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As the following examples indicate, these possessive pronouns
show that same relationship in only one word.

Possessive Pronouns
It is mine.
First-person
pronoun mine
The speaker, Anna, talking referring to the
about her hula hoop
speaker (I)

Yes,
it is yours. Second-person
pronoun yours
referring to the
Jake speaking to Anna, person spoken
talking about her hula hoop
to (you)

Third-person
Yes,
it is hers. pronoun hers
referring to the
Ben talking about person spoken
Anna’s hula hoop about (she,
or Anna)

Part Two of this chapter will offer more details about the
use of pronouns. As we conclude this section about personal
pronouns, look at the noun-pronoun examples given with each
image.

Noun Noun
Combination Pronouns Combination Pronouns

he she
his father his her mother hers
him her

Many possessive forms can play a double role: They can be used
as adjectives in combination with nouns, but as pronouns, they
stand alone. Possessive adjectives, including his and her, are
explained in detail in Chapter 2, Adjectives.

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