English 4

 

Possessive pronouns  They answer questions with Whose and clarify answers to questions with Which. A: Whose coat is that? B: It's mine. ( It's my coat.) A: Which is her cup? B: This one is hers. Subject pronouns I You He She  We  They Theirs Possesive adjectives My Your  His Her Our  Their Possesive Pronouns Mine Yours His Hers  Ours Theirs Example That's my jacket. / It's mine Your dinner was great. / Yours was great. Are these his keys? / Are these his? She drives her car to work. / She drives hers to work. These are our shoes. / These are ours They finished their assignment. / They finished. Be careful! * Don't use a possessive adjective in place of a possessive pronoun. Is this yours? NOT Is this your? * Don't use a noun after a possessive pronoun. *These shoes are mine. NOT These are mine shoes. Practice Replace the noun phrases with possessive pronouns. Possessive's Use & Form The possessive form is used with nouns referring to people, groups of p...