Lesson 23

Parts of Speech - Pronouns

Some personal pronounsPersonal pronouns refer to (1) the speaker or speakers, (2) those spoken to, or (3) those spoken about.  Source: Lesson 21 are called possessives because they show whose something is.  They are the following pronouns: my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, and theirs.

Example:
The money is mine.
(Mine tells whose money it is.)

 
 
 

Instructions: Find the possessive pronouns in the following sentences.

1. The new car is his.

2. Yours will be here tomorrow.

3. I like theirs best.

4. Should we go for a ride in his or hers?