Grammar and Language Workbook

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Grammar

Unit 4, Pronouns 111

Lesson 28

Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronounsare another kind of personal pronoun. A possessive

pronoun takes the place of a person or thing that owns or possesses something. It

can come before the noun that is possessed or it can stand alone in a sentence.

Dan’s father is a doctor. His father is a doctor. (Hiscomes before the noun

father.)

The lunch bag on the table belongs to Donna. The lunch bag on the table is

hers. (Hersstands alone.)

USED BEFORE NOUNS USED ALONE

Singular: my, your, her, his, its mine, yours, hers, his, its

Plural: our, your, their ours, yours, theirs

Exercise 1 Circle each possessive pronoun. Write in the blank SAfor “stands alone”

or BNfor “before a noun.”

SA The yellow skateboard is his.

BN 1. Mia left her notebook on the bus.

SA 2. Is this house key mine?

SA 3. The colorful picture of the flowers is mine.

BN 4. The proud parents brought home their new baby girl.

BN 5. Will strummed his guitar and invited everyone to sing.

SA 6. The red house on the corner is ours.

BN 7. The computer quickly stores information in its huge memory.

BN 8. These warm chocolate chip cookies melt in your mouth.

BN 9. The cheetah lay in the tall grass, planning its attack.

BN 10. Her hand shot up when the teacher asked for volunteers.

SA 11. I didn’t get a cheeseburger, so I tasted hers.

BN 12. Is your seat belt always fastened?

SA 13. The fluffy, brown puppy is theirs.

SA 14. Yours is the third seat in the first row.