Class 14-1: The Possessives
She has toilet paper stuck to herself, but she is still having a wonderful day.
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Possessives show ownership of a specific subject, and can be written in pronoun or adjective form. |
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Rules: Possessive pronouns are words that stand by themselves. There is no noun behind them. |
Examples: Singular:mine, yours, hers/his, its Plural:ours, yours, theirs |
Sample Sentences: 1. The pencil is mine. 2. That test is hers. |
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Possessive adjectives do not stand by themselves. Possessive adjectives are placed directly in front of the noun. |
my book, our books, your book, your books, his/her/its book, their books |
1. My hair is brown. 2. Your pen is on the table. |
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Note: All possessive nouns will have apostrophes after them. All possessives pronouns will not have apostrophes after them. Examples: possessive noun: That football is the school’s. possessive adjective: That football is mine. |
Exercise
Exercise 1: Underline the correct possessive pronoun for each sentence. Look at the noun(s) in bold to help you choose your answer.
1. That book belongs to me, so that book is (mine / theirs).
2. That pencil belongs to him, so that book is (hers / his).
3. Those shoes belong to us, so those shoes are (his / ours).
4. These keys belong to them, so these keys are (theirs / his).
5. The radio belongs to her, so the radio is (hers / theirs).
6. This book bag belongs to Mike, so this book bag is (his / hers).
7. The notepads belong to the church; these notepads are (theirs / his).
8. The cell phone belongs to Susan, so the cell phone is (hers / theirs).
9. The statue belongs to the city, so the statue is (hers / theirs).
10. The books belong to him and me, so the book is (ours / his).
Exercise 2: Underline the possessive pronoun in the sentence.
1. The paper is yours.
2. Those books are theirs, but you can borrow them.
3. That watch is hers.
4. These clothes are ours, but we’re giving them away.
5. The iPod is mine.
Exercise 3: Underline the possessive adjectives in the sentence.
1. Your book is on the table.
2. My pencil is dull.* (*dull: not sharp)
3. Your TV is on.
4. If you eat that candy, your teeth will rot. (rot = be bad)
5. My iPad is broken.
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