Introduction

We use possessive adjectives and pronouns to describe ownership (who owns what).

possessive adjective:

• "It is my coat."

possessive pronoun:

• "That coat is mine."
• "It's mine."

Subject	possessive adjective	possessive pronoun
I	my	mine
you (singular and plural)	your	your
she	her	hers
he	his	his
it	its	-*
we	our	ours
they	their	theirs

* note there is no possessive pronoun for "it".

Part 1: possessive adjectives

Where we use possessive adjectives, they are always used before a noun:
possessive adjective + noun.

Examples

• My book is on the table.
• Are these your sunglasses?
• Her husband is a musician.
• That’s not his bag.
• What is its name?
• These aren’t our suitcases.
• They are their children.

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Practice

Complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjective for the subject in brackets:
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1)

How big is    family. (you)

 

2)

They are    parents. (I)

 

3)

Please come to    party. (we)

 

4)

Those aren't    shoes. (he)

 

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Part 2: possessive pronouns

We use possessive pronouns to describe ownership when the noun we are talking about is clear, for example:

• Answering questions:
  • "Is that your dog?" "Yes, it’s mine."
    "it's mine" means the same as "it's my dog" without repeating "dog".
• With demonstrative pronouns:
  • "This is mine."
  • "That's not his."
  • "Is the red one yours?"

We can also use possessive pronouns after the noun, for example when we are talking about a particular thing:

• That dog is mine.

Examples:

• It's mine.
• Which one is yours?
• That's not hers.
• That coat is his.
• This is ours.
• Is this room theirs?

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Practice

Complete the sentences with the correct possessive pronoun for the subject in brackets:
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1)

This isn't our order. It's    . (they)

 

2)

Is this bag    ? (she)

 

3)

Are these    ? (you)

 

4)

This room is    . (we)

 

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Further practice

Complete the sentences with the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
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1)

What is ____ telephone number?
 

your

ours

hers

mine

 

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2)

"Is this your wallet?" "No, it's ____ ".
 

my

her

his

their

 

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3)

Do you have your keys? I can't find ____ .
 

its

my

mine

your

 

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4)

We are buying ____ first house.
 

our

her

theirs

mine

 

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5)

Which one is ____ ?
 

my

her

theirs

our

 

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6)

They are going to ____ house.
 

ours

hers

yours

his

 

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