Pronouns

Pronouns are words which we use in place of nouns.

Example :

• Anu bought a pen but she lost it in the classroom.

Personal Pronouns

Personal pronouns are used in place of the names of persons, animals and things.

Read the table to find out how personal pronouns are used as subject and object pronouns.

Pronoun (person)	Singular		Plural
	Subject	Object	Subject	Object
First person - used for the person who is talking	I	me	we	us
Second person - used for the person to whom one is talking	you	you	you	you
Third person - used for the person to who is being talked about	he	him	they	them
	she	her

Possessive pronouns

Possessive pronouns are used to show ownership or possession.

Example :
This is Jenny's book. This book is hers.
The pronouns mine, ours, yours, his, hers and theirs are possessive pronouns.

Difference between Possessive pronouns and Possessive adjectives

The words mine and yours are possessive pronouns. They are used in place of nouns and tell us to whom something belongs.
The words my and your are possessive adjectives. They also tell us to whom something belongs. However, they are always used before nouns and act as adjectives.

Look at these sentences :

• This is my pencil. (Possessive adjective)
• This pencil is mine. (possessive pronoun)

The table below show some possessive adjectives and the related possessive pronouns.

Possessive adjectives are always used before noun.

Possessive adjectives	Possessive pronouns
my	mine
your	yours
our	ours
his	his
her	hers
their	theirs
its	---