Possessive Pronouns I can properly use and spell

Possessive Pronouns I can properly use and spell possessive pronouns in sentences.

What Possessive Pronouns Are u Another kind of personal pronoun u Replaces a person or thing that OWNS or POSSESSES something (a possessive noun) u Can come before the noun it possesses OR it can stand alone in the sentence

Possessive Pronouns Singular Plural my our Used before your a noun her, his, its Used alone your their mine ours yours hers, his, its theirs

Possessive Pronouns Before Nouns Most people are familiar with Aesop’s fables. His fables are famous. A fable is a brief tale. Its characters are often animals. My favorite is “The Fox and the Grapes. ”

Possessive Nouns that Work Alone This book is yours. Aesop’s Fables is a favorite of mine. Is that binder hers?

Confusions u. Possessive pronouns DO NOT HAVE APOSTROPHES! uits = possessive pronoun uit’s = it is (a contraction) utheirs = possessive pronoun uthere’s = there is (a contraction)

Practice The ruler wanted all of the ruler’s people to his be young and strong.

Practice The lord said, “I have no use for old people in the my lord’s village. ”

Practice No one guessed that the woman was hiding in hisfarmer’s the young house.

Practice The ruler was amazed by the oldher woman’s wisdom.

Practice The farmer told the ruler, “It was the farmer’s aged mother who solved the his ruler’s problems. ”

Practice The villagers were no longer forced to abandon their the villagers’ parents in the mountains.

Practice Lord Higa left the village alone, declaring that its the village’s people be allowed to live in peace.

Practice The young farmer now had the farmer’s worry his lifted from the farmer’s mind.

Practice The. His ruler’s new understanding would allow the villagers to live full lives.

Practice The people would always remember how the farmer’s courage had saved their people’s village.