Possessive pronouns show ownership.
The term possessive
pronoun covers possessive adjectives and absolute possessive pronouns.
The possessive pronouns are:
The possessive pronouns are:
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·
my
·
your
·
his
·
her
·
its
·
our
·
their
·
whose
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·
mine
·
yours
·
his
·
hers
·
ours
·
theirs
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Possessive
Pronouns Replace Nouns
Possessive pronouns are used to
indicate who (or what) owns something. Like all pronouns, possessive pronouns
take the place of nouns in sentences.
Look at these examples:
Look at these examples:
·
Take Sarah's car to the party.
·
Take her car
to the party.
(In this example, the possessive adjective her replaces Sarah.)
·
Take hers to
the party.
(In this example, the absolute possessive pronoun hers replaces Sarah's
car.)
Examples
of Possessive Pronouns
Below are examples of possessive
pronouns. (There is a mix of possessive adjectives and absolute possessive
pronouns.)
·
Take her spoon
and put it by your plate.
(These are both possessive adjectives.)
·
His view is that it's come to
the end of its working life.
(These are both possessive adjectives.)
·
Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined. (Samuel Goldwyn,
1882-1974)
(This is a possessive adjective.)
·
Humans are the only animals that have children on
purpose with the exception of guppies, who like to eat theirs. (P J O'Rourke)
(This is an absolute possessive pronoun.)
·
We cherish our friends
not for their ability to
amuse us, but for ours to
amuse them. (Evelyn Waugh, 1903-1966)
(our and their = possessive adjectives / ours = absolute possessive
pronoun)
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