POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS;

WHOSE

BY: HUSSAIN AL-GHAWI

 What it is a pronoun?

• A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun in a sentence, making the

subject a person or a thing.

• Possessive pronouns are pronouns that demonstrate ownerships.

 WHOSE PUPPY IS IT?

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 POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE

Possessive adjective Noun

My

Your
That is Car.
His

Her

Our

Your

Their
 Possessive pronoun

Mine

Yours
That car is
His

Hers

Ours

Yours

Theirs
 NOTES
1. Use a possessive pronoun in place of a possessive adjective + noun
A: Is this your phone?

B: it’s her phone. = it’s hers

2. When a possessive pronoun replace a singular noun, use the

singular form of the verb

• This is my book. Hers is on the desk.

• These are my keys. His are on the desk.

 NOTE

• Do not put a noun after a possessive pronoun.

• The book is mine.

• That is mine book (not correct)

 NOTE 2

• Possessive pronoun are used to make comparisons.

• Example:

- Edgar’s house is bigger than mine.

- My car is older than yours.

 Wh-Questions with Whose

Questions with whose

whose Noun Answers

Car Did you take? We took Sara's car

Whose Idea Was it? It was mine

Book Is this It’s Brent's.

 RULES

1. We often use whose + noun for questions about possession

A: Whose computer is this?

B: it is gemma’s
2. It is not necessary to state the noun when it is understand by
both the speaker and the listener.

A: look at that beautiful car in the parking lot.

B: whose is it?

• Or

A: whose are these?

B: they’re mine.
 3. Be careful!

Whose and who’s (who is), sound the same.

A: whose apartment is best for party?
B: tom’s is
• Or
A: who’s your favorite classmate?
B: tom is
4. Be careful about the word order in questions with whose +
noun
- Questions about a subject?
A: whose car goes faster?
Carl’s does.
- Question about an object
A: whose car did you take?
B: we took sally’s