" Help what is the difference between posseive adjectives and possessive pronouns"???
Hi everyone, this is my first time to ask a question and I seem to be confused as to when I am meant to use possessive adjectives and when I am meant to use possessive pronouns? Can anyone help me realize what the difference is and where they should be placed in a sentence?? Thanks a millon!
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A possessive adjective accompanies (modifies) a noun;
eg. Es mi casa. It's my house.
a possessive pronoun replaces the noun.
eg. Es la mía. It's mine.
Possessive adjectives are:
Mi (m. & f., sing.) my
Mis (m. & f., plu.) my
Tu (m. & f., sing.) your
Tus (m. & f., plu.) your
Su (m. & f., sing.) his, her, its, one's, their, your, (polite)
Sus (m. & f., plu.) his, her, its, one's, their, your, (polite)
Nuestro-a, os-a our
Vuestro-a, os-as your (familiar)
The possessive pronouns are:
El mío, la mía, los míos, las mías (mine).
El tuyo, la tuya, los tuyos, las tuyas (yours).
El suyo, la suya, los suyos, las suyas (his, hers, theirs, yours,polite).
El nuestro, la nuestra, los nuestros, las nuestras (ours).
El vuestro, la vuestra, los vuestros, las vuestras (yours familiar).
It's also good to remember that the possessive pronoun must be preceded by the definite article except for sometimes when it comes after ser.
Possessive Adjectives: http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/possadj.htm
Possessive Pronouns: http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/posspro.htm
There are two types of possessive adjectives - stressed and unstressed.
Unstressed: Estoy leyendo mi libro. (I'm reading my book.)
Stressed: Estoy leyendo un libro mío. (I'm reading a book of mine.)
Possessive pronouns are like the stressed possessive adjectives, except they have an article before them: el mío
Si tu libro está perdido, voy a prestarte el mío. (If your book is lost, I'll lend you mine.)
Ayuda, ¿cuál es la diferencia entre los adjetivos posesivos y los pronombres posesivos?
(well, you did put it in quotes. 
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