Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs) replace a noun completely, so no noun follows them. They show ownership while avoiding repetition.
Level A2
Pronouns
Summary
- Possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs) replace a noun completely, so no noun follows them. They show ownership while avoiding repetition.
Structure
... + possessive pronoun (no noun after)
Examples
- This book is mine.
- Is this seat yours?
- The blue car is theirs.
- Hers is the red umbrella.
Common mistakes
- • Adding a noun, e.g. 'this is mine book' instead of 'this is my book' or 'this book is mine'.
- • Writing 'her's' or 'their's' — possessive pronouns take no apostrophe.
More pronouns
Subject and Object Pronouns
A1
Subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) do the action; object pronouns (me, you, him, her, it, us, them) receive it. The form depends on the pronoun's job in the sentence.
Possessive Adjectives
A1
Possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) come before a noun to show who owns it. They never change for singular or plural nouns.
Reflexive Pronouns
B1
Reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves) refer back to the subject when the subject and object are the same person or thing.