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Where do you put the apostrophe when it belongs to them?
The word meaning 'belongs to them' is their.Example: Jack and Jill have invited us to their party.The pronoun 'their' is a possessive adjective, a word placed before a noun to show that noun belongs to 'them'.Possessive adjectives do not have an apostrophe.The possessive adjectives are: my, your, his, her, its, our, their.
IS THE POSSESSIVE PRONOUN ALWAYS BEFORE THE NOUN?
No, a possessive pronoun is not placed before the noun for something that belongs to someone or something.A possessive adjective is placed before a noun that belongs to someone or something.Examples:The red bicycle is mine. (possessive pronoun)My bicycle is new. (possessive adjective)
Is we possessive?
No, the word 'we' is a personal pronoun, the first person plural subjective form; the objective form is 'us'. Example:We want you to come with us.The possessive forms are:the possessive pronoun 'ours', takes the place of a noun that belongs to us.the possessive adjective 'our', describes a noun that belongs to us; the possessive adjective is place just before the noun it describes.The yellow house on the corner is ours.Our house is the yellow one on the corner.
What is the female form of the word his?
The word 'his' is a personal pronoun, a possessive pronoun and a possessive adjective to show something belongs to a male.The possessive pronoun hers and the possessive adjective her show something belongs to a female.Examples:possessive pronoun: The house on the corner is his. The house on the opposite corner is hers.possessive adjective: His house is on the corner. Her house is on the opposite corner.
can a possessive pronoun be changed?
Yes, a possessive pronoun can be changed to a possessive adjective by rearranging the sentence.Example:The house on the corner is ours. (possessive pronoun)Our house is on the corner. (possessive adjective)A possessive pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.The possessive pronouns are: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.A possessive adjective is a word placed before a noun to show that the noun belongs to someone or something.The possessive adjectives are: my, your, his, her, its, our, their.
What is possessive for the house they own?
The possessive pronoun for the personal pronoun 'they' is theirs.example: The house they own is theirs.A possessive pronoun takes the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.The possessive adjective for the personal pronoun 'they' is their.example: They own their house.A possessive adjective is placed before a noun to show that the noun belongs to someone or something.
What is the possessive prounoun of WE?
The first person, plural possessive pronouns for the pronoun 'we' are:The possessive pronoun is ours, a word that takes the place of a noun that belongs to us:Example: The house on the corner is ours.The possessive adjective is our, a word that describes a noun as belonging to us. A possessive adjective is placed just before the noun it describes.Example: Our house is on the corner.
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 are the possessive case pronouns in this sentence Our team's defeat will not discourage us?
The word team's is a possessive noun.The word our is a possessive adjective (a pronoun).(The pronoun us is not in the possessive case.)
What us the possessive pronoun in the rocks'?
The possessive pronoun that takes the place of the plural, possessive noun rocks' is theirs.Example: These rocks' age was determined by measuring radioactive decay. The X marked on this timeline is theirs.Note: The possessive pronoun should not be confused with the possessive adjective 'their'.Example: These rocks' age was determined by measuring radioactive decay. Their age is marked on this timeline with an X.A possessive pronoun takes the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.A possessive adjective is placed before a noun to indicate that the noun belongs to someone or something.
How is a possessive pronoun different from a possessive adjective?
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.
Possessive pronouns act as adjective when accompanied by a noun?
Not exactly, there are two types of pronouns used to show possession. They are possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives.A possessive pronoun takes the place of the noun for the person or thing that belongs to someone or something. The possessive pronouns are: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.Example: The house on the corner is mine.A possessive adjective takes the place of the noun for a person or thing that something in the sentence belongs to. A possessive adjective accompanies the noun it describes. The possessive adjectives are: my, your, our, his, her, their, its.Example: My house is on the corner.
