Possessive PronounsObjective: Identify possessive pronouns in

sentences

You have learned that possessive nouns show ownership. You can use pronouns in place of possessive nouns. A pronoun that shows ownership is a possessive pronoun

Possessive Nouns Possessive Pronouns

Pam feeds Pam’s pet. Pam feeds her pet.

She fills the pet’s dish. She fills its dish.

The boys’ gerbil is playful.

Their gerbil is playful.

Possessive Pronouns

Singular Plural

My our

Your your

Her, his, its their

1. Max and I help Mr. Lee at Mr. Lee’s pet shop.

2. May gives the puppies the puppies’ food.3. Angi is saving Angi’s money for a pet.4. She will buy the cat and the cat’s cage.5. Angi, you and Angi’s sister will love it.6. Max watches the cat as it sits on the cat’s

cage.7. Angi says, “One day this cat will be Angi’s

cat.”

Tim and I drove _____________.I told Tom, “_____________.”Jill was worried about ________.

Tim and I helped ____________.Matt and Bill found __________.

Finish the sentence with using a possessive pronoun.

My uncle has two dogs on my uncle’s ranch. If a coyote comes near, the dogs stamp the dog’s feet, bray, spit, chase, and kick. Coyotes decide to find coyote’s next meal elsewhere.The dogs will not let a coyote, wolf, or mountain lion near a pup or a pup’s mother. In Sam’s opinion, dogs are the best guards a rancher can have for a rancher’s pack.