Possessive pronouns

These pronouns are used to show ownership or possession of something.

Example: That is her book.

In this sentence, her is the possessive pronoun, which shows that the book belongs to the person referred to as her.

In English, there are two forms of possessive pronouns: dependent and absolute.

The dependent possessive pronouns:

are used before a noun to show possession or relationship, and they are always followed by a noun.

The dependent possessive pronouns are my, your, his, her, its, our, and their.

 Some examples of dependent possessive pronouns in use are:

My dog is named Max.

Your car is really fast.

His house is located on Main Street.

Her favourite colour is green.

Its leaves are turning brown.

Our team won the championship.

Their parents are coming to visit.

The absolute possessive pronouns:

are used to show possession or relationship without being followed by a noun.

The absolute possessive pronouns are mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs.

Some examples of absolute possessive pronouns in use are:

The red car is mine.

Is that pen yours?

That book is hers.

The trophy is ours.

The team played really well, and the victory is theirs.

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