Diagramming Lesson 6
Possessive Pronouns
Possessive Pronoun - a pronoun (word that takes the place of a noun) that shows ownership
Example: My new car is a Honda. ("My" is a possessive pronoun. It takes the place of my name, and it shows ownership of the car. Here, "my" is being used as a modifier.)
Example: His is a Corvette. ("His" is a possessive pronoun. It takes the place of his name, and it also shows ownership. He owns something.)
Example: Those bikes are theirs. ("Theirs" is a possessive pronoun. It takes the place of their names, and in this sentence it shows ownership of the bikes.)
NOTE: When diagramming possessive pronouns, it is less important to identify the word as a possessive pronoun and more important to figure out the word's function in the sentence. Is the word acting as a subject, modifier, or predicate adjective? Doing so will help you diagram accurately.
Additional Practice Sentences
1) These prizes are hers.
2) Mine is broken.
3) Her dog is nice.
4) His quiet child is an obedient girl.
5) Your music is loud.
6) My parents are traveling.
7) Our teacher doesn't know.
8) The big stuffed unicorn is mine.
9) These shelves had been our old board games.
10) Our new neighbor was their old science teacher.