If you want to talk about what’s yours , what’s hers , and what’s theirs , you need a special type of word: possessive pronouns! They function similarly to other personal pronouns , but there are important differences you'll need to know to use them in English.

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What are possessive pronouns in English?

Complete list of English possessive pronouns

Mine vs. my , yours vs. your , etc.

Tips for using possessive pronouns

Examples of possessive pronouns in English

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Possessive pronouns are

personal pronouns that replace a noun phrase to show possession or ownership.

If you use a possessive pronoun to replace a noun phrase, it shows who, well, possesses that noun. For example, instead of saying The black cat is Susan’s cat , you could swap out the possessor ( Susan ) and the noun that is possessed ( cat ) for a possessive pronoun: The black cat is hers .

Unlike in many other languages, in English, the number of things possessed doesn’t change the possessive pronoun used.…