what it is Possessive pronouns?

1. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS;
WHOSE
BY: HUSSAIN AL-GHAWI

2. 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.

3. WHOSE PUPPY IS IT?
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4. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE
Possessive adjective Noun
That is
My
Car.
Your
His
Her
Our
Your
Their

5. Possessive pronoun
That car is
Mine
Yours
His
Hers
Ours
Yours
Theirs

6. NOTES
1. 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.

7. NOTE
• Do not put a noun after a possessive pronoun.
• The book is mine.
• That is mine book (not correct)

8. NOTE 2
• Possessive pronoun are used to make comparisons.
• Example:
- Edgar’s house is bigger than mine.
- My car is older than yours.

9. Wh-Questions with Whose
Questions with whose
whose Noun
Whose
Car Did you take?
Idea Was it?
Book Is this
Answers
We took Sara's car
It was mine
It’s Brent's.

10. RULES
1. We often use whose + noun for questions about possession
A: Whose computer is this?
B: it is gemma’s

11. 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.

12. 3. Be careful!
Whose and who’s (who is), sound the same.
A: whose apartment is best for party?
B: tom’s is
• Or
A: who’s your favorite classmate?
B: tom is

13. 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 object
A: whose car did you take?
B: we took sally’s