An Overview of Possessive Pronouns:

Using Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns are used in place of nouns to show that the noun belongs to someone, e.g.: This suitcase is mine. Note also that possessive pronouns are NEVER followed directly by a noun; they stand on their own and are NOT the same as possessive determiners that occur before a noun.

The different forms a possessive pronoun can take are presented in the following table:

Tricky Stuff

• Don't use a determiner before a possessive pronoun (e.g.: This is mine and NOT This is the mine).
• Don't use a noun after a possessive determiner (e.g.: This is ours and NOT This is ours book).