Possessive pronouns
This is my yoghurt. This yoghurt is mine.
We use a possessive pronoun instead of a noun to indicate possession.
This file is Sophie's. This file is hers.
We use an apostrophe with a noun to indicate possession but never with a pronoun.
| This is Sue's. | This is hers.
| This is her's. |
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| Personal pronoun | Possessive adjective | Possessive pronoun
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| I
you
he
she
it
we
they | my
your
his
her
its
our
their | mine
yours
his
hers
its
ours
theirs |
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To replace a name and a noun |
It is Jeremy's computer. It is his.
his = Jeremy's computer
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To replace a possessive adjective and a noun |
These are their books. These are theirs.
theirs = their books
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As a subject complement |
The one on the left is mine and the other one is yours.
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As a subject |
Ours is the red car and theirs is the blue one. His is in the car park.
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This is my dinner. Yours is in the microwave.
Tom has a problem with his laptop so he's using mine today.
Do you prefer ours or theirs?