Possessives

Possessive pronouns and adjectives are two different ways to show possession in English.

Possessive pronouns and adjectives go in different places:

 Possessive Adjective        +        NounExamples:

• My dog is big.
  
• Her cat is brown.
  
• Their sister works downtown.
  

Noun        +        Possessive Pronoun

 Examples:

• The dog is mine.
  
• The brown cat is hers.
  
• The car is ours.
  

Possessive adjectives go before the noun and possessive pronouns go after the noun. 

Examples:       

• This is my car.
  
• The car is mine.
  

• Is that your pen?
  
• Is that pen yours?
  

Here is a list of the possessive adjectives and possessive
pronouns:

Possessive Adjectives	Possessive Pronouns
MY	MINE
YOUR	YOURS
HIS	HIS
HER	HERS
ITS	ITS
OUR	OURS
THEIR	THEIRS

Another way to show possession is to use an apostrophe. 

For more information on using the apostrophe, try this page: Apostrophe Lesson