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Possessive Pronoun Mine Refers Owned Speaker Previously Referred

Front possessive pronoun
Back A pronoun, such as mine, yours, hers, or ours, that refers to something owned by the speaker or by someone or something previously referred to, for example: That book is mine. John’s eyes met hers. Ours is a family farm. Compare with personal pronoun.

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