What does the pronoun your refer to?

Answer 1

A pronoun refers to a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.

Example: When George got to 19th Street, he got off the train. (the pronoun 'he' takes the place of the noun 'George' as the subject of the second part of the sentence)

Answer 2

The pronoun 'your' is a possessive adjective which describes a noun as belonging to you; for example:

I found your book in the garage.

Your parents are coming to dinner.

There is a smudge on your face.

Answer 3

The pronoun "our" is a first person, pluralpronoun; a word that takes the place of the noun (name) for the speaker and one or more other people.

The pronoun "our" is a possessive adjective, a word placed before a noun to describe that noun as belonging to the speaker and one or more other person.

Examples:

We're making dinner for our parents.

Our house is on the corner of Maple and Elm.

Note: A possessive adjective should not be confused with a possessive pronoun "ours". The possessive pronoun is a word that takes the place of the noun that belongs to the speaker and one or more other people.

Example: The house on the corner of Maple and Elm is ours.

Answer 4

The pronoun 'ours' is a possessive pronoun, a first person, plural pronoun; a word that takes the place of a noun that belongs to the speaker and one or more other people.

Example: The new shop on Main Street is ours.

A possessive pronoun is sometimes confused with a possessive adjective; a word placed before a noun to describe that noun.

Example: Our shop is on Main Street.