Use possessive pronouns
Key Notes:
📝 Use Possessive Pronouns
| What are Possessive Pronouns? |
Possessive pronouns are words that show ownership or possession.
They replace nouns to avoid repeating them.
Examples:
- This is my book → This book is mine. 📖
- That is her bag → That bag is hers. 👜
| List of Common Possessive Pronouns |
| Subject Pronoun | Possessive Pronoun | Emoji Example |
|---|---|---|
| I | mine | This pencil is mine ✏️ |
| You | yours | Is this pen yours? 🖊️ |
| He | his | This ball is his ⚽ |
| She | hers | That dress is hers 👗 |
| It | its | The cat cleaned its paws 🐱 |
| We | ours | The garden is ours 🌳 |
| They | theirs | These toys are theirs 🧸 |
| Rules to Remember ✅ |
1. Possessive pronouns replace nouns, so you don’t repeat the noun twice.
- ❌ That is her bag. That bag is her bag.
- ✅ That is her bag. That bag is hers. 👜
2. Possessive pronouns never use apostrophes (’).
- ❌ mine’s, hers’s
- ✅ mine, hers
3. They agree with the owner, not the object.
- Her toy → Hers
- Their house → Theirs 🏠
4. Use possessive pronouns for clarity and to make sentences shorter.
| Examples in Sentences 🌈 |
- This is my book. → This book is mine. 📖
- That is your pen. → That pen is yours. 🖊️
- He has a car. → The car is his. 🚗
- She has a doll. → The doll is hers. 🪆
- We have a garden. → The garden is ours. 🌳
| Quick Tip for Kids 🎯 |
- Think: “Who owns it?”. The answer will tell you the possessive pronoun.
Let’s practice!🖊️
