Possessive Pronoun

Possessive Pronoun

By Ana Lyn

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A  possessive  pronoun  is  used  to  indicate  possession or ownership.

Examples:

mine              This is my laptop. It’s mine.

yours              These glasses are mine, not yours.

his                   This is my brother’s book. It’s his.

hers                He offered to swap his camera for hers.

ours                I’ll show you to your room. Ours is next door.

yours              The house is yours.

theirs              The ship is theirs.

By Ana Lyn

Remember:

Possessive pronouns are pronouns that show ownership. Like all pronouns, they substitute a noun or noun phrases so that repetition is avoided. For example, in the phrase, "These books are yours, not mine", the words "yours" and "mine" are possessive pronouns and stand for "your books" and "my books," respectively.​

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By Ana Lyn