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This document defines and provides examples of possessive pronouns. Possessive pronouns show ownership or possession, such as "mine", "yours", "his", "hers", "its", "ours", and "theirs". The document notes the difference between possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives. Possessive pronouns can function as subjects or subject complements, while possessive adjectives modify nouns. The document also reviews subject pronouns, possessive adjectives, possessive pronouns, reflexive pronouns, and object pronouns.

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Grammar: My English Pages

This document defines and provides examples of possessive pronouns. Possessive pronouns show ownership or possession, such as "mine", "yours", "his", "hers", "its", "ours", and "theirs". The document notes the difference between possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives. Possessive pronouns can function as subjects or subject complements, while possessive adjectives modify nouns. The document also reviews subject pronouns, possessive adjectives, possessive pronouns, reflexive pronouns, and object pronouns.

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PossessivePronouns
Definition
Apossessivepronounisapartofspeechthatattributesownershiptosomeoneorsomething.Likeanyotherpronoun,it
substitutesanounphraseandcanpreventitsrepetition.Forexample,inthephrase,"Theseglassesaremine,not
yours",thewords"mine"and"yours"arepossessivepronounsandstandfor"myglasses"and"yourglasses,"
respectively.

Examples

Thisisourhouse.It'sours.
Thisismybedroom.It'smine.
Thisismybrother'sbike.It'shis.
SubjectPronouns
Possessive

Adjectives my

you

he she it we

your his her

its our

you

they

your their

Pronouns mine yours his hers its ours yours theirs

Thewords"mine,yours,his,hers,its,ours,theirs"arepossessivepronouns.Theyshowwhoorwhatsomething
belongsto.

Note
1.Apossessivepronoundiffersfromapossessiveadjective.
Examples:
Whatcolorisyourbrother'sjacket?
Hisjacketisblack.
(yourandhisarepossessiveadjectivesyourandhismodifythenounjacketinbothexamples)
Whatcolorisyours?
Mineisblue.
(yoursandminearepossessivepronounsyoursfunctionsasasubjectcomplementinthefirstexamplemine
functionsasasubjectinthesecondexample)
2."It's"isnotapossessivepronounoradjectiveitisacontractionofitisorithas.
Example:
It'snotmybook=itisnotmybook
It'sgotfivebedrooms=ithasgotfivebedrooms
Youmayalsobeinterestedin:
objectpronouns,
possessiveadjectives,
subjectpronouns,
andreflexivepronouns.

Review:
SubjectPronouns PossessiveAdjectives PossessivePronouns ReflexivePronouns ObjectPronouns
I

my

mine

myself

me

you

your

yours

yourself

you

he

his

his

himself

him

she

her

hers

herself

her

it

its

its

itself

it

we

our

ours

ourselves

us

you

your

yours

yourselves

you

they

their

theirs

themselves

them

Exerciseonpossessivepronouns.

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