Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring Grammar - Muschla Gary Robert 2010
Astronauts
Possessive pronouns
Pronouns
Possessive pronouns show who or what owns something. They take the place of possessive nouns. Unlike possessive nouns, possessive pronouns do not have apostrophes.
✵ The following are possessive pronouns: my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, and theirs.
✵ Some possessive pronouns are used with nouns in sentences: my, your, his, her, its, our, and their.
Your pen is on the table.
Where are my books?
He found his book.
Her car is in the driveway.
Their house is on Main Street.
✵ Some possessive pronouns are used alone: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs.
That math book is his.
That coat is hers.
That folder is yours.
Hers is on the desk.
That house is theirs.
✵ Do not confuse possessive pronouns with pronoun contractions.
4.10 Astronauts
The word astronauts comes from ancient Greek. What is the original meaning of astronauts?
To answer the question, find the possessive pronoun in each set of words below. Write the letter of the possessive pronoun in the space above its line number at the bottom of the page. You will need to divide the letters into words.
