Post by Admin on Oct 9, 2021 13:50:00 GMT 7
A possessive pronoun is used to show that something belongs to someone (or something). It is used to replace a common noun or a Proper Noun.
The table below shows how the different kinds of pronouns are related to one another.
Below are some examples possessive pronouns being used to make the meaning clearer.
A sentence is always simpler and clearer when possessive pronouns are used.
The table below shows how the different kinds of pronouns are related to one another.
| Subject | Possessive Pronouns | Possessive Adjectives | |
| First Person | I we | mine ours | my our |
| Second Person | you | yours | your |
| Third Person | he her it they | his hers its theirs | his her its their |
Below are some examples possessive pronouns being used to make the meaning clearer.
A sentence is always simpler and clearer when possessive pronouns are used.
| Without using a possessive pronoun | Using a possessive pronoun |
| His boat is faster than my boat. | His boat is faster than mine. |
| This is my car and that is your car. | This is my car and that is yours. |
| My house is this one. His house is the next one. | My house is this one. His is the next one. |
| This house is her house. | This house is hers. |
| Is this dog our dog? | Is this dog ours? |
| These books are my books, not your books. | These books are mine, not yours. |
| I'll show you to your room. Our room is next to your room. | I'll show you to your room. Ours is next to yours. |
| The house on the corner is their house. | The house on the corner is theirs. |
| I love your sofa. My sofa isn't as comfortable as your sofa. | I love your sofa. Mine isn't as comfortable as yours. |