Possessive adjectives and pronouns

Possessive adjectives refer to the things or characteristics possessed by a person, an animal or a thing. “His” refers to the things possessed by a male; “her” refers to the things possessed by a female; “its” to the things or characteristics possessed by an animal or an organization. Possessive adjectives do not change when the thing possessed is singular or plural. Possessive pronouns are used to avoid the repetition of the noun (the thing or the characteristic possessed).

Possessive adjectives	Possessive pronouns
my	mine
your	yours
his	his
her	hers
its	/
our	ours
your	yours
their	theirs