Your
In this lesson, we will learn all the rules and uses of the possessive determiner, 'Your.'
Your is a possessive determiner. In this lesson, we will discuss when and how to use it.
'Your' as a Possessive Determiner
Use
Your as a possessive determiner shows that the person or the people the writer or the speaker is addressing, possesses or owns something. Now we will learn its functions. Have a look:
- Your is used to show possession or ownership;
You left
Why did you leave
- Your is impersonal, meaning something belongs to anyone;
Apples are good for
'Your health' means 'everybody's health.'
Rules are set for
- Your is used to refer to kings, queens, judges, etc... .
Position in a Sentence
Your as a possessive determiner always comes before a noun or a noun phrase. For example:
'Winning the game' is a noun phrase.
Why did you leave
'Car' is a noun.
Tip
We cannot add any articles like 'a', 'an' and, 'the' or other determiners before 'your.' Take a look at the following example:
This could be This could be the your moment.
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