POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Possessive pronouns are words that take the place of nouns.
Possessive pronouns show who or what owns or possesses something.
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.
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE
• Renee said, “My dogs like to swim.”• My is the possessive pronoun and
it takes the place of Renee.
POSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE
• I will show you the crowns that I own.• is changed to• I will show you mine.
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE
• Your teacher is funny!• Your is the possessive pronoun and
it takes the place of the teacher’s name.
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.
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE
• Mrs. Reese’s class is going to recess.
• is changed to • Her class is going to recess.
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE
• Mrs. Hamilton uses potatoes in vegetable soup.• is changed to • Mrs. Hamilton uses potatoes in hers.
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE
• Colin and Christian’s team will play football.• is changed to• Our team will play football.
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.
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE
• Grady’s team won the soccer game.• is changed to• His team won the soccer game.
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE
• The students found Mrs. Lattanzo talking to Mr. Lilley in the hall.
• is changed to• The students found their teacher
talking to Mr. Lilley in the hall.
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN EXAMPLE
• The Pittsburgh Penguins probably think the new arena is better!
• is changed to • The Pittsburgh Penguins probably think theirs
is better!
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!•