Her hair looks pretty.
Its fur was wet
This isour house.
Their daughters are visiting today.Personal Pronoun Possessive Pronoun Possessive Adjective
I mine my
you yours your
he his his
she hers her
it its its
we ours our
they theirs their
None of the possessive pronouns have apostrophes.Coping with the gerund
The possessive adjective should also be used before a gerund
(verbal noun) as in the following examples:
I hope you don’t mindmy mentioning it.‘Mentioning’ is the gerund and ‘my’ the possessive adjective
that modifies it.
His parents disapproved ofhis smoking.‘Smoking’ is the gerund and ‘his’ the possessive adjective
that modifies it.
Noting the errors
Note that the object form is incorrect. The following
sentences are wrong.
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