Explanation of Possessive Pronouns with Examples

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A possessive pronoun is a type of pronoun that denotes ownership. This story teaches you how to use them in sentences as well as lists possessive pronouns in French, Spanish, and Italian.

Quick Tip!

When a personal pronoun shows ownership, it has two forms: possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns, the difference between which can be hard to know. So, here's a quick tip: a possessive adjective is followed by the noun that it modifies, whereas the possessive pronoun stands alone.

A pronoun is a part of speech that is used to replace a noun. Common pronouns include he, her, him, I, it, me, she, them, they, us, we, etc. They can be classified into various types such as personal, reflexive, reciprocal, demonstrative, indefinite, relative, interrogative, intensive, and possessive pronouns.

Possessive pronouns are those which are used to show ownership. For example, mine, ours, theirs, etc. Let us learn the various possessive pronouns in English as well as other languages.

USAGE OF POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS IN SENTENCES

There are, in all, 7 possessive pronouns in the English language. These are: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs. Let us see how they are used in sentences. » This doll is mine , not yours . » It is his basketball. » This bone is its share. » All the neighboring land is ours .

» This property is theirs . » It must either be his or hers . » These flowers are mine . » This car is his . » The store is not ours anymore. » It's not mine . It's hers .

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

FRENCH POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS English: mine Masculine Singular: le mien Masculine Plural: la mienne Feminine Singular: les miens Feminine Plural: les miennes

English: yours Masculine Singular: le tien Masculine Plural: la tienne Feminine Singular: les tiens Feminine Plural: les tiennes English: his, hers Masculine Singular: le sien Masculine Plural: la sienne Feminine Singular: les siens Feminine Plural: les siennes

English: ours Masculine Singular: le nôtre Masculine Plural: la nôtre Feminine Singular: les nôtres Feminine Plural: les nôtres English: yours Masculine Singular: le vôtre Feminine Singular: la vôtre Masculine Plural: les vôtres Feminine Plural: les vôtres

English: theirs Masculine Singular: le leur Masculine Plural: la leur Feminine Singular: les leurs Feminine Plural: les leurs

SPANISH POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS English: mine Masculine Singular: el mío Masculine Plural: la mía Feminine Singular: los míos Feminine Plural: las mías

English: yours Masculine Singular: el tuyo Masculine Plural: la tuya Feminine Singular: los tuyos Feminine Plural: las tuyas English: his, hers, yours Masculine Singular: el suyo Masculine Plural: la suya Feminine Singular: los suyos Feminine Plural: las suyas

English: ours Masculine Singular: el nuestro Masculine Plural: la nuestra Feminine Singular: los nuestros Feminine Plural: las nuestras English: yours Masculine Singular: el vuestro Masculine Plural: la vuestra Feminine Singular: los vuestros Feminine Plural: las vuestras

English: theirs, yours Masculine Singular: el suyo Masculine Plural: la suya Feminine Singular: los suyos Feminine Plural: las suyas

ITALIAN POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS English: mine Masculine Singular: il mio Masculine Plural: la mia Feminine Singular: i miei Feminine Plural: le mie English: yours Masculine Singular: il tuo Masculine Plural: la tua Feminine Singular: i tuoi Feminine Plural: le tue

English: his, hers Masculine Singular: il suo Masculine Plural: la sua Feminine Singular: i suoi Feminine Plural: le sue English: ours Masculine Singular: il nostro Masculine Plural: la nostra Feminine Singular: i nostri Feminine Plural: le nostre

English: yours Masculine Singular: il vostro Masculine Plural: la vostra Feminine Singular: i vostri Feminine Plural: le vostre English: theirs Masculine Singular: il loro Masculine Plural: la loro Feminine Singular: i loro Feminine Plural: le loro

Learning the difference between possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives can be a little difficult due to the similarity between the two. The numerous worksheets available on the Internet can, thus, be used for practice.