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Possessive pronouns (also called “absolute” or “strong” possessive pronouns) are mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, yours, and theirs. They replace a noun or ...

Download this explanation in PDF here. The possessive adjectives in English (also called 'possessive determiners') are: my, your, his, her, its, our and their.

A possessive pronoun acting as a stand-in for another noun (its antecedent) is known as an independent possessive pronoun or an absolute possessive pronoun. It does not precede a noun, and in describing possession of something, it does not have an apostrophe. Correct: That Corvette over there is mine.

We use possessive pronouns to refer to a specific person/people or thing/things (the "antecedent") belonging to a person/people (and sometimes belonging to ...

A possessive pronoun is a word that replaces a noun (or a noun phrase) and shows ownership. The possessive pronouns are "mine," "yours," "his," "hers," "ours," ...

Examples of Possessive Pronouns

Possessives: pronouns 1. GapFillTyping_MTYxNTc. Level: intermediate. We can use possessive pronouns and nouns after of. We can say: Susan is one of my friends. > Susan is a friend of mine. (NOT Susan is a friend of me.) I am one of Susan's friends. > I am a friend of Susan's. (NOT I am a friend of Susan.) Possessives: pronouns 2. GapFillTyping ...

English Grammar Rules ... Possessive pronouns are used in English to avoid repeating information that is already clear. In general it makes the sentence less ...

Pronouns: possessive (my, mine, your, yours, etc.) ; she. her. hers ; it. its. its* ; we. our. ours ; they. their. theirs.

Grammarly Grammar Possessive pronouns show that something belongs to someone. 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. Possessive pronouns are never spelled with apostrophes.

Possessives: pronouns ... We can use a possessive pronoun instead of a full noun phrase to avoid repeating words: Is that John's car? No, it's mine. (NOT No, it's ...

Possessive Pronouns. We use possessive pronouns to refer to a specific person/people or thing/things (the "antecedent") belonging to a person/people (and sometimes belonging to an animal/animals or thing/things). We use possessive pronouns depending on: person: 1st person (eg: mine ), 2nd person (e.g: yours) or 3rd person (e.g: his) Below are ...

We use possessive pronouns depending on: number: singular (e.g: mine) or plural (e.g: ours) person: 1st person (eg: mine), 2nd person (e.g: yours) or 3rd person (e.g: his) gender: male (his), female (hers) Below are the possessive pronouns, followed by some example sentences. Notice that each possessive pronoun can: be subject or object; refer to a singular or plural antecedent

Grammar. Possessive pronouns show that something belongs to someone. 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. Possessive pronouns are never spelled with apostrophes. Possessive pronouns simplify constructions that show possession of a noun.

The rule of dependent possessive pronouns is that they are used before a noun. You can think of them this way: they are dependent on the noun that comes after them. The possessive pronouns are mostly used to show ownership between a person and the noun that follows.