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Pronouns
Possessive pronouns
show ownership of a
thing.
Let us read the following sentences in each
column.
Whose pencil is that?
That is my pencil.
Whose book is this?
This is her book.
Whose crayon is that?
That is his crayon.
Whose bag is that?
That is your bag.
Whose tail is this?
That is its tail.
Whose pencil is that?
In the sentence: That is my pencil, the word
my shows ownership of a pencil.
It is written before a noun like the word
pencil.
Whose book is this?
In the sentence: This is her book, the word
her shows ownership of a book. The word
her is written before the noun book as her
book.
Whose crayon is that?
In the sentence: That is his crayon, the word his
shows ownership of crayon. The word his is
written before the noun crayon.
Whose bag is that?
In the sentence: That is your bag, the word your
also shows ownership. It is written before the
noun bag.
Whose tail is this?
In the sentence: That is its tail, the word its shows
ownership. It is written before the noun tail.
Guided practice: F. Developing Mastery (Leads to Formative Assessment)