Possessive pronouns

• Possessive pronouns
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Possessive pronouns

1 Havo/VWO

Learning goals

Today we're going to learn about:

• what possessive pronouns are
• using possessive pronouns

Your fault

Into the Woods

But it isn't my fault,

I was given those beans!

You persuaded me to trade away

My cow for beans!

But our house was cursed.

She made us get your cow to get

The curse reversed!

So it's her fault!

 

So... how does this work?

When you want to explain who owns or has something, normal pronouns change a little

She made a mistake                    ->    it's her fault

We live in a really old house     ->    it's our house

They have an older brother      ->    it's their brother

I

you

she/he/it

we

you

they

my

your

her/his/its

our

your

their

Here is something weird though

Sarah has a book

• It's her book
• the book is hers

• It isn't my fault!
• the fault isn't mine

Here is something weird though

Sarah has a book

• It's her book
• the book is hers

• It isn't my fault!
• the fault isn't mine

if the thing you have or own is not next to the pronoun, it changes *again*!

I

you

she/he/it

we

you

they

my

your

her/his/its

our

your

their

mine

yours

hers/his/its

ours

yours

theirs

Practice!

This is _____ pen                        (she)

Is that _____ cat?                        (you)

Oh that book is _____!              (I)

We'll meet at _____ house       (we)

the mean dog is _____             (they)

Practice!

This is her pen                        (she)

Is that _____ cat?                        (you)

Oh that book is _____!              (I)

We'll meet at _____ house       (we)

the mean dog is _____             (they)

Practice!

This is her pen                        (she)

Is that your cat?                        (you)

Oh that book is _____!              (I)

We'll meet at _____ house       (we)

the mean dog is _____             (they)

Practice!

This is her pen                        (she)

Is that your cat?                        (you)

Oh that book is mine !              (I)

We'll meet at _____ house       (we)

the mean dog is _____             (they)

Practice!

This is her pen                        (she)

Is that your cat?                        (you)

Oh that book is mine!              (I)

We'll meet at our house       (we)

the mean dog is _____             (they)

This is her pen                        (she)

Is that your cat?                        (you)

Oh that book is mine!              (I)

We'll meet at our house       (we)

the mean dog is theirs           (they)

Learning goals

Today we learned about:

• what possessive pronouns are
• using possessive pronouns