1. Possessive Pronouns
Grade 5 :May 2017

2. Pronouns
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns. pro- means for (standing FOR a noun)

3. Personal Pronouns
Pronouns that are used to refer to people or things are called personal pronouns.
Examples: he, she, it

4. Lets review pronouns

5. - used as the subject of a sentence.
Subject Pronouns
- used as the subject of a sentence.
- WHO or WHAT the sentence is about.
She is my sister.
It is my hat.
Does he have a dog.
You and I go to the movie.

6. The teacher gave her a referral.
Object Pronouns
a personal pronoun in the objective case
used as the direct or indirect object of a verb
will never be the subject of the sentence
Give the pencil to me.
The teacher gave her a referral.
I will tell you a secret.
Hannah read it to them.

7. List of Personal Pronouns
Singular Plural
I we
you you
he, she, it they
Subject Pronouns
me us
you you
him, her, it them
Object Pronouns

8. Using Pronouns Correctly
How do you know when to use me or I, we or us? 1. Use a subject pronoun as a subject. 2. Use an object pronoun as object of the verb. Examples (Circle the correct pronoun listed): SUBJECT- She owns a collection of books. INDIRECT OBJECT- He told her an amusing story. DIRECT OBJECT- The fable entertained us.

9. Using Pronouns Correctly
When in a pair (ex: Susan and I), always take the pronoun OUT of the pair to see which pronoun is the correct one to use. EXAMPLES: Richard and (I or me) recited the story. Jennifer helped Richard and (I or me). * Read the sentence without the words that the pronoun is paired with to see what works.

10. Using Pronouns Correctly
In formal writing and speech:
use a subject pronoun after a linking verb.
RIGHT  The winner is she.
NOT  She is the winner.

11. Possessive pronouns show ownership.

13. Possessive Pronouns
A pronoun that shows who or what has something. NOTE: A possessive pronoun may take the place of a possessive noun.

14. Possessive Pronouns Used Before Nouns Used Alone ours yours theirs
Possessive pronouns have two forms. - One form is used before a noun. - The other form is used alone.
ours
yours
theirs
mine
his, hers, its
Used
Alone
our
your
their my
his, her, its
Used Before Nouns
Plural
Singular

15. Possessive Pronouns
- do NOT contain an apostrophe - Possessive its never splits. *It’s is a contraction standing for “it is” *Its  no apostrophe is POSSESSIVE Example: I love my book. (Its) characters are funny. *“Its” is a possessive pronoun standing for what noun?

16. What are possessive pronouns?
Words that take the place of a noun
Words that show ownership
His
Yours
Her(s)
Mine
Their(s)
Whose
Our(s)

17. Which word(s) can we replace?
Morgan’s favorite food is spaghetti.
That candy bar is Jordan’s.
Tyler and Jack’s school is called Durbin.
The pink blanket belongs to me.
Thomas and my neighborhood is called Deer Path.

18. Those books are Isabelle and Claire’s. Those books are _______. theirs
Let’s practice!
Those books are Isabelle and Claire’s.
Those books are _______.
theirs

19. The pictures are Jenny’s The pictures are _______. hers
Let’s practice!
The pictures are Jenny’s
The pictures are _______.
hers

20. Cameron’s dog is big and yellow. _______ dog is big and yellow. His
Let’s practice!
Cameron’s dog is big and yellow.
_______ dog is big and yellow.
His

21. She is Katie and my teacher. She is _______ teacher. our
Let’s practice!
She is Katie and my teacher.
She is _______ teacher.
our

22. The sweatshirt belongs to me. The sweatshirt is _______. mine
Let’s practice!
The sweatshirt belongs to me.
The sweatshirt is _______.
mine

23. Caroline’s sister is in 2nd grade. _______ sister is in 2nd grade. Her
Let’s practice!
Caroline’s sister is in 2nd grade.
_______ sister is in 2nd grade.
Her

24. Lindsey and Macy’s moms are best friends.
Let’s practice!
Lindsey and Macy’s moms are best friends.
_______ moms are best friends.
Their

25. Michael, John, and my favorite game to play at recess is football.
Let’s practice!
Michael, John, and my favorite game to play at recess is football.
_______ favorite game to play at recess is football.
Our

26. Carter’s bedroom is painted blue. _______ bedroom is painted blue. His
Let’s practice!
Carter’s bedroom is painted blue.
_______ bedroom is painted blue.
His

27. _______ backpack is green. My
Let’s practice!
I have a green backpack.
_______ backpack is green. My

28. Test announcement The next will be one week from today ]
5-1,5-2 and 5-3 test will be Thursday 18th of May
5-4 will be Friday 19th of May