1 Personal and Possessive Pronouns

2 What’s a Pronoun? Pronoun: a word used in place of a noun or another pronoun. Antecedent: the word that a pronoun stands for Example: The athlete extended a hand to his opponent. Pronoun: his Antecedent: athlete

3 Personal vs. PossessivePersonal pronouns change form Possessive pronouns show ownership or relationship.

4 Personal/Possessive PronounsPersonal Pronouns Singular Plural First person I, me (my, mine) We, us (our, ours) Second person You (your, yours) Third person He, him, she, her, it (his, her, hers, its) They, them (their, theirs)

5 Practice Examples John bought the car after he had saved some moneyPersonal: he/Antecedent: John Julia says that this is her book. Possessive: her/Antecedent: Julia Malcolm invited us to visit his parents at their cabin on the lake. Possessive: their/Antecedent: parents Possessive: his/Antecedent: Malcom