Possessive Pronouns

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What is a possessive pronoun?

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A possessive pronoun is a pronoun that shows ownership or possession, such as 'mine', 'yours', 'his', 'hers', 'its', 'ours', and 'theirs'.

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List the possessive pronouns in English.

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The possessive pronouns in English are: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.

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How do possessive pronouns differ from possessive adjectives?

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Possessive pronouns replace nouns (e.g., 'This book is mine'), while possessive adjectives modify nouns (e.g., 'This is my book').

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What possessive pronoun would you use for something that belongs to you?

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The possessive pronoun you would use is 'yours'.

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What possessive pronoun would you use for something that belongs to Sam?

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The possessive pronoun you would use is 'his'.

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What is the possessive pronoun for something that belongs to a group including the speaker?

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The possessive pronoun is 'ours'.

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Fill in the blank: This is my car. That car is _______.

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yours.

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Fill in the blank: The dog is _______ (John).

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his.

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Fill in the blank: These toys are _______ (the children).

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theirs.

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What is the possessive pronoun for something that belongs to a female?

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The possessive pronoun is 'hers'.