Possessive Pronouns

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Possessive Pronouns

• Grammar Essential 104

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Possessive Pronouns

• What are possessive pronouns?
• They are pronouns which show ownership.
• Possessive adjectives describe the noun.
• Possessive pronouns take the place of the noun.

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Possessive Adjective v. Pronouns

• Adjective My book is on the table
• Pronoun Mine is on the table.
• Adjective Your car is green.
• Pronoun Yours is green.
• Adjective Their house is the third house.
• Pronoun Theirs is the third house.

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Possessive Pronouns

• Mine (know the gender and number of the noun you
  are replacing).
• mío (m.s)
• mía (f.s)
• míos (m.pl)
• mías (f.pl)
• Ejamplo
• Adjective My book is on the table
• Mi libro está en la mesa.
• Pronoun Mine is on the table.
• Mío está en la mesa.

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Possessive Pronouns

• Yours fam.s (know the gender and number of the
  noun you are replacing).
• tuyo (m.s)
• tuya (f.s)
• tuyos (m.pl)
• tuyas (f.pl)
• Ejamplo
• Adjective Your book is on the table
• Tu libro está en la mesa.
• Pronoun Yours is on the table.
• Tuyo está en la mesa.

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Possessive Pronouns

• His, Hers, Theirs, Yours form. (know the gender
  and number of the noun you are replacing).
• suyo (m.s)
• suya (f.s)
• suyos (m.pl)
• suyas (f.pl)
• Ejamplo
• Adjective Your book is on the table
• Su libro está en la mesa.
• Pronoun Yours is on the table.
• Suyo está en la mesa.

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Continued- his, hers, theirs, yours form

• Adjective His book is on the table
• Su libro está en la mesa.
• Pronoun His is on the table.
• Suyo está en la mesa.
• Adjective Her book is on the table
• Su libro está en la mesa.
• Pronoun Hers is on the table.
• Suyo está en la mesa.
• Adjective Their book is on the table
• Su libro está en la mesa.
• Pronoun Theirs is on the table.
• Suyo está en la mesa.

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Possessive Pronouns

• Ours (know the gender and number of the noun you
  are replacing).
• nuestro (m.s)
• nuestra (f.s)
• nuestros (m.pl)
• nuestras (f.pl)
• Ejamplo
• Adjective Our book is on the table
• Nuestro libro está en la mesa.
• Pronoun Ours is on the table.
• Nuestro está en la mesa.

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Possessive Pronouns

• Yours (fam. pl.) (know the gender and number of
  the noun you are replacing).
• vuestro (m.s)
• vuestra (f.s)
• vuestros (m.pl)
• vuestras (f.pl)
• Ejamplo
• Adjective Your book is on the table
• Vuestro libro está en la mesa.
• Pronoun Yours is on the table.
• Vuestro está en la mesa.

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Practice

• Your (fam.) car is green.
• Yours (fam.) is green.
• Their house is the third house.
• Theirs is the third house.
• Our backpack is old.
• Ours is old.
• His magazines are on the sofa.
• His are on the sofa.

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Practice- Answers

• Tu coche es verde
• Tuyo es verde.
• Su casa es la tercera casa.
• Suya es la tercera casa.
• Nuestra mochila es vieja.
• Nuestra es vieja.
• Sus revistas están en el sofá.
• Suyas están en el sofá.

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Worksheet

• Due tomorrow!
• Words that you dont know are probably spelling
  words.