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

Fill in the Blank

(Their, they're) dedication to the game could be seen in how well they played.

Fill in the Blank

Even the judges were amazed at (her, hers) performance in the gymnastics competition.

Fill in the Blank

Public speaking was not (his, its) best talent, but he did well on the debate team.

Fill in the Blank

John's track meet last year was a disaster. (Your, Yours) turned out much better.

Fill in the Blank

The basketball team had a tough year, but (its, it's) hopes are high for next year.

Fill in the Blank

Those cheerleaders are gymnasts too. (Your, You're) cheerleaders could learn some routines from them.

Fill in the Blank

When (they're, their) scores were posted, the athletes cheered.