my, your, his, her, its, our, their

We use possessive  determiners  to show who owns or "possesses" something. The possessive determiners  are:

  • my, your, his, her, its, our, their
Warning!  These are determiners . Don't confuse them with possessive pronouns.

Like all determiners, possessive determiners come at the beginning of a noun phrase, so they come in front of any adjective.

Look at these example sentences:

possessive determiner with gender (Male, Female, Neuter)example sentence
SINGULAR
myM/FThis is my book.
hisMHis  name is John.
herFHer  first name is Mary.
itsNThe dog licked its  wounded paw.
PLURAL
ourM/FWe have sold our house.
theirM/F/NThe students thanked their  Thai teacher.
SINGULAR or PLURAL
yourM/FI like your hair.
Your  two children are lovely.
Be careful with these three possessive determiners:
possessive determinercontraction (sounds the same)
1. your:
This is your book.
you're  (you are):
Hurry up! You're late!
2. its:
The dog licked its paw.
it's  (it is/it has):
It's coming. (It is coming...)
It's arrived. (It has arrived...)
3. their:
Which is their house?
they're  (they are):
They're waiting. (They are waiting...)

Also note there  as an adverb:
I'm not going there.

Be careful! There is NO apostrophe (') in the possessive determiner its . We use an apostrophe to write the contraction of "it is" or "it has". For example:
it is raining → it's raining
it has finished → it's finished


I'm taking my dog to the vet. It's broken its leg.

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