Definition of a Possessive Adjective

A possessive adjective is “an adjective such as ‘my’ or ‘your’ which shows who or what
something belongs to or is connected with”.

Examples of Possessive Adjectives

 Ram is my brother.
 Mikki told me that he met your son in Chennai.
 Can you please fill my water bottle?
 We travelled to Bangalore in my sedan car.
 Did you pick up your bag from the deposit counter?
 My laptop is broken and has to be serviced.
 Aldrin and I went to Tambaram on his bike.
 Her father is working as a heavy vehicle mechanic in Saudi Arabia.
 Sanju borrowed my red shirt as it was the dress code for an event.
 Shadow is their pet dog.

Definition of a Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns are pronouns that are used to show your possession or ownership of
someone or something. They indicate that they belong to that particular person and no one else.
Possessive pronouns can be used instead of a noun phrase to avoid any repetition.

Examples of Possessive Pronouns

 That is her car and this one here is my car.
 That is her car and this one here is mine.

 Let’s see if Dave’s arm is longer than your arm.

 Let’s see if Dave’s arm is longer than yours.

 Penelope said we can stay at her house, but I don’t know which one is her house.
 Penelope said we can stay at her house, but I don’t know which one is hers.

 Emilia’s party was great, but just wait until she comes to our party.
 Emilia’s party was great, but just wait until she comes to ours.

 This is my cookie pile, and that one is the one for all of you.
 This is my cookie pile, and that one is yours.

 We don’t think that our team can defeat their team.

  We don’t think that our team can defeat theirs.

Check Your Understanding of Possessive Adjectives

Fill in the blanks with appropriate possessive adjectives in the following sentences:

1. Have you met ______ father? Don’t I look just like him?.

2. Sid bought a new bike. Did you see _____ new bike?

3. Mazeeka and Gowtham are getting married. _________ wedding reception begins at 5 p.m.
tomorrow.

4. We just moved into the locality recently and found that nobody likes _______ neighbour.

5. ________ English teacher asked us to complete the grammar exercises on possessive

adjectives before Friday.

6. ________ house in Ooty is a farmhouse. He goes there every summer.

7. Sharanya is leaving tomorrow. Do you know when ______ flight to London is?

8. I have to buy some acrylic colours to finish _____ painting.

9. Did you ask her where _______ husband works?

10. Can you bring ______ certificate file when you come?

Choose the possessive pronouns that best complete each sentence.

1. ________________(My/Mine) brother planted a beautiful apricot tree in

________________(our/ours) front yard.
2. Annalisa finished _____________ (her/hers) homework early, but Julissa did not do
_______________(her/hers) until later.
3. The little boy who lives next door played with _____________(him/his) toys.
4. The furniture belongs to my mother. It is _________________(her/hers).
5. _________________(Our/Ours) family enjoys spending time together.
6. Jenny’s dad trimmed the branches off the tree. It looked bare without all of
__________________ (it/its) branches.
7. You must remember to clean _______________(your/yours) room before you go to the party.
8. Mr. and Mrs. Rochester bought a plant for ________________ (their/theirs) house.
9. The bicycle over there is ____________(him/his), but this one right here is
_______________________ (my/mine).
10. Angela likes to wear _________________ (her/hers) hair long, while Peggy prefers to wear
________________(her/hers) short.

Possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns exercise

1 Choose the correct word. 1. Is this cup (your / yours)?

2. The coffee is (my / mine).

3. That coat is (my / mine).

4. He lives in (her / hers) house.

5. You might want (your / yours) phone.

6. The new car is (their / theirs).

7. She cooked (our / ours) food.

8. Don’t stand on (my / mine) foot!

9. She gave him (her / hers) suitcase.

10. I met (their / theirs) mother.

11. Is this (their / theirs) coffee?

12. Is the flat (her / hers)?

13. The grey scarf is (my / mine).

14. That red bike is (our / ours).

15. We should take (our / ours) coats.

16. That is (my / mine) car.

17. He dropped (my / mine) bag.

18. Are these phones (their / theirs)?

19. These cakes are (our / ours)!

20. Are those children (your / yours)?

Replace the personal pronouns by possessive pronouns.

1. These pencils are (you) ________________.

2. The blue ball is (I) ________________.
3. The blue car is (we) __________________.
4. That diamond ring is (she) _________________.
5. We met the famous singers Paul and Jane last night. This house is (they) _____________.
6. The luggage on the counter is (he) _________________.
7. The pictures on the wall near the pillar are (she) _______________.
8. In our garden in the summerhouse is a bird. The nest is (it) __________________.
9. This smelly good for nothing cat is (we) _______________.
10. Honestly, this was not my fault. It was (you) __________________

Fill out the correct possessive pronoun!

1. I have a dog. That dog is ___________________ !
2. She has a cat. That cat is __________________ !
3. We have a car. That car is _________________ !
4. They have a bike. That bike is __________________ !
5. He has a key. That key is _________________ !
6. You have a hat. That hat is _________________ !