Possessive determiners are words that show ownership or possession. They are used before nouns to indicate who the noun belongs to. Here’s how you use ‘my’, ‘your’, ‘his’, ‘her’, and ‘our’ before nouns:
- My: This possessive determiner is used when the speaker is referring to something that belongs to themself. For example, “This is my book.”
- Your: This is used when the speaker is referring to something that belongs to the person they are speaking to. For example, “Is this your pen?”
- His: This is used when the speaker is referring to something that belongs to a male person they are speaking about. For example, “That is his car.”
- Her: This is used when the speaker is referring to something that belongs to a female person they are speaking about. For example, “I like her dress.”
- Our: This is used when the speaker is referring to something that belongs to a group that includes the speaker and at least one other person. For example, “This is our house.”
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my|your|his|her|our _NN
1 YOUR BUSINESS
624027
You need to know a lot of things about how to make your business.
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2 YOUR HOME 598828
3 MY LIFE 576086
4 YOUR LIFE 560286
5 YOUR BODY 542051
6 YOUR CHILD 489595
7 HIS WIFE
455748
This is a picture of Ricky Ponting and his wife Rhianna Ponting.
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8 MY HUSBAND 389020
9 HIS LIFE 341112
10 YOUR SITE 336031
11 YOUR ACCOUNT 331416
12 YOUR FAMILY 328682
13 OUR CUSTOMERS 309853
14 YOUR WEBSITE 305157
15 MY WIFE 304043
16 YOUR COMPUTER 301341
17 MY OPINION 300307
18 HER HUSBAND
294999
She told me that her husband used to beat her every day after the first initial month of her marriage.
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19 MY FAMILY 288130
There are 9 people in my family.
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20 HIS FATHER 287573
21 YOUR TIME 282986
22 HIS FAMILY 278386
23 YOUR COMPANY 267142
24 MY MIND 266330
I‘ve got a lot on my mind right now.
25 YOUR CAR 263592
26 MY SON 259240
27 HIS CAREER 250794
28 YOUR WAY 246926
29 MY FRIENDS 235798
30 MY HEAD 235143
31 YOUR WORK 232909
32 YOUR DOCTOR 230476
33 YOUR PHONE 229797
34 YOUR FRIENDS 224799
35 YOUR SKIN 222657
36 OUR LIVES
221178
In a word, movies can make our lives become colorful and rich.
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37 HIS WORK 219335
38 YOUR HANDS 218746
39 YOUR MIND 218694
40 MY FRIEND 216626
41 YOUR TEAM 214432
42 MY DAUGHTER 209017
43 OUR WEBSITE 207359
44 OUR TEAM 206223
45 MY HEART 204628
46 MY EXPERIENCE 204284
47 YOUR HEAD 202125
48 YOUR ORDER 200740
49 YOUR HAIR 197851
50 YOUR NEEDS 197562
51 YOUR CUSTOMERS 197478
52 YOUR NAME 196430
53 YOUR BLOG 195780
54 YOUR APPLICATION 193990
55 YOUR DOG 189447
56 HIS HEAD 188943
57 MY NAME 184450
58 HIS MOTHER 184354
59 YOUR CREDIT 182670
60 HIS NAME 181934
61 YOUR EYES 180719
62 MY MOTHER 180533
63 YOUR EMAIL 180251
64 HIS SON 179336
65 HIS WAY 179208
66 YOUR HEART 175198
67 MY MOM 173253
68 HER LIFE 172699
69 OUR CLIENTS 170827
70 YOUR MONEY 168823
71 MY KIDS 167937
72 YOUR CHOICE 165852
73 MY FATHER 165071
74 MY DAD 164137
75 HIS TEAM 163024
76 MY HAIR 159875
77 HER FAMILY 159772
78 YOUR KIDS 155541
79 MY PARENTS 155017
80 YOUR FACE 152742
81 MY CAR 152314
82 YOUR HOUSE 151760
83 OUR COMMUNITY 150172
84 HER MOTHER 149804
85 MY BODY 149471
86 HIS TIME 149140
87 YOUR HEALTH 149093
88 OUR STUDENTS 148000
89 YOUR DATA 147564
90 MY EYES 147490
91 MY TIME 146685
92 YOUR HAND 146593
93 MY HOUSE 145767
94 YOUR BABY 145644
95 HIS DEATH 145535
96 YOUR SYSTEM 144818
97 YOUR FEET 140572
98 YOUR PRODUCT 138963
99 YOUR JOB 138389
100 YOUR CHILDREN 138238
Remember, these possessive determiners always come before the noun they are modifying.