Possessive Pronoun Explanation

Unit 4 Lesson 5
7th form
I. What are possessive pronouns?
i. They are special types of pronouns that show ownership and possession. (Dreptul de

proprietate, posesia )
I my
You.. your
He his
She .. her
*It its
We our
Theytheir
Who?.......Whose?

This is my coat.
Thats your problem.
Johns visiting his mother.
Anna likes her brothers.
The club has its meeting on Tuesdays.
Our friends Joe and John are coming.
The children have spent all their money.
Whose coat is this?

II. Possessives dont change for singular and plural

i. Our friend.our friends ( NOT ours friends) X
III. Note how we use his and her: if a boy or man has something, we use his, if a girl or woman has something, we
use her
i. I saw John and his sister yesterday (NOT...John and her sister..)
ii. Mary and her brother are students. (NOT.Mary and his brother)
IV. Possessives: MINE, YOURS ETC

Determiner

Pronoun

Determiner

Pronoun

my coat
your car
his chair

mine
yours
his

Her book
Our house
Their problem

hers
ours
theirs

i.

we use mine, yours etc. WITHOUT NOUNS

examples: Thats not my coat. This is mine. (NOT This is the mine) X
Their garden is much bigger than ours.
Is that your car? I thought yours was blue.

V. V. Reflexive Pronouns: Myself, Yourself etc.

I. myself
Weourselves
Youyourself
You (multiple)..yourselves
i.
ii.

hehimself
she..herself
it.itself
they..themselves

We use reflexive pronouns when an object is the same person/thing as the subject
Examples:
a. I cut myself shaving this morning (NOT I cut me)
b. He is teaching himself to play the guitar.
c. We must ask ourselves some questions.