Possessive Pronouns

'Mine', 'yours', 'his', 'hers', 'ours' and 'theirs' are possessive pronouns. They show who or what something relates to or belongs to.

Examples:

• "Whose car is this?" "It's mine [=It's my car.]."
• She is a friend of mine. [=one of my friends]

See also:

Personal Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns