PRONOUNS
Pronouns are words that take the place of a noun.
Possessive Pronouns Possessive pronouns show who or what owns, or possesses, something.
My, mine, your, yours, her, hers, his, its, our, ours, their, and theirs are possessive pronouns.
• Use my, your, her, our, and their before nouns.
I study my notes.
Marie looked at her drawing.
Let us show you our alphabet.
• Use mine, yours, hers, ours, and theirs alone.
These notes are mine.
The drawing was hers.
This alphabet is ours.
• His and its can be used both before nouns and alone.
Jean-François followed his plan.
The plan was his.
The tomb guarded its secrets.
The secrets were its.
• Do not use an apostrophe with a possessive pronoun.
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