1. Possessive Pronouns I can properly use and spell possessive pronouns in sentences.

2. What Possessive Pronouns Are  Another kind of personal pronoun  Replace a person or thing that OWNS or POSSESSES something (a possessive noun)  Can come before the noun it possesses OR it can stand alone in the sentence

3. Possessive Pronouns SingularPlural myour Used before a noun youryour her, his, its their mineours Used alone yoursyours hers, his, its theirs

4. Possessive Pronouns Before Nouns Most people are familiar with Aesop’s fables. His fables are famous. A fable is a brief tale. Its characters are often animals. My favorite is “The Fox and the Grapes.”

5. Possessive Nouns that Work Alone This book is yours. Aesop’s Fables is a favorite of mine. Is that binder hers?

6. Confusions  Possessive pronouns DO NOT HAVE APOSTROPHES!  its = possessive pronoun  it’s = it is (a contraction)  theirs = possessive pronoun  there’s = there is (a contraction)

7. Practice The ruler wanted all of the ruler’s people to be young and strong. his

8. Practice The lord said, “I have no use for old people in the lord’s village.” the lord’s village.” my

9. Practice No one guessed that the woman was hiding in the young farmer’s house. the young farmer’s house. his

10. Practice The ruler was amazed by the old woman’s wisdom. her

11. Practice The farmer told the ruler, “It was the farmer’s aged mother who solved the ruler’s problems.” your

12. Practice The villagers were no longer forced to abandon the villagers’ parents in the mountains. their

13. Practice Lord Higa left the village alone, declaring that the village’s people be allowed to live in peace. its

14. Practice The young farmer now had the farmer’s worry lifted from ____________mind. his

15. Practice The ruler’s new understanding would allow the villagers to live full lives. His

16. Practice The people would always remember how the farmer’s courage had saved the people’s village. their