Personal Pronoun Vs. Possessive Determiners

Have you been wondering regarding the difference between Personal Pronoun and Possessive Pronoun? Both look the same but its use and placement in the sentence is different.

If you are ready, then let’s begin.

Possessive pronouns indicate what object or person belongs to another: they inform you of a person or being who possesses or owns something without saying the actual name of the person or being.

Examples of Possessive Pronouns.

mine – the first person singular

yours – the second person singular

his – the third person singular masculine

hers – the third person singular feminine

its – the third person singular neuter

ours – the first person plural

yours – the second person plural

theirs – the third person plural

Example Sentencese that uses Possesive Pronouns

1. Mine is the clean computer.

2. Yours is the PC that needs cleaning.

3. Theirs are the PCs covered with dirt.

Now, let’s talk about possesive determiners.

Possessive determiners indicate that an object is associated with another object or person: it belongs with it. Possessive determiners show to whom an item or being is referring.

Examples of Possessive determiners

my – the first person singular

your – the second person singular

his – the third person singular masculine

her – the third person singular feminine

its – the third person singular neuter

our – the first person plural

your – the second person plural

their – the third person plural

Example Sentences with Possesive Determiners

Its case is dusty.

Your PC needs cleaning.

Their PCs are covered in dirt.

My computer is clean.

Possessive determiners are somewhat similar to adjectives. They are determining possession of a noun or pronoun while an adjective describes a quality belonging to the noun.

• This topic was modified 3 years ago by Mary Joy Salas.