Level A2

Possessive Pronouns

The bag is hers.

The bag is hers. One word for the owner and the thing: hers means her bag.

Forms

• It is my book. — a thing comes after my, so my stays
• It is mine. — no thing comes after it, so we need mine
• The bag is hers. — hers stands for her bag: the owner and the thing in one word
• The seats are ours, not theirs. — most of these words just add an ending; his stays the same

A common mistake

Wrong: This book is my.

Right: This book is mine.

A common mistake is This book is my. The phrase ends here, so we say This book is mine.

More examples

Is this pen yours?

A question: Is this pen yours?

My room is small, but his is big.

His stays the same: My room is small, but his is big.