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Mahboobwazir Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Grammar "Pronoun"

Where to use "your" and where to "yours"?
  

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Hi The difference between 'your' and 'yours' is that one is a possessive adjective and the other is a possessive pronoun. Possessive Adjectives: A word indicating possession that precedes a noun in a determiner position. Eg: my, your, his, her, its, our, their..

  • Hi The difference between 'your' and 'yours' is that one is a possessive adjective and the other is a possessive pronoun.
  • Possessive Adjectives: A word indicating possession that precedes a noun in a determiner position.
  • Eg: my, your, his, her, its, our, their..
  • Possessive Pronouns: A pronoun that replaces a noun phrase that would normally occur with a possessive adjective.
  • Eg:mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs....
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Hi

The difference between 'your' and 'yours' is that one is a possessive adjective and the other is a possessive pronoun.

Possessive Adjectives: A word indicating possession that precedes a noun in a determiner position.
Eg: my, your, his, her, its, our, their..

Possessive Pronouns: A pronoun that replaces a noun phrase that would normally occur with a possessive adj

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