Help the hungry roommates settle their midnight snack dispute by choosing the correct words for their argument.

"Hey! Put that down! That last slice of pepperoni pizza is mine."

"No, it isn't! I bought it with my own money!"

"Hey! Put that down! That last slice of pepperoni pizza is mine."

We use the possessive pronoun mine because it stands alone and replaces the noun phrase ("my pizza").

"No, it isn't! I bought it with my own money!"

We use the possessive adjective my because it comes directly before a noun ("own money") to show who it belongs to.