Possessive and Reflective Pronouns

1. Possessive and Reflective Pronouns Theme Four Lesson 17

2. Possessive Pronouns Before a Noun • Shows ownership • Takes the place of a possessive noun • These possessive pronouns must be used before another noun. • my • your • his • her • its • our • their

3. Let’s Practice • Find the possessive pronouns: Eva showed her story to Alexis. I will show you my story later. Is the limo belonging to you in the parking lot?

4. Possessive Pronouns that Stand Alone • Shows ownership • Takes the place of a possessive noun • These possessive pronouns can stand alone • mine • yours • his • hers • its • ours • theirs

5. Let’s Practice • Find the possessive pronouns: Which notebook is hers? Tonya and Margie left theirs at home. I can’t remember which car is insert a pronoun that refers to my car.

6. Reflexive Pronouns • used when a direct object or object of a preposition is the same as the subject • singular reflexive pronouns end with –self • plural reflexive pronouns end with -selves myself yourself himself herself itself yourself ourselves themselves

7. Let’s Practice • Find the reflexive pronouns: He hurt himself by tripping on the red ball. If you don’t respect yourself, others won’t respect you. The neighbors treated __________ to dinner at the new café. I disappointed ___________ by not writing down all the details. Do you two want to eat with us, or by ___________?

8. The End