Possessive Determiners (Possessive Adjectives)
| PERSON | SINGULAR | PLURAL |
| 1 | my | our |
| 2 | your | your |
| 3 | her/his/its | their |
Possessive determiners show a relationship of possession or ownership between the subject and an object. As they are adjectives, they are placed before the noun. Let’s look at some examples:
- That is my dog.
- This is his cat.
Possessive Pronouns
| PERSON | SINGULAR | PLURAL |
| 1 | mine | ours |
| 2 | yours | yours |
| 3 | hers/his – | theirs |
Similar to the possessive determiners, the possessive pronouns are used to describe a relationship of possession or ownership. As they are pronouns, they replace nouns.
- The dog is mine.
- The house is finally ours.
- That toy is his.
