Possessive Pronouns Pronouns that show ownership!

The difference between a Personal Pronoun and a Possessive Pronoun?  Possessive pronouns take the place of a noun, like personal pronouns, but they also show possession—you know, ownership. In other words, something belongs to someone. So, when something belongs to someone, we can describe it using a possessive pronoun.

Common Possessive Pronouns  The most common possessive pronouns are "my," "mine," "your," "yours," "his," "her," "hers," "its," "our," "ours," "their," and "theirs."

Chart  Here's a chart showing which personal pronouns they’re related to: Personal PronounPossessive Pronoun Imy, mine youyour, yours hehis sheher, hers itits weour, ours theytheir, theirs

Examples: Dave is holding Snappy. "Is Snappy his turtle or Sharlene's?"  The possessive pronoun “his” stands for Dave but also shows possession. "I believe it is hers.“  The personal pronouns “I” and “it” replaces whoever the speaker is and Snappy, while the possessive pronoun “hers” replaces Sharlene and shows possession.

Finally  Unlike possessive nouns, possessive pronouns do not need an apostrophe to show possession.

Works Cited  Adapted from pbs.org