It's mine! Possessive pronouns: How and When to Use in English

Our offices are closed → Ours are closed. Ours Possessive pronouns is the possessive pronoun that can replace our Possessive adjectives + noun (here, offices). It corresponds to the subject we. Example: those are our bags → those are ours.

Yours can replace your + noun, not our + noun. Example: your recipe is easier than mine → yours is easier than mine.

Use theirs in place of their + noun, not in place of our + noun. Example: their projects are inspiring → theirs are inspiring.

This is your bag → this is yours. Use yours Possessive pronouns to replace your Possessive adjectives + noun (here, bag). It corresponds to the subject you (singular and plural). Example: your ticket is expensive → yours is expensive.

Use mine in place of my + noun, not in place of your + noun. Example: it's my phone! → it's mine!

Ours is used to replace our + noun, not your + noun. Example: our group is large → ours is large.

They are his shoes → they are his. Use his Possessive pronouns in place of his Possessive adjectives + noun (here, shoes) to refer to the subject he (♂). Example: his t-shirt is small → his is small.

Use hers (♀) to replace her + noun, not his + noun. Example: these are her bracelets → these are hers.

He's is short for he is To be, present simple, short form and does not indicate possession. Example: -Where is John? -He's at home.

My brother lives in Bristol, and yours? (you) Yours Possessive pronouns corresponds to the subject you (both singular and plural). Example: -Whose is this coffee? -It's yours!

-Whose are these bracelets? -They are hers (Anna). When something belongs to a singular, female subject (here, Anna = she), we can use hers (in place of her bracelets here) Possessive pronouns. Example: my favourite dish is fish and chips and hers is pie and mash.

Your car is white and theirs is red. (they) The possessive pronoun that corresponds to the subject they is theirs Possessive pronouns. Example: your books are more interesting than theirs.

If your car is broken, you can use mine. Mine Possessive pronouns is used instead of my + noun (here, car) to avoid repetition. Example: that is your desk and this is mine.

I gave Timmy my address and he gave me his. Use his Possessive pronouns to avoid the repetition of his + noun (here, his address). Example: his (Roger's) job is easy.

My parents are young, and yours? Use yours Possessive pronouns to replace your + noun (here, parents). Example: my house is in town and yours is in the countryside.