Possessive Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns - Exercises

1. Possessive determiners (used before a noun)

2. Possessive pronouns (used instead of a noun)

Explanation

1. Possessive Determiners

We use possessive determiners before a noun.

Examples:

• This is my jacket.

• She forgot her phone.

• We like our new teacher.

2. Possessive Pronouns

We use possessive pronouns instead of a noun, so we do not repeat the noun.

Example:

• This is my bag.

• That one is mine.

“Mine” replaces my bag.

Possessive Forms

Note: its is usually not used alone as a possessive pronoun.

Examples

1. My / Mine

• This is my seat.

• The blue seat is mine.

2. Your / Yours

• Is this your umbrella?

• No, the black one is yours.
  
  

3. His / His

• That is his bike.

• The red bike is his.
  
  

4. Her / Hers

• I borrowed her notebook.

• The green notebook is hers.
  
  

5. Our / Ours

• This is our classroom.

• The big classroom is ours.
  
  

6. Their / Theirs

• I like their garden.

• The beautiful garden is theirs.

How to Remember

• Possessive determiners → before nouns

• my car

• your phone

• their house

• Possessive pronouns → replace nouns

• The car is mine.

• The phone is yours.

• The house is theirs.