What Are Possessive Pronouns?

• Possessive pronouns are used to show ownership or belonging. They tell us who owns something or who something belongs to.
• Unlike regular pronouns, possessive pronouns don’t need an apostrophe to show possession.

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Common Possessive Pronouns:

• Mine: belongs to me
• Yours: belongs to you
• His: belongs to him
• Hers: belongs to her
• Its: belongs to it
• Ours: belongs to us
• Theirs: belongs to them

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Examples:

1. Sentence with Possessive Pronoun:
   “This book is mine.”
   (The book belongs to me.)
2. More Examples:

• “This pencil is yours.”
• “The toy is his.”
• “The dress is hers.”
• “The cat is licking its paws.”
• “The house is ours.”
• “The bikes are theirs.”

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Key Rules:

1. Possessive pronouns replace the noun + ‘s to show ownership.

• Example: “This is Sarah’s bike.” → “This bike is hers.”

1. No apostrophe is needed in possessive pronouns (e.g., its, hers, theirs).

• Example: “The dog wagged its tail.”

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Practice:

1. “This is my hat.” → “This hat is mine.”
2. “These are their toys.” → “These toys are theirs.”
3. “That is your chair.” → “That chair is yours.”

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Let’s practice!🖊️