Possessive adjectives and pronouns

DIFFERENCE between POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES  and POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS.

Possessive Adjectives
👉Possessive adjectives are used to indicate possession or ownership of something by someone. They always come before a noun.

Examples of Possessive Adjectives:

  • My: This is my book.

  • Your: Is this your pen?

  • His: That is his car.

  • Her: This is her house.

  • Its: The dog wagged its tail.

  • Our: We finished our homework.

  • Your: Your friends are waiting.

  • Their: They brought their own food.

Possessive Pronouns

👉Possessive pronouns also indicate ownership, but they replace a noun rather than describe it. They stand alone in a sentence without being followed by a noun.

Examples of Possessive Pronouns:

  • Mine: The red car is mine.

  • Yours: Is this book yours?

  • His: The blue pen is his.

  • Hers: The black bag is hers.

  • Its: The bird is building its nest.

  • Ours: The house is ours.

  • Yours: Is this bike yours?

  • Theirs: The toys are theirs.

Differences Between Adjectives and Pronouns

  • Usage: Possessive adjectives are used before nouns to describe ownership, while possessive pronouns stand alone to indicate ownership.

  • Placement: Adjectives come before nouns (e.g., my book), whereas pronouns replace nouns (e.g., the book is mine).

Common Mistakes

  • Confusion with "Its" and "It's": "Its" indicates possession (e.g., the cat licked its paw), while "It's" is a contraction for "it is" (e.g., it's raining).

  • Apostrophes: Remember that possessive pronouns do not use apostrophes to indicate possession (e.g., hers, not her's).

Practice Exercises

  1. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate possessive adjective or pronoun:

    • ___ book is on the table. (My / Mine)

    • Is this ___ bag? (your / yours)

    • ___ dog is barking loudly. (our / ours)

    • Those toys are ___ . (their / theirs)

  2. Rewrite the sentences using possessive pronouns:

    • The house belongs to me. (The house is mine.)

    • That car is hers. (The car is hers.)

    • The keys are ours. (The keys are ours.). 

Practice questions  
Possessive Adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their)
1. This is ______book.
A) me
B) my
C) mine
D) I

2. They are washing ______ car.
A) their
B) theirs
C) them
D) our

3. John loves ______ dog very much.
A) him
B) he
C) his
D) her

4.Sarah is with ______ sister.
A) she
B) hers
C) her
D) his

**5.** We are painting \_\_\_ house today.
A) ours
B) our
C) we
D) us

**6.** The cat is licking \_\_\_ paws.
A) it
B) it’s
C) its
D) it is

**7.** I can’t find \_\_\_ phone.
A) me
B) my
C) mine
D) I

**8.** Did you do \_\_\_ homework?
A) your
B) yours
C) you
D) its

**9.** He always forgets \_\_\_ keys.
A) his
B) he
C) him
D) their

**10.** They brought \_\_\_ children to the park.
A) there
B) their
C) theirs
D) them

Possessive Pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs)

**11.** This phone is \_\_\_.
A) my
B) me
C) mine
D) I

**12.** That notebook is not mine; it's \_\_\_.
A) your
B) yours
C) you
D) yourself

**13.** I think this pencil is \_\_\_.
A) hers
B) her
C) she
D) she’s

**14.** The house on the corner is \_\_\_.
A) their
B) theirs
C) them
D) they

**15.** This seat is \_\_\_.
A) our
B) ours
C) we
D) us

**16.** That bag is not \_\_\_, it’s mine.
A) me
B) mine
C) yours
D) your

**17.** That idea was \_\_\_.
A) his
B) him
C) he
D) he's

**18.** The decision is \_\_\_.
A) theirs
B) their
C) them
D) they

19. The pen is not ______.
A) our
B) we
C) ours
D) us

20.Whose shoes are these? Are they ______?
A) your
B) you
C) yours
D) you're


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