Activity Title: Who Owns This? Learning Objective: Identify commonly used possessive pronouns and use them in a sentence Reference: English Travels 3 and English SIM 3.2.4
Learn More Pronouns that show ownership are called possessive pronouns. These are used when talking about who owns something.
Some of the commonly used possessive pronouns include
mine, yours, his, hers, ours, and theirs.
Here is an example of how to use pronouns that show
ownership in a sentence: This is my book.
This book is mine.
(The word mine shows ownership and it means that the book belongs to me.)
You may use this pattern when using possessive pronouns in
writing sentences.
This/These/That/Those + name of object + is/are +
possessive pronouns
Examples: These plants are hers.
That pen is yours.
Those crayons are theirs.
Try This
Directions: Identify whether the possessive pronouns to be used
are mine, yours, his, hers, ours or theirs to complete each sentence. Refer to the underlined words to determine the owner of the objects. Then, write the correct possessive pronouns on the blank.
1. I own a power bank. The power bank is ___.
2. This is her ring. This ring is ___________.
3. You own this toy car. This toy car is _________.
4. This is their piggy bank. This piggy bank is _____.