The possessive pronouns are my, our, your, his, her, its, and their. There’s also an “independent” form of each of these pronouns: mine, ours, yours, his, hers, its, and theirs. … A possessive pronoun solves the problem: Jane takes pride in her outfits.

Is your the possessive form of you?

your: the dependent genitive (possessive) form. yours: independent genitive (possessive) form. yourselves: the plural reflexive form.

Is it considered possessive?

Here’s the answer: It’s is a contraction, meaning a shorter or “contracted” form of “it is” or “it has.” (Example: It’s going to rain.) Its is a possessive pronoun meaning, “belonging to it,” or a “quality of it” (Example: The carrier lost its license) or (Example: Its color is red.)

Your is a possessive adjective. It is always followed by a noun in a sentence. You’re is a contraction of two words, “you” and “are.” Contractions can be easily recognized by the apostrophe. If not the correct word to use is your.