Ls 19. Possessive Pronouns
Lesson 19. Possessive Pronouns
Subject | Possessive Adjective | Possessive Pronouns |
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I | My | Mine My shirt is red It's mine ( It's my shirt) |
You | Your | Yours Yours is blue (Your shirt is blue) |
He | His | His He's not wearing his (He's not wearing his shirt) |
She | Her | Hers Hers is blue (Her shirt is blue) |
It | Its | Its The strawberry is red Its skin is red ("Its" is hard to use as a possessive pronoun. It's often better to use the possessive adjective instead) |
We | Our | Ours This is our website This website is ours |
They | Their | Theirs My dog is brown Theirs are gold Note: it's also possible to say, "Theirs is gold" if they have just one dog. A possessive pronoun is singular or plural depending on the antecent. An "antecedent" is the word or words to which the pronoun refers. |