Pronouns Possessive

Possessive pronouns Possessive Pronouns Singular Plural Examples: POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS are used to show ownership or relationship. Possessive Pronouns Singular Plural My, Mine Our, Ours Your, Yours Her, Hers, His, Its Their, Theirs Examples: Bill and Rob are friends of mine. Jack’s family made a time capsule for their younger cousins.

Using pronouns in the possessive case Write a possessive pronoun to replace each underlined word or phrase. The miller talked to a friend and followed the friend's advice. his or her The boy walked beside the mule; the ma rose on the mule’s back. its Next a woman gave the woman’s opinion, and they followed that advice and rode together. her The man and the boy’s weight was too great. Their The mule collapsed, and the man and the boy worried about the mule’s health.

Practice: Choose the pronoun that best completes each sentence. Unfortunately for Mr. Lang, (us, we) could not attend his party. You and (me, I) should go shopping. People called (he, him) the “Man of the Century.” People paid a lot of money to see (her, she) perform. Even though it didn’t win a prize (your, you’re) painting was fabulous.