Possessive pronouns nd their two forms and syntactic functions in the sentence Context Introduction

Possessive Pronouns Chart

You can chart possessive pronouns based on five aspects put along two axes: person and number.

	Singular Independent	Singular Dependent	Plural Independent	Plural Dependent
First-person	Mine	My	Ours	Our
Second-person	Yours	Your	Yours	Your
Third-person	His, Hers, Its, Theirs	His, Her, Its, Their	Theirs	Their

These constitute all of the possessive pronouns in the English language. Suffice it to say, there aren’t that many. However, you might be wondering what the difference between “independent” and “dependent” pronouns is.
The independent genitive pronoun can stand alone. “That is mine.”
The dependent genitive pronoun requires an object. “That is my handbag.”
Since there aren’t that many possessive pronouns, it shouldn’t take long to provide examples for each.

Possessive Pronouns Examples

Here is a list of all possessive pronouns with example sentences.
First-person possessive pronouns:
That is mine. (singular independent genitive)
That is my cat. (singular dependent genitive)
Dusty the cat is ours. (plural independent genitive)
That’s our choice. (plural dependent genitive)
Second-person possessive pronouns:
I’m yours. (singular independent genitive)
That dog is your responsibility. (singular dependent genitive)
All right, the puppies are yours now. (plural independent genitive)
Your puppies are mighty friendly. (plural dependent genitive)
Third-person possessive pronouns:
It’s his. / It’s hers. / That is its. / It’s theirs. (singular independent genitive)
His arm hurts. / Her leg hurts / Its head hurts / Their hand hurts. (singular dependent genitive)
The basketball is theirs. (plural independent genitive)
It’s their baseball. (plural dependent genitive)