Possessive Pronouns

What it is a pronoun?

• A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun in a sentence, making thesubject a person or a thing.

•  Possessive pronouns are pronouns that demonstrate ownerships.

NOTES

1. Use a possessive pronoun in place of a possessive adjective + noun
A: Is this your phone?
B: it’s her phone. = it’s hers

2. When a possessive pronoun replace a singular noun, use the
singular form of the verb
• This is my book. Hers is on the desk.

• These are my keys. His are on the desk.

NOTES

• Do not put a noun after a possessive pronoun.
• The book is mine.
• That is mine book (not correct)

• Possessive pronoun are used to make comparisons.
• Example:
– Edgar’s house is bigger than mine.
– My car is older than yours.

Rules

1. We often use whose + noun for questions about possession
A: Whose computer is this?
B: it is gemma’s

2. It is not necessary to state the noun when it is understand by
both the speaker and the listener.
A: look at that beautiful car in the parking lot.
B: whose is it?
• Or
A: whose are these?
B: they’re mine.