Possessive Pronouns

A possessive pronoun tells you that someone or something belongs to someone else. Like
any other pronoun, it substitutes for a noun and so you don't have to repeat it. For
example, in the phrase, "These glasses are mine, not yours", the words "mine" and
"yours" are possessive pronouns and stand for "my glasses" and "your glasses,"
respectively.
This is our house. It's ours.
This is my bedroom. It's mine.
This is my brother's bike. It's his.
Subject Pronouns I

you

he

she

it

we

you

they

Possessive Adjectives

my

your

his

her

its

our

your

yours his

hers

its

ours

yours theirs

Pronouns

mine

their

The words "mine, yours, his, hers, its , ours, theirs" are possessive pronouns. They
show who or what something belongs to.
Note
1. A possessive pronoun is different from a possessive adjective.
What colour is your brother's jacket?
His jacket is black.
(your and his are possessive adjectives; your and his modify the noun jacket in both
examples)
What color is yours?
Mine is blue.
(yours and mine are possessive pronouns - yours functions as a subject complement in
the first example; mine functions as a subject in the second example)
2. "It's" is not a possessive pronoun or adjective; it is a contraction of it is or it has.
It's not my book = it is not my book
It's got five bedrooms = it has got five bedrooms
PRACTICE:
Write the right possessive pronoun:

Personal Pronoun

Possessive Pronoun

I
you
he
she
it
we
you
they
Choose the correct possessive adjective or possessive pronoun:
1. Jane has already eaten her lunch , but I'm saving (me / I / mine / my) until later.
2. She has broken (she / her / his / hers) leg.
3. My mobile needs to be fixed, but (mine / you / your / yours) is working.
4. (She / Her / He / She's) computer is a Mac, but (mine / I / me / my) is a PC.
5. We gave them (we / us / our / ours) telephone number, and they gave us (them / they /
theirs / their).
6. (I / Mine / My / Me) pencil is broken. Can I borrow (mine / you / your / yours)?
7. (Mine / You / Your / Yours) car is cheap, but (me / I / mine / my) is expensive .
8. You can't have any chocolate! It's all (me / I / mine / my)!

PRACTICE: KEY
Write the right possessive pronoun:
Personal Pronoun

Possessive Pronoun

mine

you

yours

he

his

she

hers

it

its

we

ours

you

yours

they

theirs

Choose the correct possessive adjective or possessive pronoun:

1. Jane has already eaten her lunch, but I'm saving (me / I / mine / my) until later.
2. She has broken (she / her / his / hers) leg.
3. My mobile needs to be fixed, but (mine / you / your / yours) is working.
4. (She / Her / He / She's) computer is a Mac, but (mine / I / me / my) is a PC.
5. We gave them (we / us / our / ours) telephone number, and they gave us (them /
they / theirs / their).
6. (I / Mine / My / Me) pencil is broken. Can I borrow (mine / you / your / yours)?
7. (Mine / You / Your / Yours) car is cheap, but (me / I / mine / my) is expensive .
8. You can't have any chocolate! It's all (me / I / mine / my)!