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Ours vs. Theirs 

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"Ours" vs. "Theirs" in the English Grammar

What Is Their Main Difference?

'Ours' and 'theirs' are both plural possessive pronouns. But one of them is used for first-person and the other is used for third-person. Let us see which is which.

'Ours'

'Ours' is the first-person plural possessive pronoun that is used to refer to something or someone belonging or related to us.

Example

Their garage is like ours, but ours looks cleaner.

'Our' = 'Our Home'

Especially in British English and in informal, spoken language, 'ours' can mean 'our home'.

Example

Would you like coming to ours for dinner and game night?

'Theirs'

'Theirs' is the third-person plural possessive pronoun which is used to refer to something or someone belonging to or associated with 'others'.

Example

Theirs is an example of a good and happy marriage.

'Theirs' as Generic Pronoun

We can use 'theirs' instead of 'his or hers' to show that something belongs to a person without mentioning the gender of those people.

Example

If someone asked to have those shelter dogs, they would be theirs for the taking.

'Of + Possessive Pronouns'

Sometimes, to show belonging, you can use the structure of 'of + possessive pronouns'.

Example

He's a friend of ours.

He's a friend of theirs.

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