Possessive Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
my, mine, your, yours, his, hers, its, our, ours,their, theirs
Type the correct word in the boxes below.
mine yours hers
his ours theirs
Example: This pen is her pen.
hers
1. These pens are Bill's and Sue's pens.
theirs
2. This office is her office.
hers
3. That book is our book.
ours
4. This coat is your coat.
yours
5. That dog is my dog.
mine
6. This hat is his hat.
his
7. These magazines are our magazines.
ours
8. That pencil is my pencil.
mine
9. Those books are George's and Anne's books.
theirs
10. Is this chair your chair?
yours
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Here are some examples.
Examples
1.My barn is newly built.
The barn is mine
2. Your cat is old.
The cat is yours.
3. Our food is ready.
The food is ours.
4. Her garden is in bloom.
The garden is hers.
5. His hat fell down.
The hat is his.
6. Their horse ran away
The horse is theirs.
Sometimes when we want to show that an object is a possession, we also add an S. We add the S to the owner’s name. However, it does not make that person place or thing plural. So how do we know the difference when we are writing or reading?
Like “David’s car”. When we add the S, we need to put an apostrophe before it. Like this ‘S . This will let the reader know that the object following the person place or thing is owned by them. Here are some examples
Ryan’s chair
Maria’s house
Sarah’s bicycle
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