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Grammar Notes Possessive Pronouns Possessive Pronouns Are Used in English To Avoid Repeating Examples

This document discusses possessive pronouns in English. Possessive pronouns are used to avoid repeating information that is already clear from context. The main possessive pronouns are mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs. Using possessive pronouns makes sentences less repetitive and more clear by replacing nouns that have already been mentioned, such as replacing "my book" with "mine".

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Grammar Notes Possessive Pronouns Possessive Pronouns Are Used in English To Avoid Repeating Examples

This document discusses possessive pronouns in English. Possessive pronouns are used to avoid repeating information that is already clear from context. The main possessive pronouns are mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs. Using possessive pronouns makes sentences less repetitive and more clear by replacing nouns that have already been mentioned, such as replacing "my book" with "mine".

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GRAMMAR NOTES

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

Possessive pronouns are used in English to avoid repeating Examples:


information that is already clear. In general it makes the sentence
less confusing because the same information is not being repeated.  I didn't have my umbrella so Marta lent me hers.
(I didn't have my umbrella so Marta lent me her umbrella).
This book is my book, not your book. (Sounds repetitive)  Her car is faster than mine.
This book is mine, not yours. (Mine and yours are possessive (Her car is faster than my car).
pronouns)  That food is ours and not theirs.
(That food is our food and not their food).
In the sentence, mine is a possessive pronoun that replaces my  I know this drink is yours but I need to drink something.
book. (I know this drink is your drink but I need to drink
In the sentence, yours is a possessive pronoun that replaces your something).
book.
Remember that with possessive pronouns there are no
The possessive pronouns in English are as follows: apostrophes (').

Possessive
Subject
Pronouns
Of yours
I Mine It is also very common to say a friend/some friends + of +
You Yours possessive pronouns.
He His
 I saw one of your friends last night.
She Hers I saw a friend of yours last night.
It Its Both of these sentences are correct and both common in English.
We Ours
You (pl) Yours
They Theirs

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