Personal Possessive Pronouns and Determiners

a deep hole or large tunnel in the ground where workers dig for salt, gold, coal, etc.

The diamond mine in Africa was known for its rare gemstones.

used for referring to something that belongs to or is related to the person who is being spoken to

(third-person singular possessive determiner) of or belonging to a man or boy who has already been mentioned or is easy to identify

John wore his favorite hat to the party.

used for referring to something that belongs to or is related to a female person or animal that has already been mentioned or is known

used for referring to something that belongs to or is related to a group of people that includes the speaker

used for referring to something that belongs to or is related to a group of people who are not the speaker or the listener

(first-person singular possessive determiner) of or belonging to the speaker or writer

This is my house.

(second-person possessive determiner) of or belonging to the person or people being spoken or written to

Is this your backpack?

(third-person singular possessive determiner) of or belonging to a female human or animal that was previously mentioned or one that is easy to identify

She put on her coat before leaving the house.

(third-person singular possessive determiner) of or belonging to a thing or an animal or child of unknown sex

The tree shed its leaves in the autumn.

(first-person plural possessive determiner) of or belonging to a speaker when they want to talk or write about themselves and at least one other person

Let's all contribute to our community project.

(third-person plural possessive determiner) of or belonging to people, animals, or things that have already been mentioned or are easy to identify

The students are proud of their achievements.

used to show that the thing mentioned belongs to a particular person or thing

She's an author whose novels have topped the bestseller list.