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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:
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- #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
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