Possessive pronouns

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS;WHOSE

BY: HUSSAIN AL-GHAWI

What it is a pronoun?

• A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun in a sentence, making the

subject a person or a thing. 

• Possessive pronouns are pronouns that demonstrate ownerships.

WHOSE PUPPY IS IT?

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POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE

Possessive adjective

Noun

That is

My

Car. Your

His

Her

Our

Your

Their

Possessive pronoun

That car is

Mine

Yours

His

Hers

Ours

Yours

Theirs

NOTES1. Use a possessive pronoun in place of a possessive adjective + noun

A: Is this your phone?

B: it’s her phone. = it’s hers

2. When a possessive pronoun replace a singular noun, use the singular form of the verb

• This is my book. Hers is on the desk.

• These are my keys. His are on the desk.

NOTE

• Do not put a noun after a possessive pronoun.

• The book is mine.

• That is mine book (not correct)

NOTE 2

• Possessive pronoun are used to make comparisons.

• Example:

- Edgar’s house is bigger than mine.

- My car is older than yours.

Wh-Questions with Whose

Questions with whosewhose Noun

WhoseCar Did you take?Idea Was it?Book Is this

Answers We took Sara's car

It was mineIt’s Brent's.

RULES

1. We often use whose + noun for questions about possession

A: Whose computer is this?

B: it is gemma’s

2. It is not necessary to state the noun when it is understand by both the speaker and the listener.

A: look at that beautiful car in the parking lot.

B: whose is it?

• Or

A: whose are these?

B: they’re mine.

3. Be careful!

Whose and who’s (who is), sound the same.A: whose apartment is best for party?B: tom’s is

• OrA: who’s your favorite classmate?B: tom is

4. Be careful about the word order in questions with whose + noun- Questions about a subject?

A: whose car goes faster?Carl’s does.

- Question about an objectA: whose car did you take?B: we took sally’s