Mine vs. My Own

mine my possessive determiners possessive pronouns

Main Similarity and Difference

'Mine' is the possessive form of 'I'. It is a pronoun that replaces something and shows that it belongs to you.
'My own' is a phrase that is usually followed by a noun that we want to talk about. 'Mine' and 'my own' mean the same thing and both show possessions but we use them differently in a sentence.

'Mine' is not followed by another noun and always stands alone.

'My own' is usually followed by a noun (but it can also stand alone).

Example

This is an idea of mine. The idea is mine.

This is an idea of my own. The idea is my own.

Remember

'Mine' usually is not followed by a noun. 'My own' usually does come before a noun.

Example

This car is mine and mine alone.

This is my own room.

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