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à 1.7èPossessive Pronouns
ä:ïList the 14 possessive first, second, and third person
singular and plural pronouns.ïSee the Example.
âS:
#ê╖my, mine; your, yours; his, her, hers, its; our, ours; your,╗
#╖yours; their, theirs ╗╗
éS
è There are two possessive personal pronouns that are first person
#singular (╖my, mine)╗.ïThere are two possessive personal pronouns that
#are second person singular (╖your, yours╗).ïThere are four possessive
#personal pronouns that are third person singular (╖his, her, hers, its╗).
There are two possessive personal pronouns that are first person plural
#╖(our, ours╗).ïThe same two possessive personal pronouns that comprise
#the second person singular form the second person plural category ╖
#╖(your, yours╗).ïThere are two possessive personal pronouns that are
#third person plural ╖(their, theirs)╗.ïNotice that unlike possessive
nouns, possessive personal pronouns do not under any circumstances
contain an apostrophe.
1.ïWhich one of the following sentences contains a third per-
son plural possessive pronoun?
A)ïTheir attitude was hard to understand.
B)ïThat video is mine.
C)ïSurprisingly, I am able to work one of ç machines.
D)ïå
ü
#ë╢Their╗ is a third person plural possessive pronoun.ï╖Mine╗ is
#a first person singular possessive pronoun.ï╖We╗ is a first person
plural possessive pronoun.
Ç A
2.ïWhich one of the following sentences contains a second per-
son singular possessive pronoun?
A)ïThe cook could not stand making his own food.
B)ïFred, I like your cousin's quilt.
C)ïWouldn't they prefer to put on their gloves?
D)ïå
ü
#ë ╢Your╗ is a second person singular possessive pronoun because
#it refers to a singular proper noun, Fred.ï╖Cousin's╗ is a possessive
#noun.ï╖His╗ is a third person singular possessive noun.ï╖Their╗ is a
third person plural possessive noun.
Ç B
3.ïWhich one of the following sentences contains a first per-
son plural possessive pronoun?
A)ïI am proud of our son's spectacular high grades in social studies.
B)ïHis job requires straightening out the warehouse.
C)ïJohn's mother lifts weights twice a week.
D)ïå
ü
#ë╢Our╗ is one of the first person plural possessive pronouns.
#╖His╗ is a third person singular possessive pronoun.ï╖John's╗ is a
possessive noun.
Ç A
4.ïWhich one of the following sentences contains a first per-
son singular possessive pronoun?
A)ïScouts, cleaning the beach is your next assignment.
B)ïMy hobby is collecting old bottle caps.
C)ïWhen Mr. Sanchez went to the garage, he noticed that its windows
è were covered with thick pollen.
D)ïå
ü
#ë╢My╗ is a first person singular possessive pronoun.ï╖Your,╗
referring to the plural noun scouts, is a second person plural pos-
#sessive pronoun.ï╖Its╗, referring to the garage, is a third person
singular possessive pronoun.
Ç B
5.ïWhich one of the following sentences contains a second per-
son plural possessive pronoun?
A)ïAlonzo, does your father live near Sadie's aunt?
B)ïMy friends, the choice is yours.
C)ïTheir truck needed to be hosed down.
D)ïå
ü
#ë╢Yours╗ is the second person plural possessive pronoun because
#it refers to the plural noun friends.ï╖My,╗ which also refers to the
plural noun friends, is a first person singular possessive pronoun.
#╖Their╗ is a third person plural possessive pronoun.
Ç B
6.ïWhich one of the following sentences contains a third per-
son singular possessive pronoun?
A)ïHer nurse wore a purple name tag.
B)ïThe next decision is ours.
C)ïIs it true that the fancy necklace is hers?
D)ïå
ü
#ë ╢Hers╗ is one of the third person singular possessive pronouns.
#╖Her╗ is a third person singular non-possessive pronoun.ï╖Ours╗ is one
of the first person plural possessive pronouns.
Ç C