Possessives: pronouns

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Can you match these possessive pronouns to the right personal pronouns and possessive adjectives?

yours, mine, theirs, ours, hers, his, its

SubjectObjectPossessive adjectivesPossessive pronouns
Imemy
Youyouyour
Hehimhis
Sheherher
Ititits
Weusour
Theythemtheir

We can use a possessive pronoun instead of a noun phrase:

Is that John’s car?		No, it’s [my car]	>	No, it’s mine.
Whose coat is this?		Is it [your coat]?	>	Is it yours?
Her coat is grey, [my coat]is brown		Her coat is grey,		mine is brown.

We can use possessive pronouns after of.
We can say:

Susan is one of my friends.
or
Susan is a friend of mine.
but not
Susan is a friend of me

or

I am one of Susan's friends.
or
I am a friend of Susan's.
but not
I am a friend of Susan