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    Possessive pronouns show ownership and take the place of a noun, unlike possessive adjectives which describe the noun. The main possessive pronouns are mine, yours, his, hers, ours, and theirs. Examples are given comparing the use of possessive adjectives versus pronouns such as "my book" versus "mine" or "your car" versus "yours".

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    Possessive pronouns show ownership and take the place of a noun, unlike possessive adjectives which describe the noun. The main possessive pronouns are mine, yours, his, hers, ours, and theirs. Examples are given comparing the use of possessive adjectives versus pronouns such as "my book" versus "mine" or "your car" versus "yours".

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    Possessive pronouns show ownership and take the place of a noun, unlike possessive adjectives which describe the noun. The main possessive pronouns are mine, yours, his, hers, ours, and theirs. Examples are given comparing the use of possessive adjectives versus pronouns such as "my book" versus "mine" or "your car" versus "yours".

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    Possessive Pronouns

    Possessive Pronouns
     What are possessive pronouns?
     They are pronouns which show ownership.
     Possessive adjectives describe the noun.
     Possessive pronouns take the place of the
    noun.
    Possessive Adjective v. Pronouns
     Adjective: My book is on the table
     Pronoun
    Pronoun:: Mine is on the table.
     Adjective: Your car is green.
     Pronoun
    Pronoun:: Yours is green.
     Adjective: Their house is the third house.
     Pronoun
    Pronoun:: Theirs is the third house.
    Possessive Pronouns
    Mine
    Example:

     Adjective: My book is on the table

     Pronoun:: Mine is on the table.


    Pronoun
    Possessive Pronouns
     Yours
    Example:

     Adjective: Your book is on the table.

     Pronoun:: Yours is on the table.


    Pronoun
    Possessive Pronouns
     His, Hers, Theirs
    Example:
     Adjective: His book is on the table.

     Pronoun:: His is on the table.


    Pronoun

     Adjective: Her book is on the table.

     Pronoun:: Hers is on the table.


    Pronoun

     Adjective: Their book is on the table

     Pronoun:: Theirs is on the table.


    Pronoun
    Possessive Pronouns
     Ours
    Example:

     Adjective: Our book is on the table.

     Pronoun:: Ours is on the table.


    Pronoun
    Practice
     Your car is green.
     Yours is green.
     Their house is the third house.
     Theirs is the third house.
     Our backpack is old.
     Ours is old.
     His magazines are on the sofa.
     His are on the sofa.

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