A possessive pronoun takes the place of a noun and show ownership. The word my is used as an adjective to describe an object while showing ownership.
I dropped my book.
The word mine also describes an object and shows ownership.
The book is mine.
My cat is hungry.
The cat is mine.
Do you like my new dress?
The dress is mine.
Let’s take my car to the restaurant.
The car is mine.
Use the pronouns my and mine to modify nouns and show ownership.
▶It’s your turn. Choose my or mine for the blank in this sentence: Bob gave me a kitten, so the kitten is ___. Did you figure it out? Good for you!