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Pronouns and Determiners - Personal Possessive Pronouns and Determiners

Possessive pronouns refer to ownership or similar relations between people and objects.

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Categorized English Pronouns and Determiners
mine
mine
[pronoun]

used to indicate that something belongs to or is associated with the speaker

Ex: This book is mine. 
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yours
yours
[pronoun]

used for referring to something that belongs to or is related to the person who is being spoken to

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his
his
[pronoun]

used to show that something belongs to or is associated with a male person or thing

Ex: That book is his. 
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hers
hers
[pronoun]

used for referring to something that belongs to or is related to a female person or animal that has already been mentioned or is known

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ours
ours
[pronoun]

used for referring to something that belongs to or is related to a group of people that includes the speaker

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theirs
theirs
[pronoun]

used for referring to something that belongs to or is related to a group of people who are not the speaker or the listener

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my
my
[determiner]

(first-person singular possessive determiner) of or belonging to the speaker or writer

Ex: This is my house. 
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your
your
[determiner]

(second-person possessive determiner) of or belonging to the person or people being spoken or written to

Ex: Is this your backpack? 
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her
her
[determiner]

(third-person singular possessive determiner) of or belonging to a female human or animal that was previously mentioned or one that is easy to identify

Ex: She put on her coat before leaving the house. 
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his
his
[determiner]

(third-person singular possessive determiner) of or belonging to a man or boy who has already been mentioned or is easy to identify

Ex: John wore his favorite hat to the party. 
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its
its
[determiner]

(third-person singular possessive determiner) of or belonging to a thing or an animal or child of unknown sex

Ex: The tree shed its leaves in the autumn. 
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our
our
[determiner]

(first-person plural possessive determiner) of or belonging to a speaker when they want to talk or write about themselves and at least one other person

Ex: Let's all contribute to our community project. 
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their
their
[determiner]

(third-person plural possessive determiner) of or belonging to people, animals, or things that have already been mentioned or are easy to identify

Ex: The students are proud of their achievements. 
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whose
whose
[determiner]

used to show that the thing mentioned belongs to a particular person or thing

Ex: She's an author whose novels have topped the bestseller list. 
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