Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives


1. Forms of Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives

Person

Pronoun

Adjective

1st singular
mine
my
2nd
yours
your
3rd (female)
hers
her
3rd (male)
his
his
3rd (neuter)
its
its
1st plural
ours
our
3rd plural
theirs
their

2. Using Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives

A possessive pronoun is used instead of a noun:
Julie's car is red. Mine is blue.

A possessive adjective is usually used to describe a noun, and it comes before it, like other adjectives:
My car is bigger than her car.

Remember:

There are no apostrophes in possessive pronouns and adjectives.
The dog wagged its tail.
It's is not a possessive pronoun or adjective -- it means "it is":
It's not my dog.