Possessive pronouns

 

Possessive pronouns are words which we use them instead of nouns and show ownership or relation.

• That pen is mine.
• This book is yours.
• That car is theirs.

Singular	Personal pronoun	Possessive adjectives	Possessive pronouns
	I	my	mine
	You	your	yours
	He	his	his
	She	her	hers
	It	its	its
Plural	We	our	ours
	You	your	yours
	They	their	theirs

As the subject of a sentence

• I don’t like your bike. Mine is better.

As the object of a sentence

• My car isn’t as new as yours.

 

Do not use ‘s after this type of pronouns

• ꭗ The idea was her’s.
• √ The idea was hers.
• ꭗ A tree is known by it’s fruit.
• √ A tree is known by its fruit.

 

Do not use a possessive pronoun before a noun

• ꭗ Which table is ours table?
• √ Which table is ours?
• ꭗ Lot of ours friends are coming.
• √ Lot of our friends are coming.

 

possessive pronouns are the same for singular and plural nouns

• Is this your house? – Yes, it’s mine.
• Whose keys are these? – Those are mine.

 

How to replace the possessive adjective + noun with a possessive pronoun

• If you don’t have a car, you can borrow my car. 
• If you don’t have a car, you can borrow mine. 
• Jim bought a new car just like your car.
• Jim bought a new car just like yours.
• My pen is black and his pen is blue.
• My pen is black and his is blue.
• This is my passport. Her passport is in the bag.
• This is my passport. Hers is in the bag.
• Their house is big and our house is not so big.
• Their house is big and ours is not so big.
• Our clock has stopped, but their clock is working.
• Our clock has stopped, but theirs is working.

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