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Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. Pronouns that
take the place of singular nouns are singular pronouns. I, me,
he, she, him, her, and it are singular pronouns. The pronoun I is
always capitalized.
Singular Pronoun James was born. He was born.
Pronouns that take the place of plural nouns are plural pronouns.
We, us, they, and them are plural pronouns.
Plural Pronoun The horses pulled his wagon. They pulled his
wagon.
You can be used as a singular and a plural pronoun.
James, you must learn not to take risks.
Children, do you know how to play basketball?
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Possessive Pronouns
Some pronouns show who or what owns, or possesses, something.
This kind of pronoun is a possessive pronoun.
Possessive Pronouns My, mine, your, yours, her, hers, his, its,
our, ours, their, and theirs are possessive
pronouns.
Ill look at your rock collection, and then you look at mine.
Directions Choose the possessive pronoun in ( ) that could replace the underlined
words in each sentence. Write the sentence.
6. There are white cliffs in England, and the cliffs color comes from limestone. (their, its)
7. One beautiful area in Arizona stands out because the areas rocks are red. (their, its)
8. We took a road through the mountains, and the mountains colors amazed us. (our, their)
9. The rocks on your side were yellow, while the rocks on my side were orange. (mine,
yours)
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