Study the information about possessive pronouns and adjectives.
Possessive pronouns and adjectives are two different ways to show possession. Possessive Adjectives are used in this order:
Possessive Adjective + Noun
Examples:
Our office is big.
Рис. \(1\). Office
My flat is small but cosy.
Possessive Pronouns are used in this order:
Noun + Possessive Pronoun
Examples:
The bag is mine.
Рис. \(2\). Bag
The shop is his.
Possessive adjectives go before the noun and possessive pronouns go after the noun. Here are some examples:
This is my computer.
The car is mine.
The car is mine.
Рис. \(3\). Car
Here is a list of the possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns:
| Possessive adjectives | Possessive pronouns |
| my | mine |
| your | yours |
| his | his |
| her | hers |
| its | its |
| our | ours |
| their | theirs |
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Рис. 3. Car, canadianPhotographer56 / Shutterstock.com