possessives: pronouns


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SubjectObjectPossessive adjectives
Possessive pronouns
Ime my
Youyou your
Hehim his
Sheher her
Itit its
Weus our
Theythem their
We can use a possessive pronoun instead of a noun phrase:
Is that John’s car?No, it’s [my car]>No, it’s mine.
Whose coat is this?Is it [your coat]?>Is it yours?
Her coat is grey, [my coat]is brownHer coat is grey,mine is brown.

We can use possessive pronouns after of.
We can say:
Susan is one of my friends.
or
Susan is a friend of mine.
but not
Susan is a friend of me
or
I am one of Susan's friends.
or
I am a friend of Susan's.
but not
I am a friend of Susan