A possessive pronoun takes the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.
Does this book belong to him? = Is this book his? (the pronoun 'his' takes the place of the noun 'book')
A possessive pronoun should not be confused with a possessive adjective which is placed before a noun to describe the noun: Is this his book?
Yes, the pronoun 'whose' is the possessive form interrogative and relative pronoun.An interrogative pronoun introduces a question.Example: Whose car is in our driveway?A relative pronoun introduces a relative clause.Example: The one whose car is in the drive is the contractor.
The word 'whose' is an interrogative pronoun and relative pronoun.The pronoun 'whose' is the possessive form for 'who' or 'which'.EXAMPLESinterrogative pronoun: Whose book did you borrow? (possessive of 'who')relative pronoun: The book whose cover is missing is mine. (possessive of 'which')
He's is not a possessive pronoun. However, the word his is a possessive pronoun, This is because it shows possession of something. For example, "The book was his".
Yes, "mine" is a possessive pronoun that shows ownership or possession, as in "This book is mine."
The pronoun in that sentence is "his".
No, the pronoun 'it' is a personal pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun for a specific thing.The possessive pronoun and possessive adjective is its (no apostrophe).Examples:The book was half price because its cover was torn. (possessive adjective)Its was the only one with a torn cover. (possessive pronoun)
The pronoun 'his' is a possessive adjective or a possessive pronoun (depending on use).As a possessive adjective his can be used to describe a subject noun or an object noun. For example:Subject: John lost a math book, his book for the next class.Object: I found a math book, this must be his book.As a possessive pronoun, his takes the place of a noun the belongs to a male, as either the subject or the object of the sentence.Subject: John lost a math book, his has a Giants book cover.Object: The book I found has a Giants cover; this must be his.The personal pronouns for a male are 'he' for a subject only, and 'him' for an object only.
The pronoun 'her' is an objective personal pronoun and a possessive adjective. Examples:objective personal pronoun: She is my study partner. I will see her this afternoon.possessive adjective: I'm going to her house to do my homework.
No, he is not possessive. The possessive form would be his.
Yes. The pronoun "his" is a possessive adjective (possessive determiner) that can take the place of a male possessive noun.Example : "The boy found his book." (i.e. the boy's book)The possessive cannot be used in place of the pronouns heor him.
His is a possessive pronoun; his can show possession for the subject or the object of a sentence. Examples: For a subject: His book was left on the bus. For an object: The rain ruined his book.
The word "mine" is the possessive case.The possessive adjective (used with nouns) is my. The possessive pronoun (used alone) is mine.