1. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS by Cheryl Hamilton

2. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Possessive pronouns are words that take the place of nouns.
Possessive pronouns show who or what owns or possesses something.

3. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS my mine your yours her hers our ours his their
theirs
its

4. Rules for Possessive Pronouns
Use my, your, her, our, and their before nouns.
Use mine, yours, hers, ours, and theirs alone.
His and its can be used both before nouns and alone.
Do not use an apostrophe with a possessive pronoun.

5. POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE
Renee said, “My dogs like to swim.”
My is the possessive pronoun and it takes the place of Renee.

6. POSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE
I will show you the crowns that I own.
is changed to
I will show you mine.

7. POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE
Your teacher is funny!
Your is the possessive pronoun and it takes the place of the teacher’s name.

8. POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE
Is that towel yours?
Yours is the possessive pronoun and it takes the place of the person’s name you are asking the question to.

9. POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE
Mrs. Reese’s class is going to recess.
is changed to
Her class is going to recess.

10. POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE
Mrs. Hamilton uses potatoes in vegetable soup.
is changed to
Mrs. Hamilton uses potatoes in hers.

11. POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE
Colin and Christian’s team will play football.
is changed to
Our team will play football.

12. POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE
The best seats in the stadium are the ones that Rick and I have.
is changed to
The best seats in the stadium are ours.

13. POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE
Grady’s team won the soccer game.
is changed to
His team won the soccer game.

14. POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE
The Pittsburgh Penguins probably think the new arena is better!
is changed to
The Pittsburgh Penguins probably think theirs is better!

15. POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE
Boating is a fun thing to do in the summer!
is changed to
Its a fun thing to do in the summer!

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