Object

• sky: So I painted hers a sky with a rainbow as requested, and she painted mine a sea with fish.

Converse of object

• wear: But Irene wore hers proudly while they were away.

• touch: Then the colonel raised his glass to touch hers.

• lose: Well, let it go, it cannot be helped; Art retains her privileges, Literature has lost hers.

• put: Rachel must have put hers straight into the collection.

• keep: My Mom still has her wedding dress from 31 years ago and my sister has kept hers.

• get: They'll use £ 200 of benefits for Gary to have a private op while Joanne will get hers free on the NHS.

Modifies a noun

• basin: His and hers hand wash basins with vanity unit under.

• today: Grandma's present to the girls for Christmas was a voucher entitling them to a sales shopping trip, and Anna redeemed hers today.

• scheme: The HERS scheme is a grants program for property owners to make external repair of buildings and reinstatement of lost architectural features.

Modifying Another Word

• rightfully: Henry's daughter, Matilda, claimed the throne was rightfully hers.

• alone: I don't think my back has ever been the same again, let alone hers.

• always: She decides to risk everything - her husband, her sons, her perfect lifestyle, in order to claim what was always hers.

• not: She says I'm not hers she says I'm yours!

• n't: There were tears - and they were n't hers.

• really: Rosina came with the pram, so it's hers really.

Used with adjective complement

• get: Your sister will tell you that you have to get your ring where she got hers.

• have: Katherine and Nicola have their lanterns in their right hands, and Louise of course has hers in her left.

Preposition: by

• right: After all, she has always claimed it was hers by right.