Hey, What’s a Possessive Pronoun?
Duh, What’s a Contraction?
At slide 12: Drills
It’s vs. Its
Possessive Pronouns are little words
that mean ownership.
• Examples: My, his, her
• That is my book.
• This is his book.
• That is her book.
Possessive Pronouns are little words
that mean ownership.
• Examples: My, his, her
• That is my book.
• This is his book.
• That is her book.
• Note these word indicate ownership by
definition… they do not employ an apostrophe!
Imagine the following… the top work ,
the bottom ones don’t!
• We would say …
• That is John’s book
• That is Mr. Smith’s book
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But we’d look incredible stupid saying…
That is my’s book.
This is his’s book.
That is her’s book.
• Note these word indicate ownership by definition…
they do not employ an apostrophe!
So Simple…Possessive Pronouns are
little words that mean ownership.
• Examples: My, his, her
• That is my book.
• That is his book.
• That is her book.
I own
He owns
She owns
• But the List goes on…
So Simple…Possessive Pronouns are
little words that mean ownership.
• Examples beside : My, his, her
Your, Their, Its, Whose
So Simple…Possessive Pronouns are
little words that mean ownership.
• Examples beside : My, his, her
Your, Their, Its, Whose
• That is your book. You own
• This is their book. They own
• That is its bowl.
• Whose bowl is it?
It owns (the dog’s)
Who owns
So Simple…Possessive Pronouns are
little words that mean ownership.
• Your
• Their
• Its
• Whose
Possessive Pronouns are not to be confused with
their sound-alike counterparts… the Contraction!
• Your
• Their
• Its
• Whose
You’re = You are
They’re = They are
It’s
= It is
Who’s = Who is
A Contraction always uses an Apostrophe
• That is your book. You own
You’re a fine fellow. = You are
Possessive Pronoun
Contraction
• This is their book. They own Possessive Pronoun
They’re good boys. = They are Contraction
• That is its bowl.
• It’s a miracle
It owns
= it is
• Whose bowl is it?
• Who’s asleep?
Who owns Possessive Pronoun
= Who is Contraction
Possessive Pronoun
Contraction
TIME TO
DRILL, BABY,
DRILL
It’s or
Its
• Regarding this assignment, _____ not so hard,
I’ll be done in a few minutes.
It’s or
Its
• Regarding this assignment, _____ not so hard,
I’ll be done in a few minutes.
It’s or
Its
• How do you know ___ going to rain?
It’s or
Its
• How do you know ___ going to rain?
It’s or
Its
• You called that dog Rover. How’d you know __
name?
It’s or
Its
• You called that dog Rover. How’d you know __
name?
It’s or
Its
• ___ a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a
beautiful day for a neighbor…
It’s or
Its
• ___ a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a
beautiful day for a neighbor…
It’s or
Its
• How can you complain that ___ raining when you
should be happy to be alive!
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It’s or
Its
• How can you complain that ___ raining when you
should be happy to be alive!
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It’s or
Its
• Concerning the “Its” of Monty Python’s famous
opening; ___ rather a fine opening for the show!
It’s or
Its
• Concerning the “Its” of Monty Python’s famous
opening; ___ rather a fine opening for the show!
It’s or
Its
• Why is ___ door dented? It’s supposed to be a
brand new car.
It’s or
Its
• Why is ___ door dented? It’s supposed to be a
brand new car.
It’s or
Its
• The door is dented because __ not a brand new
car.
It’s or
Its
• The door is dented because __ not a brand new
car.
It’s or
Its
• For __ price, you would think it’s a new car.
It’s or
Its
• For __ price, you would think it’s a new car.
It’s or
Its
• Once ___ driven off the lot, you’ll find out how
well it handles.
It’s or
Its
• Once ___ driven off the lot, you’ll find out how
well it handles.
It’s or
Its
• They all say that ___ warranty is the finest on the
market.
It’s or
Its
• They all say that ___ warranty is the finest on the
market.
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