Possessive Pronouns (mine, yours, hers)
📘 Possessive Pronouns (mine, yours, hers...)
Possessive pronouns are used to show ownership and replace a noun that has already been mentioned.
1️⃣ Possessive Pronouns List
Subject Pronoun | Possessive Pronoun |
---|---|
I | mine |
you | yours |
he | his |
she | hers |
it | its* |
we | ours |
they | theirs |
*Note: "its" is rarely used as a possessive pronoun.
2️⃣ Examples in Sentences
- This book is mine.
- That phone is yours.
- The red car is his.
- The keys are hers.
- This seat is ours.
- Those toys are theirs.
3️⃣ Possessive Adjective vs. Possessive Pronoun
Possessive Adjective | Example | Possessive Pronoun | Example |
---|---|---|---|
my | This is my bag. | mine | This bag is mine. |
your | Is that your pen? | yours | Is this pen yours? |
📝 Practice
Choose the correct possessive pronoun:
- This is my laptop. It’s ___. (mine/my)
- That’s your coffee. It’s ___. (your/yours)
- That is her phone. It’s ___. (hers/her)
- These are our books. They’re ___. (ours/our)
- This is their dog. It’s ___. (their/theirs)