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Marcz908 Posted 18 years ago
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Question about apostrophe usage with possesive pronouns

0My understanding is that possesive nouns always get an apostrophe. It wouldn't look right to use an apostrophe with a possessive pronoun, but is the same true, do possesive pronouns ever get an apostrophe, or never? 0-
  

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1b 00In written English, possessive nouns are indicated by an apostrophe. I am not sure what you mean by 01i 00possessive pronouns02i 00 because the grammar books often get muddled here. These are what I consider possessive pronouns: 01i 00mine, yours, his/hers/its, ours, theirs02i 00.

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  • 1b 00In written English, possessive nouns are indicated by an apostrophe.
  • I am not sure what you mean by 01i 00possessive pronouns02i 00 because the grammar books often get muddled here.
  • These are what I consider possessive pronouns: 01i 00mine, yours, his/hers/its, ours, theirs02i 00.
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1b00In written English, possessive nouns are indicated by an apostrophe. I am not sure what you mean by 01i00possessive pronouns02i00 because the grammar books often get muddled here. These are what I consider possessive pronouns: 01i00mine, yours, his/hers/its, ours, theirs02i00. No apostrophes are used.02b02br
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01b00The only time you would write an apostrophe with a possessive pronoun would be to indicate the contraction 01i00's 02i00for 01i00is02i00:02b02br
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01cite10marcz90812cite10do possesive pronouns ever get an apostrophe12blockquote
10Yes, but not to make them possessive; they're possessive already. 01i00's02i00 meaning 01i00is02i00 or 01i00has02i00 is possible with 01i00mine02i
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