British English usage: Distinguish possessive adjectives before nouns (my book) from possessive pronouns used alone (mine). Use possessive ‘s for people and other common possessors.

Cambridge Grammar reference: Cambridge grammar distinguishes determiner forms such as my/your from pronoun forms such as mine/yours and treats possessive ‘s as a core noun-phrase structure.

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