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Is his a common or proper noun?

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12y ago

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The word 'his' isn't a noun, it's a pronoun, both a possessive pronoun and a possessive adjective.

The pronoun 'his' takes the place of a singular noun for a male.

A possessive pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun for something that belongs to someone or something.

Example: John lives on this street, the house on the corner is his.

A possessive adjective is a word placed before a noun to describe that noun as belonging to someone or something.

Example: John lives on this street, hishouse is on the corner.

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12y ago

Neither! His is a pronoun! It's a pronoun because it's not naming a specific person.

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