1. 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 Singular Plural my our Used before a noun your
her, his, its
their
mine
ours
Used alone
yours
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. The ruler wanted all of the the ruler’s people to be young and strong.
Practice
The ruler wanted all of the the ruler’s people to be young and strong.
his

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

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

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

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

13. Lord Higa left the village alone, declaring that
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 the farmer’s mind.
his

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

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