POSSESSIVE CASE:

Using the possessive case indicates that the pronoun is showing ownership. The possessive pronouns are: my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, their, theirs, our, ours, whose and its.

• With Indefinite Pronouns (Add Apostrophe and "S")
  
  • Someone's misfortune can be another's gain.
    
  • At this point, it is anyone's guess who will win the series.
    
    
• With Personal Pronouns (No Apostrophe)
  
  • The gift is hers.
  • Theirs is the best example he as ever seen of interactive web design.
  • The team gave its all in the game against the Bears.
    
    
• With Relative or Interrogative Pronouns (No Apostrophe)
  
  • Whose books are on my desk?
    versus: Who's making dinner tonight?     (contraction of: Who is...)
    
    
• With Gerunds
  
  • We admired her going out for track.
    • We admire what? the action of going out for track. Whose action? Hers.
      
      
  • Your skipping class is beginning to affect your grade.
    • Remember: Pronouns stand in for nouns. This is standing in for a person's name. It is that person's action that is causing the problem. Not the person.
      

To begin studying possessive nouns, please go to the next page.