Learn About Subject, Object,

and Possessive Pronouns and

Adjectives

by Kenneth Beare
Updated October 02, 2018

Pronouns include subject pronouns, object pronouns, and possessive pronouns. These are
used to replace nouns in sentences. It is also important to learn possessive adjectives when
learning these forms. Use the chart below and then study the example sentences chart.
Finally, you can practice what you've learned by taking the quizzes below.

Pronouns and Possessive Forms

Subject Object Possessive Possessive
Pronouns Pronouns Adjectives Pronouns

I me my mine

you you your yours

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 he him his his

she her her hers

it it its ----

we us our ours

you you your yours

they them their theirs

Example Sentences: Subject and Object Pronouns

Subject Example Object Example
Pronouns Pronouns

I I work in Portland. me She gave me the book.

you You like listening to you Peter bought you a present.

music.

he He lives in Seattle. him She told him the secret.

she She went on vacation her I asked her to come with

last week. me.

it It seems hot today! it Jack gave it to Alice.

we We enjoy playing golf. us The teacher taught us

French.

you You can come to the you I passed out the books to
party. you last week.

they They are students at them The state provided them

this school. with insurance.

Example Sentences: Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns

Possessive Example Possessive Example
Adjectives Pronouns

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 my That is my house. mine That car is mine.

your Your subject is English. yours That book is yours.

his His wife is from Italy. his That dog over there is
his.

her Her name is Christa. hers That house is hers.

its Its color is black.

our Our car is very old. ours That poster on the

wall is ours.

your I have your tests yours The responsibility is

corrected for you today. all yours.

their It's difficult to theirs The house on the

understand their corner is theirs.
meaning.

Quiz
Choose the best option to fill in the blanks below, using the correct form as a substitute for the
word(s) in parentheses.

1. __________ works at the National Bank. (Mary)

She Her

He

2. Please give __________ the book. (Peter)

her it

him

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 3. That's __________ book on the table. (I)

mine my

our

4. The book is __________. (John)

hers its

his

5. __________ enjoy watching movies on Friday evenings. (My brother and I)

They We

Us

6. I enjoyed listening to __________ last week. (the song)

it him

them

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 7. Alison asked __________ questions because they couldn't come. (Mary and
Frank)

them us

him

8. I think __________ idea is crazy! (You)

their you

your

9. I'm sure it's __________. (the computer that belongs to my sister and me)

theirs yours

ours

10. That dog over there is __________. (Henry)

him its

his

11. __________ color is red. (The car)

Its Her

Their

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 12. Tom gave __________ some advice. (The children, my wife and I)

them us

our

13. __________ study French at university. (Peter, Anne, and Frank)

We Them

They

14. She ate __________ quickly and left for work. (breakfast)

them it

us

15. I'd like to hear __________ opinion. (Susan)

their her

his

16. No, that one is __________. (you)

yours his

hers

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 17. Do you hear the telephone? I think it's __________. (my telephone)

me mine

my

18. Would you like to buy __________ cookies? (My friends and I)

we our

your

19. No, that one is __________. (you)

your yours

his

20. She works for __________ company. (John)

him our

his

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