Pronouns show possession by describing a noun as belonging to someone or something. There are two types of pronouns that indicate possession:
Possessive pronouns take the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.
The possessive pronouns are mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.
Possessive adjectives describe a noun as belonging to someone or something. Possessive adjectives are placed just before the noun that they describe.
The possessive adjectives are my, your, his, her, their, its.
Example uses:
Possessive pronoun: The house on the corner is ours.
Possessive adjective: Our house is on the corner.
In addition to pronouns, the words that show possession are possessive nouns.Possessive nouns indicate ownership, possession, purpose, or origin.Examples:I borrowed Jack's math book. (ownership)Please lower the radio's volume. (possession)The children's playground has been painted. (purpose)Mother's apple pie is the best. (origin)
You can use apostrophes to indicate possession for most nouns. For possessive pronouns, however, an apostrophe is not required.Example:James's socksJill's fistHis socksHer fist
Yes, pronouns do indicate person, gender, and number.person, does the pronoun replace a first person, second person, or third person noun;gender, does the pronoun replace a noun for a female, male, or neuter noun;number, does the pronoun replace a singular or plural noun or nouns.Pronouns must also be the correct case. case, is the pronoun used for the subject or the object in the sentence, or is it used to show possession.
Yes, though it is not normally used in pronouns.
to indicate possession , to short words,
Possessive pronouns do not have apostrophes. Examples: his, hers, theirs, yours, and ours.
No. Special subtypes of pronouns (called "possessive pronouns") are used to indicate possession. These pronouns (his, hers, theirs, its, mine, yours, whose, ours) do NOT use apostrophes. This is a frequent mistake for the word "it's". IT'S (with an apostrophe) is a contraction of "it is". The possessive pronoun "its" does NOT use an apostrophe.
No, possessive pronouns do not use an apostrophe to indicate possession.The possessive pronouns are words that take the place of a possessive noun.The pronouns that show possession are:possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, its, our, their.Nouns indicate possession using an apostrophe. Examples:That is Nancy's house. (possessive noun)That house is hers. (possessive pronoun)That is her house. (possessive adjective)
False. Pronouns do not used an apostrophe to indicate possession.There are two types of pronouns that show possession:Possessive pronouns take the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.They are: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.Example: The Smiths live on this street. The yellow houseis theirs.Possessive adjectives are placed before a noun describe that noun as belonging to someone or something.They are: my, your, his, her, their, its.Example: The Smiths live on this street. Their house is the yellow one.
False, pronouns do not use apostrophes to show possession. Pronouns use specific words to show possession.The possessive pronouns take the place of a noun for something 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.The possessive adjectives: describe a noun as belonging to someone or something. A possessive adjective is placed in front of the noun it describes. The possessive adjectives are: my, your, our, his, her, their, its. Example:My house is on the corner.
Possessive pronouns that may serve as limiting adjectives include "my," "your," "his," "her," "its," "our," and "their." These pronouns are used to show ownership or possession of a noun. By using possessive pronouns as limiting adjectives, you can specify which noun you are referring to and indicate who it belongs to.
Possessive pronouns show ownership or possession of a noun in a sentence. They replace a noun and indicate who or what it belongs to. Examples include "my," "your," "his," "her," "its," "our," and "their."
In addition to pronouns, the words that show possession are possessive nouns.Possessive nouns indicate ownership, possession, purpose, or origin.Examples:I borrowed Jack's math book. (ownership)Please lower the radio's volume. (possession)The children's playground has been painted. (purpose)Mother's apple pie is the best. (origin)
Yes It's is a contraction Its is a pronouns possession
B. Adjectival pronouns (possessive adjectives).
You can use apostrophes to indicate possession for most nouns. For possessive pronouns, however, an apostrophe is not required.Example:James's socksJill's fistHis socksHer fist
The demonstrative pronouns are this, that, these, and those.The demonstrative pronouns indicate, or point to; demonstrative pronouns indicate near in distance or time and far in distance or time.