Possessive Pronouns & Adjectives

Possessive pronouns show possession or ownership. They take the place of possessive nouns.

The paints are Jerome’s.The paints are his.

Possessive pronouns indicate person, number and gender. They must agree with their antecedents. Jerome’s – his The kids’ – theirs

Possessive Pronouns & Adjectives

Possessive Pronouns Singular Plural

First Person mine ours

Second Person yours yours

Third Person his, hers theirsits

Possessive Pronouns & Adjectives There are also possessive adjectives.

Don’t confuse them with possessive pronouns. Possessive adjectives precede the nouns they modify. Possessive pronouns stand alone.

The possessive adjectives are my, your, his, her, its, and their.

Possessive Pronouns & Adjectives

Possessive Pronouns Possessive AdjectivesMine is on the wall. My painting is on the wall.

Hers is beautiful. Her ceramic pot is beautiful.