What Are Personal and Possessive Pronouns?

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What Are Personal and Possessive Pronouns?

Personal pronouns represent people, places and things, such as:

Possessive pronouns show ownership and replace possessive noun phrases, such as:

The guitar is hers.

“The parking space is ours!” screamed Gina.

She gave him a piano lesson.

I had lots of fun with you today.

Pronouns How many different personal and possessive pronouns can you think of? you Pronouns his

I we hers

them

he

its

us

she

ours

mine

it

theirs

yours

they

Personal or Possessive?

Keeping in mind that personal pronouns represent people, places and things, and possessive pronouns show ownership, sort the following words into the

correct circles:

Personal

Possessive

I	yours	his		him	he		you theirs
she	its	ours	her	it		them	they we

Spot the Pronouns

Read the sentences below and spot the pronouns.

Try to decide if they are personal or possessive pronouns.

“Those eggs are ours. You need to collect them,” said Anita.

“Is the bobble hat mine or yours?” asked Charlotte.

First he signed the paper and then he walked inside.

The responsibility is yours to make sure that you are lining up correctly.

Spot the Pronouns Answers

Were you able to spot the pronouns?

Could you decide if they were personal or possessive pronouns?

“Those eggs are ours. You need to collect them,” said Anita.

“Is the bobble hat mine or yours?” asked Charlotte.

First he signed the paper and then he walked inside.

The responsibility is yours to make sure that you are lining up correctly.

Which Pronoun Fits?

Read the sentences below and add in the missing pronouns. Will they be

personal or possessive pronouns? Will more than one option fit?

“This group is . is over there,”

snapped Keisha.

“ don’t know who did it, ask ,” retorted Bradley.

“ snapped my pencil!” screamed Sandra.

"The chewing gum is , not ," lied Sayid.

Which Pronoun Fits?

“This group is ours. Yours is over there,” snapped Keisha.

“I don’t know who did it, ask them,” retorted Bradley.

Read the sentences below and add in the missing pronouns. Will they be

personal or possessive pronouns? Will more than one option fit?

“She snapped my pencil!” screamed Sandra.

“The chewing gum is theirs, not mine,” lied Sayid.

Spin the Wheel!

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Spin the Wheel!

Spin the wheel to select a pronoun.

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the

spinner

to

choose

a

pronoun. Write your own sentence

about this picture which includes

that pronoun.

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