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