Possessive Adjectives vs. Posessive Pronouns
Possessive Adjectives vs. Posessive Pronouns
Possessive Adjectives vs. Posessive Pronouns
and
Possessive Pronouns
possessive possessive
adjectives pronouns
my mine
your yours
his his
her hers
its --- *
our ours
your (plural) yours (plural)
their theirs
The grammar requirements for possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns are
different, however:
Jill doesn't have my / your / his / her / our / their home phone
number.
possessive Use these alone. Don't use them with nouns or noun phrases:
pronouns
Everyone has problems. What's mine / yours / his / hers / ours /
theirs?
Special Notes: