Possessive Pronoun

A possessive pronoun shows possession

A possessive pronoun shows possession. It is a part of speech. In the sentence, a possessive pronoun is used instead of a noun phrase to avoid repetition of a noun phrase

We can use possessive pronouns depending upon

• Person: first person – mine, second person – yours, or third person – his, hers
• Number: singular number: mine, yours, hers, his or plural number: ours, yours and theirs
• Gender: male – his or female – hers.

The possessive pronouns in English are in the following table.

Two forms of possessive cases

There are two forms of possessive cases.

We use possessive pronouns instead of noun phrases.

Possessive pronouns give clarity and sound good. In a sentence, a possessive pronoun replaces a noun phrase.

Here are some examples. Possessive pronouns are in bold letters.

• Read these articles. My article is the most informative.
• Read these articles. Mine is the most informative. (The word ‘mine’ replaces ‘my article’.)
• My bag is small. Your bag is big.
• My bag is small. Yours is big. (‘your bag’ is replaced by ‘yours’)
• All pictures are good, but his picture is the best.
• All pictures are good, but his is the best. (‘his picture’ is replaced by ‘his’)
• My office is on Churny Road; yours is in Central.
• I don’t like a blue-coloured sofa, but yours is awesome.
• There are so many projects in the exhibition. Their project is beautifully designed.
• There are so many projects in the exhibition, but theirs is beautifully designed. (‘theirs’ replaces ‘their project’)
• That blue car is ours and not theirs.
• All dresses are nice. Her dress is the most beautiful.
• All dresses are nice, but hers is the most beautiful. (‘hers’ replaces ‘her dress’)

We use possessive adjectives with nouns as adjectives.

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• Personal 
• Reflexive 
• Emphatic 
• Relative 
• Interrogative 
• Demonstrative 
• Indefinite Pronouns
• Distributive Pronouns