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Possessive Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns. Grammar Essential. 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 Pronouns

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  1. Possessive Pronouns Grammar Essential

  2. 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. • Possessive pronouns must be accompanied by definite articles. (el, la, los, las) • Except when the possessive pronouns follow the verb ser.

  3. Possessive Pronouns • Possessive pronouns must agree in number and gender with the noun they are replacing.

  4. 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.

  5. Possesive Adjectives Remember the possesive adjectives: My – mi(s) Your (s. fam.) – tu(s) His, Her, Your (s. form) – su(s) Our – nuestro(a)(s) Their, Your (pl. form) – su(s)

  6. Possessive Pronouns • Mine (know the gender and number of the noun you are replacing). • El mío (m.s) • La mía (f.s) • Los míos (m.pl) • Las mías (f.pl) Ejemplo: • Adjective: My book is on the table Milibroestá en la mesa. • Pronoun: Mine is on the table. El míoestá en la mesa.

  7. Possessive Pronouns • Yours [fam.s] (know the gender and number of the noun you are replacing). • El tuyo (m.s) • La tuya (f.s) • Los tuyos (m.pl) • Las tuyas (f.pl) Ejemplo: • Adjective: Your book is on the table Tulibroestá en la mesa. • Pronoun: Yours is on the table. El tuyoestá en la mesa.

  8. Possessive Pronouns • His, Hers, Theirs, Yours [form.] (know the gender and number of the noun you are replacing). • El suyo (m.s) • La suya (f.s) • Los suyos (m.pl) • Las suyas (f.pl) Ejamplo: • Adjective: Your book is on the table Su libroestá en la mesa. • Pronoun: Yours is on the table. El suyoestá en la mesa.

  9. Continued- his, hers, theirs, yours [form] • Adjective: His book is on the table Su libroestá en la mesa. • Pronoun: His is on the table. El suyoestá en la mesa. • Adjective: Her book is on the table Su libroestá en la mesa. • Pronoun: Hers is on the table. El suyoestá en la mesa. • Adjective: Their book is on the table Su libroestá en la mesa. • Pronoun: Theirs is on the table. El suyoestá en la mesa.

  10. Possessive Pronouns • Ours (know the gender and number of the noun you are replacing). • El nuestro (m.s) • La nuestra (f.s) • Los nuestros (m.pl) • Las nuestras (f.pl) Ejemplo: • Adjective: Our book is on the table Nuestrolibroestá en la mesa. • Pronoun: Ours is on the table. El nuestroestá en la mesa.

  11. Possessive Pronouns • Yours (fam. pl.) (know the gender and number of the noun you are replacing). • El vuestro (m.s) • Lavuestra (f.s) • Los vuestros (m.pl) • Las vuestras (f.pl) Ejemplo: • Adjective: Your book is on the table Vuestrolibroestá en la mesa. • Pronoun: Yours is on the table. El vuestroestá en la mesa.

  12. Possessive Pronouns • When possessive pronouns follow any form of ser, do not use the definite articles. • Examples: • Son mías=They are mine. (shirts-las camisas)” • El carro es tuyo=The car is yours.” • Es suyo=It’s his/hers/yours.”

  13. 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.

  14. Practice- Answers • Tucocheesverde • El tuyoesverde. • Su casa es la tercera casa. • La suyaes la tercera casa. • Nuestramochilaesvieja. • La nuestraesvieja. • Susrevistasestán en el sofá. • Las suyasestán en el sofá.

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