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Possessive Pronouns are little words that mean ownership.
• Examples: My, his, her
• That is my book.• This is his book. • That is her book.
Possessive Pronouns are little words that mean ownership.
• Examples: My, his, her• That is my book.• This is his book. • That is her book.
• Note these word indicate ownership by definition… they do not employ an apostrophe!
Imagine the following… the top work , the bottom ones don’t!
• We would say …• That is John’s book• That is Mr. Smith’s book
• But we’d look incredible stupid saying…• That is my’s book.• This is his’s book. • That is her’s book.
• Note these word indicate ownership by definition… they do not employ an apostrophe!
So Simple…Possessive Pronouns are little words that mean ownership.
• Examples: My, his, her
• That is my book. I own• That is his book. He owns• That is her book. She owns
•But the List goes on…
So Simple…Possessive Pronouns are little words that mean ownership.
• Examples beside : My, his, herYour, Their, Its, Whose
So Simple…Possessive Pronouns are little words that mean ownership.
• Examples beside : My, his, herYour, Their, Its, Whose
• That is your book. You own• This is their book. They own
• That is its bowl. It owns (the dog’s)• Whose bowl is it? Who owns
Possessive Pronouns are not to be confused with their sound-alike counterparts… the Contraction!
• Your You’re = You are• Their They’re = They are• Its It’s = It is•Whose Who’s = Who is
A Contraction always uses an Apostrophe
• That is your book. You own Possessive Pronoun You’re a fine fellow. = You are Contraction
• This is their book. They own Possessive Pronoun They’re good boys. = They are Contraction
• That is its bowl. It owns Possessive Pronoun • It’s a miracle = it is Contraction
• Whose bowl is it? Who owns Possessive Pronoun • Who’s asleep? = Who is Contraction
It’s or Its
• Concerning the “Its” of Monty Python’s famous opening; ___ rather a fine opening for the show!
It’s or Its
• Concerning the “Its” of Monty Python’s famous opening; ___ rather a fine opening for the show!