Possessive Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns

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Possessive Pronouns:

Shows Ownership

What are Possessive Pronouns

• When a pronoun shows ownership, it is called a possessive pronoun. Possessive nouns use an apostrophe to show ownership (as in the team’s or Juan’s). But possessive pronouns do not use apostrophes.

Possessive Pronouns

• first person: (singular) my, mine (plural) our, ours

• second person: (singular and plural) your, yours

• third person: (singular) his, her, hers, its (plural) their, theirs

Multiple Choice

Is that (yours, your) coat?

• yours

• your

Multiple Choice

You can't have (my, mine) cookie.

• my

• mine

Multiple Choice

Look at (her, hers) funny hat.

• her

• hers

Multiple Choice

This car is (mine, my)

• my

• mine

Multiple Choice

Dogs like to play so it's a fun activity of (their, theirs)

• their

• theirs

Multiple Choice

Are you sure this is (your, yours)?

• your

• yours

Multiple Choice

Do you know (whose, who) book this is?

• whose

• who

Multiple Choice

Do you know (whose, who) book this is?

• whose

• who

Multiple Choice

I want to go in ............. car

• your

• yours

Multiple Choice

That pen is .......!

• me

• my

• mine

Multiple Choice

Your name is on these books. Are they ..........?

• yours

• your

• their

• theirs

Multiple Choice

Whose books are these? These books are ............. (John and Peter)

• they

• them

• theirs

• their

Multiple Choice

Give this pencil to Mary. It's ................

• her

• hers

• she

• his

Multiple Choice

The dog wagged _______________ tail to show how happy he was.

• its

• it's

• its'

Multiple Choice

Choose a possessive pronoun to replace the red possessive noun.

The woman's dream was to become a teacher.

• our

• his

• her

Multiple Choice

Choose a possessive pronoun to replace the red possessive noun.

The pencil is Kevin's.

• its

• his

• her

Multiple Choice

Choose a possessive pronoun to replace the red possessive noun.

We watched the tiger's cubs as they played.

• their

• our

• its

Multiple Choice

I think I saw John drop his pen. I think it is _____.

• mine
• his 
• hers

Multiple Choice

This car belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Smith. It is _____.

• theirs
• mine
• none

Multiple Choice

We bought that house last year. It is _____.

• mine

• theirs

• ours