The pronoun our shows ownership. You and I together own something. That object is ours.
This is our house. The house is ours.
I brought our volleyball. The volleyball is ours.
This is our chance of a lifetime. The chance is ours.
Notice that the pronoun our is used as a describer with a noun: our house, our volleyball, our chance
The pronoun ours stands alone as a replacement for the noun.
Use the possessive pronouns our and ours to show ownership of something. When you and I own something together, it is ours.
▶ Now you try it. Choose one of these pronouns – our or ours – to put into the blank in the sentence:
I hope we can use ____ grill this weekend. Did you make the sentence sound right? Good for you!