A possessive pronoun is a word that replaces a noun or noun phrase so that you don’t repeat it. A possessive pronoun shows ownership. The possessive pronouns are:
- mine
- yours
- his
- hers
- its
- ours
- theirs
As in these examples:
- Your painting is good, but her painting is better.
Your painting is good, but hers is better.
(possessive pronoun/hers – replaces her painting) - This house is our house.
This house is ours.
(possessive pronoun/ours – replaces our house) - Their car is the car at the end.
Theirs is the car at the end.
(possessive pronoun/theirs – replaces their car)
Common mistakes with pronouns.
