22. Possessive Pronouns and Nouns

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS AND NOUNS Possessive Pronouns Use a possessive pronoun to take the place of a possessive adjective and a noun. You can use these pronouns to replace both singular and plural noun phrases. Note that the possessive adjective and the possessive pronoun form of his are the same. possessive adjective + noun = possessive pronoun Possessive Adjective + Noun Possessive Pronoun It's my car. It's mine. Your desk is there. Yours is there. His dog is brown. His is brown. Her computer is new. Hers is new. These are our pictures. These are ours. Their clothes are beautiful. Theirs are beautiful. Whose books are these? Whose are these? More Examples Possessive Nouns Use a possessive noun (noun + 's or noun + s') to take the place of a possessive noun and another noun. You can use possessive nouns to replace both singular and plural noun phrases. singular noun + 's + noun = noun's plural noun + s' + noun = nouns' Possessive Noun + Noun Possessive Noun This is Sam's apple. This is Sam's. Those books are my friends' books. Those books are my friends'.

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS AND NOUNS
Possessive Adjectives my your her his our their Possessive Pronouns mine yours hers his ours theirs
My apartment is small. Mine is small. Is this their key? Is this theirs?
Possessive Nouns
noun + 's+ noun noun's Mary's car is green. Mary's is green. noun + s'+ noun nouns' These are the girls' dresses. These are the girls'.