessive pronouns in the following sentences.

The athletes at our school should be proud of their performances this year.

• athletes

• our

• their

• year

Multiple Choice

Identify all the possessive pronouns in the following sentences.

Her backstroke is improving, and she really excels in the butterfly.

• Her

• she

• excels

• butterfly

Multiple Choice

Identify all the possessive pronouns in the following sentences.

They had to win this game so their team could go to the state championships.

• They

• this

• their

• state

Multiple Choice

Identify all the possessive pronouns in the following sentences.

Cross-country was our school's best athletic event.

• Cross-country

• was

• our

• best

Multiple Choice

Identify all the possessive pronouns in the following sentences.

When he hit the golf ball, he could see its flight was heading straight to the hole.

• he

• its

• heading

• straight

Multiple Choice

Identify all the possessive pronouns in the following sentences.

They had worked hard to earn the trophy, and now the glory was theirs.

• They

• trophy

• glory

• theirs