Pronouns and possessives 3 – Possessive pronouns

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The form of Possessive pronouns

• I – mine.
• We – ours.
• You – yours.
• He – his.
• She – hers.
• They – theirs.

Explaining

• It’s my book. – It’s mine.
• It’s our house. – It’s ours.
• It’s your key. – It’s yours.
• It’s his laptop. – It’s his.
• It’s her bag. – It’s hers.
• It’s their car. – It’s theirs.

When to use Possessive pronouns?

To refer to possessions and to indicate ownership or something.

How to use Possessive pronouns?

• We use mine/yours etc. without a noun:
  • Is this book mine or yours? (= my book or your book)
  • I didn’t have an umbrella, so Sarah gave me hers. (= her umbrella)
  • It’s their problem, not ours. (= not our problem)
  • We went in our car, and they went in theirs. (= their car)
• We can use his with or without a noun:
  • Is this his camera or hers?’ ‘It’s his.
• We use possessive pronouns (mine, yours, etc.) instead of my/your+ noun. Compare:
  • We’ve got our exams today and they’ve got theirs tomorrow.
  • That’s my bag. Where’ s yours?

Examples of Possessive pronouns

• That car is mine.
• The apple is yours.
• This pen is hers.
• The house is ours.
• The books are theirs.
• The cat is ours.
• My room is bigger than hers.
• This is a nice camera. Is it yours?
• Excuse me, those seats are ours.
• Those aren’t my keys. They’re yours.
• This book belongs to me. It’s mine.
• We can eat all of the food. It’s ours.
• Please give this bag to Sarah. It is hers.
• This cellphone is mine, not yours.
• Which room is yours? (Your room).
• That’s not my umbrella. Mine is black.
• Whose books are these? Yours or mine?
• Katy has a jacket like mine, but hers is grey.
• I went to the cinema with a friend of mine.
• They went on holiday with some friends of theirs.
• She’s going out with a friend of hers.
• We had dinner with some friends of ours.
• I played tennis with a friend of mine.
• Tom is going to meet a friend of his.
• Can we use your washing machine? Ours isn’t working.
• Don’t eat those sweets! They’re mine! (My sweets)
• Those aren’t his glasses. They’re hers. (Her glasses)
• Do you know those people? Are they friends of yours?
• This is Tom’s watch and I think this wallet is his too.
• I went out to meet a friend of mine. (not a friend of me)
• Are those people friends of yours? (not friends of you)
• My bag is here and his is under that seat. (His bag)
• My suitcase is black and hers is blue. (Her suitcase)
• This is my dictionary. Where’s yours? (Your dictionary)
• Please give this DVD to Scott and Robert. It’s theirs. (Their DVD).
• Tom was in the restaurant with a friend of his. (not a friend of him)
• Their team colors are red and white and ours blue and white. (our colors)
• Why are you worried about your exams? I’m not worried about mine. (my exams)

Questions & Answers about Possessive pronouns

• Whose hat is this? It’s his.
• Whose money is this? It’s yours.
• Is this Sally’s bag? No, hers is blue.
• Whose bags are these? They’re ours.
• Which bag is yours? Mine is the gray one.
• Whose camera is this? It’s hers.
• Whose gloves are these? They’re mine.
• Are these your shoes? No, mine are in the house.