They possessive pronoun

What is a possessive?

Possessives in English grammar are small words that indicate possession or belonging.

There are two types of possessives in English: possessive determiners (also called possessive adjectives), which come before a noun(my, your, …) and possessive pronouns, which stand in place of a noun (mine, yours …).

Learn the difference between possessive determiners and possessive pronouns in English grammar then practise using them in the interactive exercises.

Table of English Possessive Pronouns and Determiners

The chart below shows the English possessive pronouns and determiners in singular and plural:

How to use possessive pronouns and determiners

Use possessive determiners before a noun to indicate possession.

Examples:

Myname is Sam and today is mybirthday.

Ourguests will arrive soon.

Use possessive pronouns to replace a previously mentioned noun.

Examples:

Their birthday was a few days before mine.

mine = my birthday