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How to use this lesson

For Teachers:

• Teach this quick 12-minute lesson by reviewing the 4 clear grammar rules with your students.

• Check answers together after learners complete the 12 art-themed practice tasks below.

For Learners:

• Read the 4 easy rules and check the sample sentences carefully first.

• Complete the 12 practice questions to test your knowledge step by step.

Possessive pronouns

Art Class • A1 Grammar

Learn how to show who owns an item without repeating words in your sentences.

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Sentence Pattern

"This blue crayon is mine."

Why this works: Use mine to replace my crayon so you do not repeat the word crayon.

🎨 4 Simple Rules for Possessive Pronouns

Stand Alone

Words like mine, yours, his, hers, ours, and theirs stand alone in place of my / your / his / her / our / their + noun that people already know.

Example 1: The crayon is mine.
(means: The crayon is my crayon)

Example 2: The palette is hers.

No Noun After

Words like my, your, her, our and their go before a noun, but mine, yours, hers, ours, and theirs never have a noun after them.

✅ Right: That brush is mine.

❌ Wrong: That is mine brush.

Example 2: Is that hat yours?

No Apostrophe

The words yours, hers, ours, and theirs have no apostrophe ('). Always write yours, not your's.

✅ Right: These paints are ours.

❌ Wrong: These paints are our's.

Example 2: This glitter is yours.

Choose by Owner

Match the word to the owner: his for one boy or man, hers for one girl or woman, ours when you are one of the owners, and theirs when the owners are two or more other people.

Example 1: That easel is theirs.

Example 2: The sticky glue is his.

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Practice Time (12 Questions)

Part 1 • Choose Correct (owner)

Question 1: Which sentence correctly talks about the paint palette?

____ a. The colorful palette is mine. ____ b. The colorful palette is mine palette. ____ c. The colorful palette is my.

Part 1 • Choose Correct (girl)

Question 2: Which sentence correctly talks about the jar of glitter?

____ a. This bright glitter is her's. ____ b. This bright glitter is hers. ____ c. This bright glitter is hers glitter.

Part 1 • Choose Correct (group)

Question 3: Which sentence correctly talks about the wooden easel?

____ a. That tall easel is theirs easel. ____ b. That tall easel is their's. ____ c. That tall easel is theirs.

Part 2 • Rewrite Sentence (owner)

Question 4: Rewrite the sentence with one word instead of the words in brackets.

The pencil sharpener is (my sharpener).

The pencil sharpener is ____ .

Part 2 • Rewrite Sentence (group)

Question 5: Rewrite the sentence with one word instead of the words in brackets.

This sticky glue is (our sticky glue).

This sticky glue is ____ .

Part 2 • Rewrite Sentence (twins)

Question 6: Rewrite the sentence with one word instead of the words in brackets.

The twins spilled paint. The mess is (their mess).

The mess is ____ .

Part 3 • Fill In The Gap (girl)

Question 7: Fill in the blank with the correct possessive pronoun.

Mia has a jar of paint. Tom wants to dip his brush in it, but the jar is ____ .

Part 3 • Fill In The Gap (group)

Question 8: Fill in the blank with the correct possessive pronoun.

We will blend our colors together on this canvas because it is ____ .

Part 3 • Fill In The Gap (you)

Question 9: Fill in the blank with the correct possessive pronoun.

You left a dark stain on the table! Is this art apron ____ ?

Part 4 • Error Correction (apostrophe)

Question 10: Fix the mistake in this message to a friend.

"Hi Sam! I found a blue tool after class. Is it your's?"

Write the correct single word for "your's": ____

Part 4 • Error Correction (boy)

Question 11: Fix the repeated words in this message to a friend.

"Hey Anna, Ben left his art box. Are these paints his paints?"

Replace "his paints" with ONE correct word: ____

Part 4 • Error Correction (girl)

Question 12: Fix the mistake in this message to a friend.

"Look at the art desk! Are those colorful crayons hers crayons?"

Write the correct word to replace "hers crayons": ____

Possessive Pronouns

How to use this lesson

Possessive pronouns

🎨 4 Simple Rules for Possessive Pronouns

Stand Alone

No Noun After

No Apostrophe

Choose by Owner

Practice Time (12 Questions)

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