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Possessive Pronoun
Possessive Pronoun
singular
person
possessive pronouns
1st
male/female
mine
2nd
male/female
yours
male
his
female
hers
1st
male/female
ours
2nd
male/female
yours
3rd
male/female/neuter
theirs
3rd
plural
John found his clothes but Mary couldn't find hers. (object = her clothes)
Here is your car. Ours is over there, where we left it. (subject = Our car)
Your photos are good. Ours are terrible. (subject = Our photos)
Each couple's books are colour-coded. Yours are red. (subject = Your books)
I don't like this family's garden but I like yours. (subject = your garden)
These aren't John and Mary's children. Theirs have black hair. (subject = Their
children)
John and Mary don't like your car. Do you like theirs? (object = their car)
C. Activity:
The teacher will have a board game with the students.
Directions: Use a possessive pronoun (eg, mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, yours,
theirs) with the noun you land on. Say complete sentences, eg "The fruit is
mine", "The book is his", "The car is theirs". Make sure you use different
pronouns in your group! First to reach Finish is the winner.
D. Evaluation:
The teacher will conduct a quiz with the students.
Direction: Use the possessive pronouns on the following sentences.
1. This is my pen.
Possible answers:
This pen is mine.
The pen is mine.
The pen's mine.
This pen's mine.
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3.
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5.
Reference:
Azar, B.S. (2009). Understanding and Using English Grammar.
New York. Pearson Education Publishing.
Answer Key:
D. Evaluation
2. That book is yours.
The book is yours.
That book's yours.
The book's yours.
3. The shoes are his.
Those shoes are his.
Those shoes're his.
The shoes're his.
4. The job is hers.
That job is hers.
That job's hers.
The job's hers.
5. These pencils are theirs.
The pencils are theirs.