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Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns
| Person | Possessive Adjective | Possessive Pronoun |
|---|---|---|
| 1st (singular) | my | mine |
| 2nd | your | yours |
| 3rd (female) | her | hers |
| 3rd (male) | his | his |
| 3rd (neutral) | its | its |
| 1st (plural) | our | ours |
| 3rd (plural) | their | theirs |
Possessive adjectives are used to show ownership or possession of something, the possessive adjective comes before the noun.
Possessive pronouns are used instead of a noun.
For example:
- I own a laptop. = It is my laptop. (Possessive adjective)
- I own a laptop. = It is mine. (Possessive pronoun)
- David owns a black bike. = It is his bike. (Possessive adjective)
- David owns a black bike. = It is his. (Possessive pronoun)
- The Queen lives in a palace. = It is her home. (Possessive adjective)
- The Queen lives in a palace. = It is hers. (Possessive pronoun)
- The dog has a collar. = It is its collar. (Possessive adjective)
- The dog has a collar. = It is its. (Possessive pronoun)
- You are using a computer. = It is your computer. (Possessive adjective)
- You are using a computer. = It is yours. (Possessive pronoun)
- We have English lessons. = They are our English lessons. (Possessive adjective)
- We have English lessons. = They are ours. (Possessive pronoun)
- Manchester United own a football ground. = It is their football ground. (Possessive adjective)
- Manchester United own a football ground. = It is theirs. (Possessive pronoun)
!Note - Its - possessive - there are no apostrophes. If you write 'it's', it's short for "it is".