1. Whose … is this/are these?
Primary Longman Elect
5A Chapter 4
Possessive pronouns
Whose … is this/are these?

2. Possessive pronouns This is Tom’s pen. It is his.
Possessive pronouns tell you about who owns something. They can be used as a noun.
This is Tom’s pen.
It is his.

3. Possessive pronouns These are Penny’s pencils. They are hers.
Possessive pronouns tell you about who owns something. They can be used as a noun.
These are Penny’s pencils.
They are hers.

4. Asking questions
Is this yours, Tom?
Yes, it’s mine.

5. Asking questions
Are these yours, Penny?
No, they aren’t mine.

6. Possessive pronouns my toy(s)  mine your toy(s)  yours his toy(s) 
her toy(s) 
hers
our toy(s) 
ours
their toy(s) 
theirs

7. Whose
We ask questions with whose to find out which person something belongs to.
Is this yours?
No, it isn’t mine.

8. Whose
We ask questions with whose to find out which person something belongs to.
Whose bag is this?
It’s hers.

9. Whose
We ask questions with whose to find out which person something belongs to.
No, they aren’t mine.
Are these yours?

10. Whose
We ask questions with whose to find out which person something belongs to.
Whose dogs are these?
They’re his.

11. Key structure Is this yours? Are these Yes, it’s mine/ours. they’re
No,
it isn’t
they aren’t
Whose
bag
is this?
dogs
are these?
It’s
mine/yours/his/
hers/ours/theirs.
They’re

12. Practice Finish what the children say.  Tim: Is this yours?
Tina
Tim: Is this yours?
Yes, it’s mine.
Tina: _________________

13. Practice Finish what the children say. X Tim: Is this yours?
mirror
Tina
Tim: Is this yours?
No, it isn’t mine.
Tina: _________________

14. Practice Finish what the children say. Katy’s Tim: Whose mirror is it?
Tina
Tim: Whose mirror is it?
Tina: Katy lost her mirror. I think it’s _______ .
hers

15. Practice Finish what the children say. X Is this yours?
Tim X
backpack
Tina
Is this yours?
Tim: _________________
Tina: No, it isn’t mine.

16. Practice Finish what the children say. Peter Whose backpack is it?
Tim
backpack
Tina
Whose backpack is it?
Tim: ____________________________
Tina: Peter lost his backpack. I think ___________ .
it’s his

17. Practice Finish what the children say. X Are these yours?
Tim X
crayons
Tina
Are these yours?
Tim: _________________
No, they aren’t mine.
Tina: _________________

18. Practice Finish what the children say. Whose crayons are these?
Jim and
Sam
Tim
crayons
Tina
Whose crayons are these?
Tim: ____________________________
Tina: Jim and Sam lost their crayons. I think ______________ .
they’re theirs

19. Practice Finish what the children say. Are these Tim: _________ yours?
Candy
and I
Tim
Tina
Are these
Tim: _________ yours?
Tina: Candy and I lost our necklaces. I think _____________ .
they’re ours

20. The End