Possessive Pronouns in English
Grammar

Subject pronouns replace the subject of the sentence. The subject pronouns are I, you, he, she, it, we, and they in English.

Frank is a student.
He is a student.

Possessive adjectives indicate who something belongs to. They always come before the object they possess. The possessive adjectives are my, your, his, her, its, our and their in English.

That is Sue's book.
That is her book.

Possessive pronouns are pronouns (nouns) that describe who something belongs to. The possessive pronouns are mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours and theirs in English.

The book is Jack's.
The book is his.

Possessive pronouns with pronunciation

Click on the pronouns in the table to listen to and repeat the pronunciation.

Possessive pronouns in English
Subject Pronouns	Possessive Adjectives	Possessive Pronouns
I	my	mine
you	your	yours
he	his	his
she	her	hers
it	its	its
we	our	ours
they	their	theirs

Exercise 1 - Possessive Pronouns

Select the correct word.

Exercise 2

Write a sentence like the example using the possessive pronoun.

Example:
I have a house.

Find the Mistake

Instructions
Identify the error in the following sentences and write the corrected version.

example
He are a teacher. → He is a teacher.

Writing

Write a sentence with each of the possessive pronouns.

examples:
The dress is mine.
The computer is yours.
etc.

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