Possessive CaseCoordinate Nouns, Possessive Pronouns, Indefinite Pronouns

There are two types of coordinate nouns: joint possession and individual possession.

Coordinate Nouns

Coordinate Nouns

Joint PossessionI heard Hannah and Eric’s duet at karaoke.

Hannah EricDuet

Coordinate Nouns

Individual PossessionCatherine’s and Luke’s songs are perfect for their voices.

Catherine Luke

Song Song

Possessive PronounsPossessive pronouns are used to show

possession and do not require apostrophes.

his

our

my

whose

her

your

their

its

Possessive Pronouns

Whose vs. Who’s

Whose Who’s

The possessive form of who.

The contraction of who is or who has.

The student whose car was

towed away was angry.

Do you know who’s giving a presentation

today?

Possessive Pronouns

Its vs. It’s

Its It’s

The possessive form of it.

The contraction of it is.

The sales department

must meet its quota.

We’re happy because it’s

almost spring break.

Indefinite PronounsSome indefinite pronouns form the possessive

case with the preposition of or by using ‘s.

Indefinite Pronouns

With the preposition of

somenone

mostallany

eachfew

Rachel gave me the order form for Girl Scout cookies and told me to order a box of each.

everyone

someone

anyoneno one

Unfortunately, someone’s box of Girl Scout cookies was left unattended.

Indefinite Pronouns

Using ‘s