Lesson: POSSESIVE PRONOUNS
Possessive pronouns are used to show [Link] tell who or what owns something.
The different possessive pronouns are the following:
Her, hers are used in showing ownership by a girl.
Examples: That is her pen.
That pen is hers.
His, his are used in showing ownership by a boy.
Examples: This is his blue cap.
This blue cap is his.
My, mine are used in showing you as the owner of something.
Examples: My book is on the table.
The book on the table is mine.
Your, yours are used in showing ownership by someone you are talking to.
Examples: That is your project.
That project is yours.
Our, ours are used in showing ownership by many persons and yourself.
Examples: These are our plants
These plants are ours.
Their, theirs are used in showing ownership by many persons being talked about.
Examples: Their pet dog i s inside the house.
The pet dog inside the house is theirs.
ACTIVITY NO. 1
Choose and encircle the correct possessive pronoun inside the parenthesis. Write your answers on a
separate blank sheet of paper.
1. Whose book is on the chair, Melany Is it (your, yours).
2. That is Rodel’s car. It is (he, his).
3. Those seeds belong to Ramon and Carla. They are (their, theirs)
4. This ball belongs to me. It is (my, mine).
5. This shirt belongs to Teresa. It is (her, hers).
ACTIVITY NO 2.
Directions: Complete the dialogues with the correct possessive
pronouns in the parentheses. Write your answers on a separate
blank sheet of paper.
Directions: Complete the dialogues with the correct possessive pronouns in the parentheses. Write your
answers on a separate blank sheet of paper.
Lisa: Is this your pencil case, Lita
Lita: No, ______________ is on the desk. (his, her, mine, yours)
2. Sonny: Are these Noel and Doming’s envelopes
Ramon: No, _________ are on the shelf. (mine, his, yours,
1. Lisa: Is this your pencil case, Lita
Lita: No, ______________ is on the desk. (his, her, mine, yours)
2. Sonny: Are these Noel and Doming’s envelopes
Ramon: No, _________ are on the shelf. (mine, his, yours,theirs)
3. Mara: How about this , Is this Margaret’s lunch box?
Danica: Yes, it’s ______________.(his, hers, yours, ,ime)
4. Arlene: I found a twenty-peso bill. Is this Bernie’s money?
Jonathan: Yes, it is __________________.(mine, his, yours, ours)
5. Girlie: Is that the book you borrowed from me?
Jack: Yes, this is __________.( yours, mine, ours, hers)
Directions: Complete the
dialogues with the
correct possessive
pronouns in the
parentheses. Write your
answers on a separate
blank sheet of paper.
Lisa: Is this your pencil case, Lita Lita: No, ______________ is on the desk. (his, her, mine, yours) 2. Sonny: Are
these Noel and Doming’s envelopes Ramon: No, _________ are on the shelf. (mine, his,
Choose the correct
yours,
possessive pronoun
inside the
parenthesis. Write your
answers on a separate
blank sheet of
paper.