Possessives: my, your, his, her… and 's
His or her depends on the owner, not on the thing owned.
| Owner | Adjective | Pronoun |
|---|---|---|
| I | my | mine |
| you | your | yours |
| he | his | his |
| she | her | hers |
| it | its | — |
| we | our | ours |
| they | their | theirs |
- Paul loves his mother.owner = Paul → his
- Anna loves her brother.owner = Anna → her
- The dog is eating its food.owner = the dog → its
The possessive 's
To show that something belongs to a person, put the owner first with 's: Paul's car, my parents' house (plural in -s: apostrophe only), the children's room.
Test yourself
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Complete: Marie and ___ husband
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her -
Complete: Tom and ___ sister
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his -
Rewrite with 's: the room of my parents
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my parents' room -
Complete: The cat is playing with ___ ball. (its / it's)
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its