Understanding Possessive Pronouns

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Understanding Possessive Pronouns

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson you should be able to understand the use of mine, yours, his, hers, theirs, and ours in a sentence.

Introduce the learning objective and explain how it will be achieved.

What do you already know about possessive pronouns?

What are Possessive Pronouns?

Define and give examples of possessive pronouns in a sentence.

What are Possessive Pronouns?

Possessive pronouns are used to show ownership or possession of a noun.

Define and give examples of possessive pronouns in a sentence.

Mine

Mine is used to show that something belongs to the speaker.

Give examples and ask students to create their own sentences using mine.

Yours

Yours is used to show that something belongs to the person spoken to.

Give examples and ask students to create their own sentences using yours.

His

His is used to show that something belongs to a male person or thing.

Give examples and ask students to create their own sentences using his.

Hers

Hers is used to show that something belongs to a female person or thing.

Give examples and ask students to create their own sentences using hers.

Theirs

Theirs is used to show that something belongs to multiple people or things.

Give examples and ask students to create their own sentences using theirs.

Ours

Ours is used to show that something belongs to the speaker and one or more other people.

Give examples and ask students to create their own sentences using ours.

Which of the following phrases means 'belonging to you'?

1. of theirs
2. of yours
3. of ours
4. of mine

Which sentence uses 'of yours' correctly?

1. I think this is one of mines.
2. Is this one of theirs or of yours?
3. That book is one of yours, right?
4. This belongs to yours truly.

Which of these sentences uses 'of theirs' correctly?

1. She asked for a pen of theirs, but they didn't have any.
2. I saw them at the party, but I didn't talk to any of theirs.
3. These are shoes of theirs that they left behind.
4. I borrowed a book of theirs and forgot to return it.

What is the correct usage of 'of his' in the following sentence: The car is ___ color.

1. of his favorite
2. of his father
3. of his dog
4. of his birthday

What is the correct form of the possessive pronoun for the plural noun 'dogs'?

1. Their
2. They're
3. There
4. Theirs

Which of the following sentences uses the possessive pronoun 'theirs' correctly?

1. There are many reasons why they decided to move.
2. The car parked in front of the house is theirs.
3. They're going to take the dog for a walk.
4. Their favorite color is blue.

Which of the following sentences is incorrect?

1. That watch is for me.
2. That watch is mine.
3. That watch is of mine.
4. The watch belongs to me.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.