Personal Pronouns Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns

• A possessive pronoun is a pronoun that shows who or what has something. A possessive pronoun may take the place of a possessive noun.
• Read the following sentences. Notice the possessive nouns and the possessive pronouns that replace them.

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Possessive Pronouns

• Homer’s story is famous.
• His story is famous.
• This story is Homer’s.
• This story is his.
• Possessive nouns are in green. Possessive pronouns are in red.

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Possessive Pronouns

• Possessive pronouns have two forms. One form is used before a noun. The other form is used alone.

• ours
• yours
• theirs

• mine
• yours
• his, hers, its

• Used
• alone

• our
• your
• their

• my
• your
• his, her, its

• Used before nouns

• Plural

• Singular

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Possessive Pronouns

• Possessive pronouns are not written with apostrophes. The pronoun its, for example, shows possession. The word it’s, on the other hand, is a contraction of it is. Read the following sentences. Notice the meaning of the words in red type.
• Its central character is Odysseus. (possessive pronoun)
• It’s about the adventures of Odysseus. (contraction of It is)

Indefinite Pronouns

• An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that does not refer to a particular person, place, or thing.
• Does anyone know the story of Midas?
• Most indefinite pronouns are either singular or plural.

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