The distribution of possessive pronouns in German is similar to in English. There are the attributive pronouns:
My beautiful book is on the table. > Meinschönes Buch ist auf dem Tisch.
And predicative pronouns:
The beautiful book on the table is mine. > Das schöne Buch auf dem Tisch ist mein.
Nouns are words for which pronouns stand. A pronoun is a word that can replace a noun in a sentence to avoid repetition. Common pronouns include he, she, it, they, and we.
A possessive noun is a noun, just a certain type. Possessive nouns show possession. In the sentence: The child kicked Katie's Ball, Katie's would be the possessive noun since it shows that the ball belongs to Katie
The difference between the pronouns that show possession is:A possessive pronoun takes the place of the nounthat belongs to someone or something.Example: These are the costumes. The red is yours and the blue is mine.The possessive pronouns are: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.A possessive adjective is placed before the nounto describe that noun.Example: This is your costume and this is my costume.The possessive adjectives are: my, your, his, her, its, our, their.
Nouns, pronouns, gerunds, and noun phrases can commonly stand after a preposition in a sentence.
A pronoun stands for a noun and is used in place of that noun to avoid repetition in a sentence. It can refer to a person, place, thing, or idea. Pronouns help make sentences more concise and easier to read.
Nouns are words for which pronouns stand. A pronoun is a word that can replace a noun in a sentence to avoid repetition. Common pronouns include he, she, it, they, and we.
A possessive noun is a noun, just a certain type. Possessive nouns show possession. In the sentence: The child kicked Katie's Ball, Katie's would be the possessive noun since it shows that the ball belongs to Katie
The difference between the pronouns that show possession is:A possessive pronoun takes the place of the nounthat belongs to someone or something.Example: These are the costumes. The red is yours and the blue is mine.The possessive pronouns are: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.A possessive adjective is placed before the nounto describe that noun.Example: This is your costume and this is my costume.The possessive adjectives are: my, your, his, her, its, our, their.
Nouns, pronouns, gerunds, and noun phrases can commonly stand after a preposition in a sentence.
A pronoun stands for a noun and is used in place of that noun to avoid repetition in a sentence. It can refer to a person, place, thing, or idea. Pronouns help make sentences more concise and easier to read.
A pronoun takes the place of a noun.A possessive pronouns take the place of a noun, showing that something belongs to someone or something. The possessive pronouns are mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs.Example sentences:Theirs is the house on the corner.Which car shall we take, yours or mine?A possessive adjective describes a noun as belonging to someone or something. A possessive pronoun is placed in front of the noun it describes. The possessive adjectives are my, your, his, her, their, its.Example sentences:Their house is on the corner.Shall we take your car or my car?
All of the possessive pronouns perform the functions of a noun as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the objective of a verb or a preposition.The possessive pronouns take the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.They are: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.EXAMPLESMineis the house with the blue door. (the pronoun 'mine' takes the place of the noun 'door' as the subject of the sentence)I put the lunches, yours has your name on it, on the lunchroom counter. (the pronoun 'yours' takes the place of the noun 'lunch' as the subject of the clause)Jack and I bought cars. He bought his at the police auction. (the pronoun 'his' takes the place of the noun 'car' as the direct object of the verb 'bought')Jack got a good deal on both of ours. (the pronoun 'ours' takes the place of the noun 'cars' from the previous example as the object of the preposition 'for')
A pronoun takes the place of a noun in a sentence; for example:When George got to 19th Street, he got off the train. (the pronoun 'he' takes the place of the noun 'George' in the second half of the sentence)
Pronouns do not answer questions. Pronouns can ask question, they're called interrogative pronouns: who, whom, what, which, whose.These pronouns stand in for the noun or pronoun that answers the question.What is your name? My name is April.Who made the cookies? We made the cookies.Which color do you like? I like the blue.
Pronouns, such as he, she, it, they, and we, can be used as noun substitutes in a sentence. Other options include gerunds (verbs ending in -ing that function as nouns) and infinitive phrases (to + verb), which can stand in for nouns within a sentence.
There are two types of possessive case pronouns:Possessive pronouns are words that take the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.The possessive pronouns are: mine, yours, hers, his, its, ours, theirs.Possessive adjectives are words that describe a noun as belonging to someone or something. Possessive adjectives are usually placed just before the noun they describe.The possessive adjectives are: my, your, his, her, its, our, their.Example sentences:The Browns live on this street. The house on the corner is theirs. (possessive pronoun)The Browns live on this street. Their house is on the corner. (possessive adjective)
The function of a pronoun in a sentence is to stand in for a noun so that noun is not constantly repeated and to make a sentence flow more smoothly and make it easier to say. Another function of a pronoun is to begin a question and stand in for a noun or nouns that are unknown or unnamed. Other pronouns are used to show possession.