Possessive Adjective and Pronoun

Possesive pronouns and adjectives

Possesive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns show that something belongs to someone. 

This is MY t-shirt

Let's practice

Choose the correct possesive adjective

Multiple Choice

I

• me

• my

• his

• her

Multiple Choice

he

• he is

• his

• her

• he

Multiple Choice

They

• my

• his

• our

• their

Possesive pronouns

There’s also an “independent” form of each of these pronouns: mine, ours, yours, his, hers, its, and theirs. 

Possessive pronouns simplify constructions that show possession of a noun.

For example:

Jane likes  Jane’s outfits.

It sounds odd to use Jane’s name twice in this sentence. A possessive adjective solves the problem:

Jane likes her outfits.

Thus, possessive pronouns are quite handy and are used frequently in the English language.

The difference

possessive pronouns must be used without a noun.

My phone is dead. Pass me yours 

.Did you know that Labrador is mine ?

The house on the corner is theirs .

Let's practice

Complete with the correct posessive pronoun

Multiple Choice

I bought this house. It's____

• mine

• his

• hers

• my

Multiple Choice

She bought that house. It's.....

• His

• hers

• mine

• theirs

Multiple Choice

They bought that house. It's ......

• they

• their

• theirs

• his

Multiple Choice

We bought this house. It's.....

• my

• mine

• our

• ours