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Possessive Pronouns Pronouns that show ownership!
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The difference between a Personal Pronoun and a Possessive Pronoun? Possessive pronouns take the place of a noun, like personal pronouns, but they also show possession—you know, ownership. In other words, something belongs to someone. So, when something belongs to someone, we can describe it using a possessive pronoun.
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Common Possessive Pronouns The most common possessive pronouns are "my," "mine," "your," "yours," "his," "her," "hers," "its," "our," "ours," "their," and "theirs."
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Chart Here's a chart showing which personal pronouns they’re related to: Personal PronounPossessive Pronoun Imy, mine youyour, yours hehis sheher, hers itits weour, ours theytheir, theirs
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Examples: Dave is holding Snappy. "Is Snappy his turtle or Sharlene's?" The possessive pronoun “his” stands for Dave but also shows possession. "I believe it is hers.“ The personal pronouns “I” and “it” replaces whoever the speaker is and Snappy, while the possessive pronoun “hers” replaces Sharlene and shows possession.
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Finally Unlike possessive nouns, possessive pronouns do not need an apostrophe to show possession.
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Works Cited Adapted from pbs.org
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