The only possessive pronoun that uses an apostrophe is one's, as in "A room of one's own." All other possessive pronouns -- his, hers, yours, ours, theirs, its, my, mine and whose -- do not have apostrophes.
It's is the contraction of "it is." Who's is the contraction of "who is."
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 possessive pronouns and the possessive adjectives do not use an apostrophe:possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, their, its.Some of the indefinite pronouns use an apostrophe s ('s) to show possession:Your chances are as good as anybody's.I'm paying for everyone's lunch.One should mind one's own business.The reciprocal pronouns also use an apostrophe s ('s) to show possession: We always celebrate each other'sbirthday.We often finish one another's sentences.
The pronoun 'my' is a possessive adjective, a word placed before a noun to describe that noun as belonging to the speaker.my bike = the bike that belongs to me.
Never. Possessive pronouns are the exception to the use apostrophes to show possession rule.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.Examples: The blue car is his. The red car is theirs. The white car with the ticket on the windshield is mine.
Its and yours are the possessive pronouns for it and you. Note that possessive pronouns do not use apostrophes.
None do. The possessives of pronouns are: Mine = my You = your He = his She = her We = our They = their
Plural possessive is "their" Possessive pronouns do 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)
The pronouns have possessive forms of their own. They do not use an apostrophe for the possessive, as nouns do.
No. Plural possessive is "their" Possessive pronouns do not use an apostrophe.
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
No, the possessive word its is a pronoun. The possessive pronouns and the possessive adjectives do not use an apostrophe to show possession. They are:possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, their, its.When an apostrophe is placed in the word, it's, that is the contraction for itis. For example:It is time for lunch.It's time for lunch.
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.
None of the pronouns use an apostrophe for the possessive form. The possessive forms are:possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, their, its.
Possessive pronouns do not take apostrophes. Some examples of possessive pronouns are: its, hers, his, theirs.
No, possessive pronouns do not need an apostrophe. Apostrophes are used to make nouns possessive, not pronouns. The possessive pronouns are: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs. Examples of possessive nouns: Andy's, bank's, cat's, daughter's, egg's, fence's, Germany's
Pronouns don't use an apostrophe except when a pronoun is a part of a contraction, the apostrophe representing the letter left out; for example:he is = he'sshe had = she'dyou would = you'dPronouns have two possessive forms, neither form uses an apostrophe:Possessive pronouns take the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something. They are: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.The house on the corner is mine.Possessive adjectives describe a noun as belonging to someone or something. A possessive adjective is placed just before the noun it describes. They are: my, your, his, her, their, its.My house is on the corner.