Possessive Pronouns

Mark: Why have you brought your work home? We're going out.

Sarah: I'll do it later. Let's go now. Shall we take my car?

Mark: Well, I'd rather not take mine. I think there's something wrong with it.

  • Possessive pronouns: My/mine, your/yours, his/his, her/hers, its, our/ours, their/theirs express possession and ownership.

    My car means the car belonging to me; your work means the work you are doing.

    My comes before a noun, e.g. my car. We use mine on its own.

    MY, YOUR, ETC

    MINE, YOURS, ETC

    First person singular:

    It's my car.

    It's mine.

    Second person singular:

    Here's your coat.

    Here's yours.

    Third person singular:

    That's his room.

    It's her money.

    The dog's got its food.

    That's his.

    It's hers.

    First person plural:

    That's our table.

    That's ours.

    Second person plural:

    Are these your tickets?

    Are these yours?

    Third person plural:

    It's their camera.

    It's theirs.