We use a possessive pronoun to substitute a possessive adjective + noun and avoid unnecessary repetition: Instead of saying: The black purse is my purse and the brown purse is her purse. We normally say: The black purse is mine, and the brown one is hers.
Pay attention to the comic strip above: You see? What did Garfield say at the end? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What do you think he means by ‘yours’? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Adjective Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
I
my
+
noun
I
mine
You
your
+
noun
You
yours
He
his
+
noun
He
his
She
her
+
noun
She
hers
It
its
+
noun
It
its
We
our
+
noun
We
ours
You
your
+
noun
You
yours
They
their +
noun
They
theirs
How could you say: 1- That car is not your car, it’s his car. ________________________________________________________
2- Are those red folders your folders or our folders? _____________________________________________
3- Is this pencil your pencil? ________________________________________________________________ 4- Those backpacks are not our backpacks. Our backpacks are blue.