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2 | Subject | Posessive | Posessive | Object |
3 | Pronoun | Pronoun | Adjective | Pronoun |
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5 | Singular: | |||
6 | I have this. | This is mine | It is my book. | The teacher sees me. |
7 | You have this. | This is yours. | It is your book. | The teacher sees you. |
8 | He has this. | This is his. | It is his book. | The teacher sees him. |
9 | She has this. | This is hers. | It is her book. | The teacher sees her. |
10 | It has this. | This is its. | It is its book. | The teacher sees it. |
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12 | Plural: | |||
13 | We have this. | This is ours. | It is our book. | The teacher sees us. |
14 | You (all) have this. | This is yours. | It is your book. | The teacher sees you. |
15 | They have this. | This is theirs. | It is their book. | The teacher sees them. |
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18 | Archaic | ("Thou" was singular, "You" was plural) | ||
19 | Thou hast this. | This is thine. | It is thy book. | The teacher sees thee. |
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21 | Southern Dialect | |||
22 | You (singular) | Y'all (plural) | ||
23 | Y'all have this. | This is y'alls. | It is y'alls book. | The teacher sees y'all. |
24 | This belongs to y'all. | This book belongs to y'all. | ||
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27 | It's All Hizzzz | |||
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29 | Buster Bumble Bee goes "Buzzz'" | |||
30 | He's proud of his black and yellow fuzz. | |||
31 | He says the field belongs to him. | |||
32 | He chooses a flower on any whim. | |||
33 | Gathering pollen, well that's his biz. | |||
34 | As for the flowers, they all are his. | |||
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37 | It All Belongs to Herrrrr | |||
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39 | Felina Cat goes purrr, purr, purr. | |||
40 | She's proud of her soft and silky fur. | |||
41 | The house and its things belong to her. | |||
42 | Including a mouse, should one occur. | |||
43 | They all are hers, should she prefer | |||
44 | And even the dog, too, must concur. | |||
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