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.
