Which word is not a possessive pronoun?
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Which word is not a possessive pronoun?
That’s not [determiner]their house. [pronoun]Theirs has got a red front door. It was [determiner]his fault not [pronoun]hers….Pronouns: possessive (my, mine, your, yours, etc.)
| personal pronoun | possessive determiner | possessive pronoun |
|---|---|---|
| they | their | theirs |
| one | one’s | one’s* |
Is MY’s a word?
“My” is correct as it is the possessive pronoun of the first person singular. Another grammatical mistake is the idea that “I’s” is the contraction of “I is’ which is of course incorrect as the correct conjugation is “I am”.
Why is there no possessive pronoun for it?
No, it’s a possessive adjective. Possessive because it indicates ownership, and an adjective because it modifies a noun. My, your, his, her, its, our, and their are possessive adjectives. Possessive pronouns are those that show ownership and are used in place of a noun.
Is this cup your or yours?
Choose the correct word.
| 1) Is this cup (your / yours)? [ . ] | Check Show |
|---|---|
| 7) She cooked (our / ours) food. [ . ] | Check Show |
| 8) Don’t stand on (my / mine) foot! [ . ] | Check Show |
| 9) She gave him (her / hers) suitcase. [ . ] | Check Show |
| 10) I met (their / theirs) mother. [ . ] | Check Show |
What kind of noun is milk?
‘Milk’ is a common noun. A common noun names something non-specific. The opposite of a common noun is a proper noun, which names a specific person,…
Is it my or i’s?
“I’s” is incorrect. The correct possessive pronoun of the subject “I” is “my”. You may often hear native speakers say “My sister and I’s car” and it may even sound right to you because “My sister and I go to school” is correct and very common in English.
Can you say John and I’s?
Unfortunately, in this case, trying to sound like you have good grammar makes things worse because the grammatically correct form is “with John and me,” not “with John and I.”
How do you say Jesus possessive?
So our advice is that if you pronounce the possessive form of “Jesus” as JEE-zus, add the apostrophe alone; but if you pronounce it as JEE-zus-uz, then add ‘s. This advice agrees with the recommendations of The Chicago Manual of Style (17th ed.), the guide widely used by both commercial and academic publishers.
