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Hey, What’s a Possessive Pronoun?
Duh, What’s a Contraction?
Note: What’s = What is
At slide 12 …Drilling Their vs. They’re
Hey, What’s a Possessive Pronoun?Duh, What’s a Contraction?
At slide 12: Drills Their vs. They’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. 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
Their or They’re
• If ___ questions are too hard, don’t just make up any old answer. Admit your lack of knowledge.
Their or They’re
• If ___ questions are too hard, don’t just make up any old answer. Admit your lack of knowledge.
Their or They’re
• How are ___ pizza pies? I hear they make the best in town.
Their or They’re
• How are ___ pizza pies? I hear they make the best in town.
Their or They’re
• If ___ the best pizzas, then I’ll always get my pies there.
Their or They’re
• If ___ the best pizzas, then I’ll always get my pies there.
Their or They’re
• Watch your agreement! When you use “students” you must say “___ skills.”
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Their or They’re
• Watch your agreement! When you use “students” you must say “___ skills.”
Their or They’re
• Why is it that ____ coming in late and no one is fussing to the principal?
Their or They’re
• Why is it that ____ coming in late and no one is fussing to the principal?
Their or They’re
• If they did ______ homework, they’ll do well on the test.
Their or They’re
• If they did ______ homework, they’ll do well on the test.
Their or They’re
• He went to her house, ______ studying together for the mid term there.
Their or They’re
• He went to her house, ______ studying together for the mid term there.
Their or They’re
• The television there distracted from _____ study time on the English Mid Term.
Their or They’re
• The television there distracted from _____ study time on the English Mid Term.
Their or They’re
• ______ going to do well on the quiz, since they did all the drills.
Their or They’re
• ______ going to do well on the quiz, since they did all the drills.
Their or They’re
• They said that instead of doing their homework, _______ cheating by copying someone else’s.
Their or They’re
• They said that instead of doing their homework, _______ cheating by copying someone else’s.
The End.