Possessive Pronouns for beginners
Possessive pronouns show ownership and indicate that something belongs to someone particular. With their help, we can make a possessive phrase shorter.
What Are Possessive Pronouns?
Possessive pronouns are words that replace nouns and indicate ownership. In other words, they show that something belongs to someone.
English Possessive Pronouns
When Do We Use Possessive Pronouns?
We use a possessive pronoun instead of a noun phrase to avoid repetition. Take a look at some examples:
Don't touch that phone. It's not
That phone was
The house on the corner is
Whose
We use 'whose' to ask a question about possession.
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Interrogative Pronouns
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Indefinite Pronouns
Indefinite pronouns refer to people or things without saying exactly who or what they are. In this lesson, we will learn more about these pronouns.
