Definition of Possessive Pronouns: Examples and Uses in 8th Grade ELA

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔑 A possessive pronoun shows ownership.
• 🙋 Common possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.
• ✍️ Possessive pronouns replace possessive nouns (e.g., John's becomes his).
• 🚫 Possessive pronouns DO NOT use apostrophes (e.g., its, not it's).
• 🤝 They stand alone and are not followed by a noun (unlike possessive adjectives like 'my' or 'your').
• 🧐 *Mine* refers to something belonging to *me*.
• 🤓 *Yours* refers to something belonging to *you*.
• 🤩 *His* refers to something belonging to *him*.
• 😎 *Hers* refers to something belonging to *her*.
• 🤖 *Its* refers to something belonging to *it*.
• 🥰 *Ours* refers to something belonging to *us*.
• 🥳 *Theirs* refers to something belonging to *them*.

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following sentences uses a possessive pronoun correctly?
   1. The book is hers'.
   2. The book is her's.
   3. The book is hers.
   4. The book is her.
2. Identify the possessive pronoun in the following sentence: "The victory was truly theirs after all their hard work."
   1. victory
   2. truly
   3. theirs
   4. hard work
3. Which sentence does NOT contain a possessive pronoun?
   1. Is this pencil mine?
   2. The cat licked its paws.
   3. Their house is very big.
   4. That beautiful car is hers.
4. Choose the sentence where the possessive pronoun 'its' is used correctly.
   1. The dog wagged it's tail happily.
   2. The company announced it's new policy.
   3. The bird built its nest in the tree.
   4. The team celebrated it's victory.
5. Which of the following correctly uses a possessive pronoun?
   1. This is your's.
   2. That must be mine's.
   3. Everything in this room is ours.
   4. It's theirs'.
6. Select the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of the possessive pronoun 'yours'.
   1. Is this backpack your's?
   2. The decision is completely your's to make.
   3. This amazing drawing must be yours.
   4. Are these books belongs to your's?
7. Complete the sentence with the correct possessive pronoun: "That jacket isn't __________, it belongs to my brother."
   1. mine
   2. my
   3. me
   4. I