Possessive Pronouns and Contractions

 
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Possessive Pronouns vs. Contractions
 
Possessive Pronouns
 
- Writers often mistake possessive pronouns for contractions.
 
- These are possessive pronouns: 
its, her, his, our, mine, their, whose 
and 
your
.
 
- Remember, the possessive pronouns do not require apostrophes.
 
- Other common possessive personal pronouns include 
his, hers, yours, ours, theirs
,
and 
mine.
 
Contractions
 
-
The following are contractions: 
it’s
 (
it is
 and 
it has
) 
they’re
 (
they are
), 
who’s (who
is), 
and
 you’re (you are)
.
 
-
Remember, a contraction is a shortened form of a word or words in which the
omitted letters are replaced by an apostrophe.
 
- Also, remember that contractions are often too informal for some academic and
professional writing.
 
Pronunciation
 
Words that have similar sounds are called homophones.  Examples of
homophones include the following: 
their, they’re, 
and 
there.
   Because
these words sound similar, people often spell these words in their
sentences incorrectly.
 
Incorrect:  
Their 
were no questions following the speaker’s address.
Incorrect:  
They’re
 were no questions following the speaker’s address.
Correct:  
There
 were no questions following the speaker’s address.
 
Practice!
 
This situation, difficult though it was, was 
their’s
 to make.
theirs
 
Their
 were no questions following the speaker’s address.
there
 
Whose
 leading the workshops today, and 
whose
 missing from the list of workshop
speakers?
Who’s / who’s
 
More Practice!
 
The house is 
mines
, the car is 
your’s
, but the bank account is 
our’s
.
mine
 / 
yours
 / 
ours
 
 
That helmet is 
her’s
, but the bike is 
your’s
.
hers / yours
 
That’s all, folks!
 
This lesson is part of the UWF Writing Lab Grammar Mini-Lesson
Series
Lessons adapted from 
Real Good Grammar, Too
 by Mamie Webb
Hixon
To find out more, visit the Writing Lab’s 
website
 where you can 
take a
self-scoring quiz 
corresponding to this lesson
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Learn about possessive pronouns like its, her, his, our, and contractions such as it's, they're, who's, and the importance of correctly using them in writing to avoid errors. Practice examples to reinforce understanding.

  • Grammar
  • Possessive Pronouns
  • Contractions
  • Language
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  1. UWF Writing Lab Possessive Pronouns vs. Contractions

  2. Possessive Pronouns - Writers often mistake possessive pronouns for contractions. - These are possessive pronouns: its, her, his, our, mine, their, whose and your. - Remember, the possessive pronouns do not require apostrophes. - Other common possessive personal pronouns include his, hers, yours, ours, theirs, and mine.

  3. Contractions - The following are contractions: it s (it is and it has) they re (they are), who s (who is), and you re (you are). - Remember, a contraction is a shortened form of a word or words in which the omitted letters are replaced by an apostrophe. - Also, remember that contractions are often too informal for some academic and professional writing.

  4. Pronunciation Words that have similar sounds are called homophones. Examples of homophones include the following: their, they re, and there. Because these words sound similar, people often spell these words in their sentences incorrectly. Incorrect: Their were no questions following the speaker s address. Incorrect: They re were no questions following the speaker s address. Correct: There were no questions following the speaker s address.

  5. Practice! This situation, difficult though it was, was their s to make. theirs Their were no questions following the speaker s address. there Whose leading the workshops today, and whose missing from the list of workshop speakers? Who s / who s

  6. More Practice! The house is mines, the car is your s, but the bank account is our s. mine / yours / ours That helmet is her s, but the bike is your s. hers / yours

  7. Thats all, folks! This lesson is part of the UWF Writing Lab Grammar Mini-Lesson Series Lessons adapted from Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon To find out more, visit the Writing Lab s website where you can take a self-scoring quiz corresponding to this lesson

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