These are the possessive forms of the personal pronouns ‘I’, ‘you’, ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘it’, ‘we’ and ‘they’. They are immediately followed by a noun.
My book is lying on the table. Your phone is with the teacher. His house is painted yellow. Her parents are out of town. Do you know the child’s name? Yes, I do know its name. Our country is making great progress. Your passports are lying with the judge. Their performance was liked by all. |
These possessive forms are different from possessive pronouns.
The book lying on the table is mine. That phone is yours. That yellow painted house is his. That idea was hers. All that land beyond the lake is ours. These passports are yours. At the end of the day, the award-winning performance was theirs. |
[Remember: A noun does not immediately follow a possessive pronoun, while a possessive adjective always comes before a noun.] |
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