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Whose…?; possessive pronouns; possessive ’s

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•A pronoun is a noun that is used in place of another noun. The possessive pronouns are mine, yours, his, hers, ours and theirs.

•Don’t use a noun after a possessive pronoun.

It isn’t hers. It isn’t hers book.

•Use whose to ask about possession:

A: Whose hand lotion is this?
B: It’s hers. It belongs to her.

•A noun plus ‘s also shows possession:

This is my grandmother’s bag.

•Possessive adjectives show the person or the people who have the thing. The
possessive adjectives are my, your, his, her, its, our, and their. Possessive adjectives
go before a noun. Example: That’s her book.

A “possession” is something that belongs to someone.

There are

different ways

to express
possession.

Whose…?; possessive pronouns; possessive ’s

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You can use the possessive adjectives its or their to refer to things: Where is my watch? I can hear its ticking!"

The possessive adjective is the same before a singular or a plural noun: It's his backpack! Those are his backpacks.

The subject pronoun is

The possessive adjective is

The possessive pronoun is

I

My

Mine

You

your

Yours

He

His

His

She

Her

Hers

It

Its

Its

We

Our

Ours

They

Their

Theirs