Possessive Pronouns/Adjectives:
 Shows possession or ownership and takes the place
of a possessive noun.
 No apostrophes!
Possessive Pronouns
Singular
Plural
1st
mine
ours
2nd
yours
yours
3rd
his, hers, its
theirs
Possessive Adjectives – describe a noun (my, our, your,
his, her, its, their).
Ex. My dog will be coming soon. (possessive adjective)
Ex. Mine is coming soon. (possessive pronoun)
Possessive pronouns can stand alone. Possessive
adjectives come right before the noun they describe.
Ex. 1 p. 348
1. Our-1st – P.A – task
2. Our-1st – P.A. – yard
3. Theirs – 3rd – P.P.
4. Ours – 1st- P.P.
5. Her – 3rd – P.A. – gloves
6. Hers – 3rd – P.P.
7. Yours – 2nd – P.P.
Ex. 2
1. Ours
2. His
3. Hers
4. His
5. Mine
6. Yours
7. Theirs
8. ours