Possessive Pronouns

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Possessive pronouns show ownership and indicate that something belongs to someone particular. With their help, we can make a possessive phrase shorter.

"Possessive Pronouns" in English Grammar

What Are Possessive Pronouns?

Possessive pronouns are words that replace nouns and indicate ownership. In other words, they show that something belongs to someone.

English Possessive Pronouns

English possessive pronouns include the following:

Subject Pronouns	Possessive Pronouns
I	mine
you	yours
he	his
she	hers
it	-
we	ours
you	yours
they	theirs

using "hers" as the possessive pronoun

When To Use Possessive Pronouns

A possessive pronoun is used in place of a noun phrase so that it is not repeated in the sentence. Take a look at some examples:

Don't touch that phone. It's not yours! → It's not your phone!

That phone was mine. → That phone was my phone.

The house on the corner is theirs. → The house on the corner is their house.

Whose

The interrogative pronoun 'whose' is used to ask questions about possession.

'Whose birthday is it today?' 'Mine!'

'Whose car is this?' 'It is theirs.'

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