English Grammar Drills

Pronouns 71
Subject:
Object:
Complement:
Mine was the only correct answer.
Ours didn’t stand a chance.
Bob couldn’t find his program, so I gave him yours.
The children lost theirs again.
The decision is yours.
The missing purse was hers.
Adjectival forms (my, our, your, his, her, its, their) act as adjectives modifying nouns. Here are
some examples of this use:
My answer was the only correct one.
I gave him your program.
It was your decision to make.
Of particular importance are the possessive pronoun forms that are different from each
other:
First-person Third-person Third-person
singular & plural singular plural
Adjectival your her their
Pronominal yours hers theirs
The adjectival and pronominal forms of his and its are the same. Here are some sentences
that illustrate the difference between pronominal and adjectival forms:
Your/yours
Adjectival:
Pronominal:
Her/hers
Adjectival:
Pronominal:
Their/theirs
Adjectival:
Pronominal:
I didn’t understand your answer.
I didn’t understand yours.
It is her decision to make.
It is hers to make.
Their task is a dangerous job.
Theirs is a dangerous job.