Hey What s a Possessive Pronoun Duh What s a

Hey, What’s a Possessive Pronoun? Duh, What’s a Contraction? Note: What’s = What is At slide 12 …Drilling Your vs. You’re

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 • • 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. It owns (the dog’s) • Whose bowl is it? 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 Possessive Pronoun Contraction • Whose bowl is it? • Who’s asleep? Who owns Possessive Pronoun = Who is Contraction

TIME TO DRILL, BABY, DRILL

Your or • How’s __ father? You’re

Your or • I hope that ___ doing well. You’re

Your or You’re • Do ___ feet hurt after a long run?

Your or You’re • If __ running a long way, your feet may hurt.

Your or • ___ sure you’re feeling well? You’re

Your or You’re • If you’re truly sorry, then __ apology is accepted.

Your or You’re • Don’t tell me __ problems; I have enough of my own.

Your or You’re • Since __ always complaining, no one really listens to you

Your or You’re • If ___ truly sorry, then you can buy me a pizza.

Your or You’re • You’re your father’s son and you’re ___ mother’s husband, Oedipus.

The End, Fini, Exodus