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Possessive Pronouns and
contractions
Identifying Possessive Pronouns:
Possessive form- Personal pronouns do not take an apostrophe because they
already show ownership; the words themselves change form.
Possessive Pronouns
First Person Singular: my, mine
First Person Plural: Our, ours
Second person singular: you, yours
Second person plural: you, yours
Third person singular: his her, hers its
Third person plural: their, theirs
By adding an apostrophe (') and s to a noun, you show 0wnership.
However, the possessive forms of the pronouns he and she--his, her, hers,
respectively- stand in for the possessive noun in the following example
without an apostrophe:
That textbook belongs to Jaime.
That is Jaime's textbook. (Needs an apostrophe)
That textbook is Jaime's. (Needs an apostrophe)
That textbook belongs to him. (Do not need an apostrophe)
That is his textbook. (Do not need an apostrophe)
That textbook is his. (Do not need an apostrophe)
First person possessive pronouns
First person singular possessive pronouns are my and mine; their plural
forms are our and ours.
For example.
My brother gave our mother a bouquet.
The victory was theirs.
Marvin's car is larger than mine.
Our business flourished after theirs went bankrupt.
The Smith's apartment is bigger than ours.
The horse taped its hoof on the ground.
I wish that Ferrari were mine.
He did not see his picture on the paper .
How old is your sister?
My brothers borrowed my car last night.
Would your like to come to my party? Your timecard should be signed each
month.
The old airplane blew its engine due to harsh over use.
Their house is smaller than ours.
Contractions:
A contraction, a combination of two words that often appear together, is
made by omitting one or more letters.
Two words: it is, you are, they are, we are, do not, would have
Contraction: it's, you're, they're, we're, don't, would've
The omitted letter( s) in a contraction are signified by an apostrophe.
When trying to decide whether to use pronouns especially: your , its, and
their, ask yourself, "Can I substitute the pronoun with the words you,
are, it is and they are?" If so, use the contractions; if not use the
possessive pronoun.
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