Possessive Pronouns and Nouns

Possessive Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns

• Shows ownership.

• The possessive pronouns my, your, her, our, its, and their come before nouns.

• The pronouns mine, yours, hers, ours, and theirs stand alone.

• His can be used both ways.

Possessive Pronouns NEVER use apostrophes

Multiple Choice

Choose the possessive pronoun in the sentence:

She knew that her turn to run would come soon.

• She

• knew

• her

• soon

Multiple Choice

Choose the possessive pronoun in the sentence:

The first race is always the hardest for our team.

• race

• always

• our

• team

Multiple Choice

Choose the possessive pronoun in the sentence:

Their practice paid off in the end.

• Their

• practice

• paid

• end

Multiple Choice

Choose the possessive pronoun in the sentence:

Ours was the best all around team.

• Ours

• was

• best

• team

Multiple Choice

Decide if the red possessive pronoun is correct:

The runners came out through their own entrance.

• correct

• they're

Multiple Choice

Decide if the red word is correct:

The trophy is mine; it's all mine!

• its

• correct

Multiple Choice

Decide if the red possessive pronoun is correct:

The crowd raised their voices to cheer on they're team!

• their

• correct