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A possessive

pronounis a

pronoun that

shows

ownership of

something.

The

possessive

pronoun

hers, mine,ours, theirs,

and yours

stand alone.

Examples:

That coat is

The

possessive

pronouns

her, its, my,our, their, and

your must be

used before a

noun

Examples: Her

The pronoun

his may be

used either

way.

Examples:

That is his

dog. The dog

Underline the possessive pronoun in each

sentence.

1. ora lost her bracelet.

!. "rady bro#e his arm.

$. The dogs wagged their tail.

%. The students ta#e their boo#s.

&. 'usician ouis Armstrong was

famous for his smile.

(. The referee blew her whistle.

). "rad entered his painting in a

contest.

*. + wanted to read that boo#, but a

number of its pages are missing.

. 'y aunt and uncle have sold their

ranch.

1-.The +nuit built their igloos out of

snow bloc#s.

11.ow did /lorida get its name0

1!.o2ee found its way from Arabia to

3ava.

1$.The magpie builds her nest very

carefully.

1%.Allison sprained her an#le while

s#iing.

omplete each sentence. hoose a

suitable pronoun.

1(. isa drove 444444 car to the top of the

hill.

1). /ran# left 4444444 raincoat in the

doctor5s o6ce.

1*. +sn5t Alas#a noted for 4444444 salmon0

1. Travis and "eth bought 4444444 mother

a beautiful shawl from hina.

!-. 7ina, where is 444444 brother0

!1. 'anuel forgot 44444 appointment.

!!. The +8ad on the des# is 4444444444 .

!$. The cat lic#ed 4444444 bowl clean.

!$. 9o This is 444444 computer not 444444

!%. The children bro#e 4444444 swing.

our

s

thei

rs

you

rsyou

r

hishe

r

its my

o

ur

thei

r

min

es

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A possessive

pronounis a

pronoun that

shows

ownership of

something.

The

possessive

pronoun

hers, mine,ours, theirs,

and yours

stand alone.

Examples:

That coat is

The

possessive

pronouns

her, its, my,our, their, and

your must be

used before a

noun

Examples: Her

The pronoun

his may be

used either

way.

Examples:

That is his

dog. The dog

Underline the possessive pronoun in each

sentence.

1. ora lost her bracelet.

!. "rady bro#e his arm.

$. The dogs wagged their tail.

%. The students ta#e their boo#s.

&. 'usician ouis Armstrong was

famous for his smile.

(. The referee blew her whistle.

). "rad entered his painting in a

contest.

*. + wanted to read that boo#, but a

number of its pages are missing.

. 'y aunt and uncle have sold their

ranch.

1-.The +nuit built their igloos out of

snow bloc#s.

11.ow did /lorida get its name0

1!.o2ee found its way from Arabia to

3ava.

1$.The magpie builds her nest very

carefully.

1%.Allison sprained her an#le while

s#iing.

omplete each sentence. hoose a

suitable pronoun.

1(. isa drove 444444 car to the top of the

hill.

1). /ran# left 4444444 raincoat in the

doctor5s o6ce.

1*. +sn5t Alas#a noted for 4444444 salmon0

1. Travis and "eth bought 4444444 mother

a beautiful shawl from hina.

!-. 7ina, where is 444444 brother0

!1. 'anuel forgot 44444 appointment.

!!. The +8ad on the des# is 4444444 .

!$. The cat lic#ed 4444444 bowl clean.

!$. 9o This is 444444 computer not 444444

!%. The children bro#e 4444444 swing.

our

s

thei

rs

you

rsyou

r

hishe

r

its my

o

ur

thei

r

min

es

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Underline the possessive pronoun in each

sentence.

1. ora lost her bracelet.

!. "rady bro#e his arm.

$. The dogs wagged their tail.

%. The students ta#e their boo#s.

&. 'usician ouis Armstrong was

famous for his smile.

(. The referee blew her whistle.

). "rad entered his painting in a

contest.

*. + wanted to read that boo#, but a

number of its pages are missing.

. 'y aunt and uncle have sold their

ranch.

1-.The +nuit built their igloos out of

snow bloc#s.

11.ow did /lorida get its name0

1!.o2ee found its way from Arabia to

3ava.

1$.The magpie builds her nest very

carefully.

1%.Allison sprained her an#le while

s#iing.

These are possible answers

1(. isa drove 444her444 car to the top of

the hill.

1). /ran# left 444his4444 raincoat in the

doctor5s o6ce.

1*. +sn5t Alas#a noted for 444its4444

salmon0

1. Travis and "eth bought 4444their444

mother a beautiful shawl from hina.

!-. 7ina, where is 444my444 brother0

!1. 'anuel forgot 44his444 appointment.

!!. The +8ad on the des# is mines.

!$. The cat lic#ed 444its4444 bowl clean.

!$. 9o This is 444my444 computer not

44yours4444

!%. The children bro#e 444their4444 swing.