Read the following sentences.
Here are some examples of possessive pronouns.
1. Are you sure this is yours?
2. The bike parked outside is mine.
3. Stop! These cookies are all hers.
4. That painting on the wall is ours.
5. These pencils are mine, not yours.
6. The bungalow on the corner is theirs.
7. The bicycle over there is his.
8. Who owns this cycle? Is it yours?
1. Is this pencil yours?
2. This car is mine.
3. The land east of the field is theirs.
4. Is this dress hers?
5. My house is bigger than yours.
6. My car is bigger than his.
7. This is my laptop. It’s mine.
8. The suitcase is his.
9. The necklace is hers.
10. This was not my mistake. It was yours.
11. This cat is ours.
12. Some relatives of theirs are arriving soon.
Q2) Underline all the possessive pronouns in the following sentences.
1. This money is mine.
2. These shoes are not yours.
3. The boat is theirs.
4. This suit is hers.
5. This pen is mine, not yours.
6. His bike is faster than mine.
7. The house is yours.
8. The red big car is ours.
9. The purse is hers.
10. This shirt is mine, not yours.
11. This house is ours.
12. That dog over there is his.
- This dress is mine.
- That book is yours.
- This bike is his.
- That purse is hers.
- This dog is ours.
- That car is theirs.
The words ‘mine’, ‘yours’, ‘his’, ‘hers’, ‘ours’, ‘theirs’ show possession. They are called Possessive Pronouns.
- Possessive pronouns show that something belongs to someone.
- They are not immediately followed by a noun.
1. Are you sure this is yours?
2. The bike parked outside is mine.
3. Stop! These cookies are all hers.
4. That painting on the wall is ours.
5. These pencils are mine, not yours.
6. The bungalow on the corner is theirs.
7. The bicycle over there is his.
8. Who owns this cycle? Is it yours?
Practice Exercise
Q1) Underline all the possessive pronouns in the following sentences.1. Is this pencil yours?
2. This car is mine.
3. The land east of the field is theirs.
4. Is this dress hers?
5. My house is bigger than yours.
6. My car is bigger than his.
7. This is my laptop. It’s mine.
8. The suitcase is his.
9. The necklace is hers.
10. This was not my mistake. It was yours.
11. This cat is ours.
12. Some relatives of theirs are arriving soon.
Q2) Underline all the possessive pronouns in the following sentences.
1. This money is mine.
2. These shoes are not yours.
3. The boat is theirs.
4. This suit is hers.
5. This pen is mine, not yours.
6. His bike is faster than mine.
7. The house is yours.
8. The red big car is ours.
9. The purse is hers.
10. This shirt is mine, not yours.
11. This house is ours.
12. That dog over there is his.