Possessive Pronouns
Possessive Adjectives
Absolute Possessive Pronouns
Apostrophes
Try Me
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What is the use of possessive pronouns ?

to indicate ownership

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They are in _____ house. (I)
What is My house?
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If you wanted to make the word "your" an absolute possessive pronoun, would you put an apostrophe in the word or not?

You would not put any apostrophe in the word your as absolute possessive pronouns do not have apostrophes. To make it an absolute possessive pronoun, you would right it as "yours".

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Where would you place the apostrophe if you wanted to make the plural form of a word possessive? (Hint: The word DOES NOT end in "s")

Before the "s"! Ex.) They liked the fishermen's boat.

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Complete the table:

Persons pronoun  Possessive adjec. Possessive pronoun

My                            your                  ________

yours

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What do possessive pronouns not contain?

apostrophes

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We are doing _____ homework. (us)
What is Our homework?
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Is the following an absolute possessive pronoun? "That book is mine". True or False
True
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If you want to make a plural noun possessive, where would you place the apostrophe? (Hint: The plural noun DOES end in "s.")

After the "s" Ex.) They loved the two boys' toy cars!

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Complete the table:

Persons pronoun  Possessive adjec. Possessive pronoun

we                    ___________                 Ours

Our

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A possessive pronoun is used to avoid what?


repeating information

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My, his, Tom's, Our are all Possessive Adjectives. (true/false)

What is False Tom's is not a possessive adjective

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Are the words his and hers examples of absolute possessive pronouns? True or False

True

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True or false: Possessive Pronouns can have apostrophes.
False! Possessive Pronouns (my, his, theirs, whose, etc...) never have apostrophes!
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Complete the table:

Persons pronoun  Possessive adjec. Possessive pronoun

____________             Their                  Theirs

They

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possessive adjectives and nouns


Pronouns take the place of what in a sentence?

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The difference between Possessive Adjectives and Absolute Possessive Pronouns.

What is replacing the noun instead of describing it.

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Which is the correct way to write the following sentence using Absolute Possessive Pronouns? 1. That computer is Sabrina's 2. That computer is hers
2. That computer is hers
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Where would you put the apostrophe to show joint possession of an object?

Before the "s" on the last noun. Ex.) Bob and Doug's car is on fire!

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Complete the table:

Persons pronoun  Possessive adjec. Possessive pronoun

It                                 Its                    ________

It doesn´t exist

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It´s the only person who doesn´t have possessive pronoun...

It

500
3 possessive Adjectives EN ESPAÑOL
Qué es mi, tu, su, nuestro(a),vuestro(a)
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When used properly, does an absolute possessive pronoun modify any other words when used by itself in a sentence? True or False

True, absolute possessive pronouns are used by themselves in sentences. That is they do not modify any other words.

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True or False: You would put the apostrophe after the "s" at the end of a compound word to show possession.
False. You would put the apostrophe BEFORE the "s" Ex.) She broke her sister-in-law's vase.
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Complete the table:

Persons pronoun  Possessive adjec. Possessive pronoun

She                     ___________       ________

Her       hers

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