Possessive Personal Pronouns
The possessive personal pronouns are the words
mine, yours, hers, his, its, ours, and theirs. Unlike possessive adjectives, which
modify something, possessive personal
pronouns stand alone. For this reason, the are also known as "absolute
possessives". (Note: There are no apostrophes in absolute
possessives.)
Example:
 Take my
car and leave yours.
(The absolute possessive "yours"
stands alone; whereas, "my" modifies "car".)
Interactive example:
| If
these vans are your biggest ones, then use ours.
[show me the possessive personal pronoun] |
There are no apostrophes in absolute possessives.
These are her's. 
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See also:
Glossary of grammatical terms
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