Beginner 📐 Grammar · #9 of 305

Possessive Pronouns

mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs stand alone.

Examples

  • The bag is mine.
  • Is this pen yours?

Key rules

  • mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs replace a possessive adjective plus noun
  • They stand alone and are not followed by a noun
  • No apostrophe: yours, not your's
  • Use of + possessive pronoun: a friend of mine

Common mistakes

  • This is my → This is mine
  • The book is her → The book is hers
💡 Tip: If a noun follows, use my/your; if nothing follows, use mine/yours.
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Proper nouns name specific things and start with a capital letter.

Subject Pronouns

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