Grammar - Possessive Pronouns

 

Possessive Pronouns


                                                   
 A
  Possessive Pronoun 
shows who or what something belong to.

It is used in place of a

 noun phrase

and prevents repetition.

Following are the possessive pronouns

 mine,ours, yours, his, hers, its, theirs

Look how  they are used in sentences!

 mine



This is my bag.

This bag is mine
 Everything that belong to me is my thing
This bag belongs to me.

therefore 

This is my bag.

so we can say

This bag is mine.  

ours
That is our house

That house is ours.
Everything that belong to us is ours.

The house belongs to us

therefore 

That is our house. 

so we can say

That house is ours.


         
    yours               

This is your exercise book .

 This exercise book is yours .

Everything that belongs to you is your thing
 That car belong to you

therefore 

This is your exercise book.

so we can say

This exercise book is yours.
his

Image result for driving a car





Ravi is riding his car.

 That car is his.






Everything that boy or man possess is his thing

This car belongs to Ravi.

therefore 

Ravi is riding his car.

so we can say

That car is his.


hers


                                      
                               
                                                  
She is wearing  her blue frock.

 The blue frock is hers.






Everything that girl or woman possess is her thing

The blue frock belongs to Anne. 

therefore

She is wearing  her blue frock.
so we can say

 The blue frock is hers.





 its


My pet dog has a collar .

That  red collar is its .

Everything that animal or thing possess is its thing

My pet dog  has a collar round it's neck.

therefore

That red collar belongs to my dog.

so we can say

That  red collar is its .


 theirs

They are carrying  their bags.

Those  bags are theirs .
If there is more than one possessor their is used.



They are carrying bags.

Those bags belong to them.
therefore

They are carrying  their bags.

so we can say

Those  bags are theirs .

In the above sentences, following noun phrases

my bag 
our house
your exercise book
his car
her blue frock
my pet dog
their bags

are replaced by the possessive pronouns,

mine
ours
yours
his
hers
its
theirs

Do the following Activities

Activity 1

Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive pronoun.

  1. This doll belongs to me.  It’s mine
  2. This car belongs to my brother. It’s …………………..
  3. This house belongs to Pahan. It is ……………………….
  4. That paddy field belongs to Sirisena. It’s…………………………
  5. Those ties belongs to me and my brother.  They are ………….
  6. That beautiful saree belongs to my mother.  It’s …………
  7. This new pencil box belongs to you. It’s …………
  8. Those boats belong to them. They are ………………
  9. That small house belong to that old woman. It’s ………………
  10. This pair of spectacles belongs to my grandmother It’s ……………

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