mine
[pronoun]
used for referring to something that belongs to or is related to the person who is speaking
Pronouns and Determiners - Personal Possessive Pronouns and Determiners
Possessive pronouns refer to ownership or similar relations between people and objects.
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yours
[pronoun]
used for referring to something that belongs to or is related to the person who is being spoken to
his
[pronoun]
used to show that something belongs to or is associated with a male person or thing
Ex:
The
house
on
the
corner
is
his
.
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
ours
[pronoun]
used for referring to something that belongs to or is related to a group of people that includes the speaker
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
my
[determiner]
(first-person singular possessive determiner) of or belonging to the speaker or writer
Ex:
I
forgot
my
keys
at home
.
your
[determiner]
(second-person possessive determiner) of or belonging to the person or people being spoken or written to
Ex:
What
are
your
plans
for
the
weekend
?
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:
Her
book
was
lying
on
the
table
.
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:
The
dog
wagged
his
tail
happily
.
its
[determiner]
(third-person singular possessive determiner) of or belonging to a thing or an animal or child of unknown sex
Ex:
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:
Have
you
met
our
new
neighbors
yet
?
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
cats
groom
their
fur
meticulously
.
whose
[determiner]
used to show that the thing mentioned belongs to a particular person or thing
Ex:
She
's
a
leader
whose
vision
has
transformed
the
company
.