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How is a possessive pronoun different from a possessive adjective?
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The difference is that a possessive pronountakes the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.
The possessive pronouns are mine, yours, his, hers, its ours, theirs.
For example: The house on the corner is ours.
A possessive adjective describes a noun. A possessive adjective is placed just before the noun that it describes.
The possessive adjectives are my, our, your, his, her, its.
For example: Our house is on the corner.
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Is she an adjective?
No. She is the nominative form of a personal pronoun. The possessive adjective is her, which is also the objective form of the pronoun. (The possessive pronoun is hers.)
What are the pronouns in the possessive case?
First person singular: my (possessive adjective), mine (possessive pronoun)Second person siingular: your (possessive adjective), yours (possessive pronoun)Third person singular: his, her, its (possessive adjectives), his, hers, its (possessive pronouns)First person plural: our (possessive adjective), ours (possessive pronoun)second person plural: your (possessive adjective), yours (possessive pronoun)Third person plural: their (possessive adjective), theirs (possessive pronoun)
What is an adjective for you?
The possessive adjective form is your. The possessive pronoun is yours.
Is their adjective?
Yes, their is a possessive adjective, the possessive form of the pronoun they.
Is woman's a pronoun?
No, it is a possessive noun, which acts like a adjective. The related possessive adjective is her and the related possessive pronoun is hers.
Is ours an adjective?
No. The word ours is a possessive pronoun (something of, about, or belonging to us). The word "our" is the possessive adjective form, the possessive of "we."
What is the singular possessive of he?
The possess pronoun and the possessive adjective for the personal pronoun he is his.possessive pronoun: The house on the corner is his.possessive adjective: His house is on the corner.
Is your an adjective or a pronoun?
Your is a possessive pronoun. It is an adjective when used with a noun. (The word yours is a pronoun rather than an adjective.)
What is the adjective in the sentence My grandmother found an injured bird in her backyard?
The adjectives in the sentence are:injuredthismy (pronoun, a possessive adjective)her (pronoun, a possessive adjective)
Is his an adjective?
Yes, it is a possessive adjective (his shoe), and also a possessive pronoun (the shoe is his). It is the possessive or genitive case of the singular third-person pronoun used for masculine gender. It is used as a possessive adjective.
Is it possessive pronoun?
No, the pronoun 'it' is a personal pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun for a specific thing.The possessive pronoun and possessive adjective is its (no apostrophe).Examples:The book was half price because its cover was torn. (possessive adjective)Its was the only one with a torn cover. (possessive pronoun)
Is our an adverb?
No. It is a possessive adjective, the possessive form of the pronoun "we."
