Possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives show who the thing belongs to.

PERSON ADJECTIVES PRONOUNS

1st

(I)

my

mine

2nd

(you)

your

yours

3rd

(he)

his

his

(she)

her

hers

(it)

it

its

Plural

1st

(we)

our

ours

2nd

(you)

your

yours

3rd

(they)

their

theirs

NOTE: In English, possessive adjectives and pronouns refer to the possessor, not the object or person that is possessed.

Examples