Possessive pronouns replace a noun + possessive adjective to avoid repetition. 🔹 Possessive adjectives vs Possessive pronouns: | Possessive Adjective | Possessive Pronoun | | my book | mine | | your pen | yours | | his bag | his | | her notebook | hers | | its colour | its (rare) | | our school | ours | | their car | theirs | 🔹 Key rule: • Possessive adjective + noun → replaced by possessive pronoun (no noun after) • This is MY book. → This book is MINE. • That is HER pen. → That pen is HERS. 🔹 Examples: • This bag is mine. (= my bag) • Is that pen yours? (= your pen) • The red car is theirs. (= their car) • My results are better than his. (= his results) • Her score is higher than ours. (= our score) 🔹 Common structure: • A friend of mine — un de mes amis • A cousin of hers — une de ses cousines • A neighbour of theirs — un de leurs voisins

📝 Substitution exercises: • This is my book. → This book is MINE. • That is her pen. → That pen is HERS. • This is our school. → This school is OURS. • These are their results. → These results are THEIRS. • This is his bicycle. → This bicycle is HIS. 📝 Comparison sentences: • My house is bigger than yours. (= your house) • Her marks are higher than his. (= his marks) • Their team played better than ours. (= our team) 💡 Never put a noun after a possessive pronoun: • This is mine book. ✗ • This book is mine. ✓