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

• 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. I own• That is his book. He owns• That is her book. She owns

•But the List goes on…

So Simple…Possessive Pronouns are little words that mean ownership.

• Examples beside : My, his, herYour, Their, Its, Whose

So Simple…Possessive Pronouns are little words that mean ownership.

• Examples beside : My, his, herYour, 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 You’re = You are• Their They’re = They are• Its It’s = It is•Whose Who’s = Who is

A Contraction always uses an Apostrophe

• That is your book. You own Possessive Pronoun You’re a fine fellow. = You are Contraction

• This is their book. They own Possessive Pronoun They’re good boys. = They are Contraction

• That is its bowl. It owns Possessive Pronoun • It’s a miracle = it is Contraction

• Whose bowl is it? Who owns Possessive Pronoun • Who’s asleep? = Who is 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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