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.

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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.

... + possessive pronoun (no noun after)

Examples

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.

Related

Possessive Adjectives Possessive 's Subject and Object Pronouns

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.

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