Pronouns

Possessive adjectives

They show who something belongs to and stand before a noun.

Rule

My, your, his, her, its, our, their stand before a noun and are not used alone. For independent use, use mine / yours / his / hers / ours / theirs.

Formula

Formsmy / your / his / her / its / our / theirmy carhis bagtheir house
Patternpossessive adjective + nounmy phoneour teachertheir city

Notes

  • A noun always follows: my car, her bag
  • its = belongs to a thing; it's = it is / it has