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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:

  1. This is my laptop. It’s ___. (mine/my)
  2. That’s your coffee. It’s ___. (your/yours)
  3. That is her phone. It’s ___. (hers/her)
  4. These are our books. They’re ___. (ours/our)
  5. This is their dog. It’s ___. (their/theirs)