2. What is a Pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun or
another pronoun.
Like a noun, a pronoun can refer to a person, place, thing,
or idea.
The word that a pronoun refers to is called its antecedent.
For Example:
Maria was lost. She didn’t panic.
She checked the flashlight. It still worked.
5. Possessive Pronouns
Homer’s story is famous.
His story is famous.
This story is Homer’s.
This story is his.
Possessive nouns are in green. Possessive
pronouns are in red.
6. OThe strong (or absolute) possessive
pronouns are mine, yours, his, hers,
its, ours, yours, and theirs.
O"I said that phone was mine."
There are two types of possessive
pronouns:
7. OThe weak possessive pronouns
(also called possessive
adjectives)
are my, your, his, her, its, our, y
our, and their.
O"I said that's my phone."
There are two types of possessive
pronouns:
8. Possessive pronouns have two
forms. One form is used before
a noun. The other form is used
alone.
ours
yours
theirs
mine
yours
his, hers, its
Used
alone
our
your
their
my
your
his, her, its
Used
before
nouns
Plural
Singular
10. Choose the correct word.
1.Is this cup (your / yours)?
2.The coffee is (my / mine).
3.That coat is (my / mine).
4.He lives in (her / hers) house.
5.You might want (your / yours)
phone.
11. Choose the correct word.
1.The new car is (their / theirs).
2.She cooked (our / ours) food.
3. Don’t stand on (my / mine) foot!
4.She gave him (her / hers) suitcase.
5.I met (their / theirs) mother.
6.Is this (their / theirs) coffee?
7.Is the shoes (her / hers)?
8.The grey scarf is (my / mine).
9.That red bike is (our / ours).
10. We should take (our / ours) coats