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    There are two types of possessives in English: possessive determiners and possessive pronouns. Possessive determiners precede nouns to indicate ownership, such as "my" and "his." Possessive pronouns can act as determiners or stand alone as pronouns, responding to questions like "Whose is this?". Possessives vary based on the possessor, not the plurality of the possessed object. The document provides examples and notes on possessive pronouns versus other languages' use of genitive case. It concludes by offering to answer any questions.

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    There are two types of possessives in English: possessive determiners and possessive pronouns. Possessive determiners precede nouns to indicate ownership, such as "my" and "his." Possessive pronouns can act as determiners or stand alone as pronouns, responding to questions like "Whose is this?". Possessives vary based on the possessor, not the plurality of the possessed object. The document provides examples and notes on possessive pronouns versus other languages' use of genitive case. It concludes by offering to answer any questions.

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    Possessive Pronouns

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    There are two types of possessives in English: possessive determiners and possessive pronouns. Possessive determiners precede nouns to indicate ownership, such as "my" and "his." Possessive pronouns can act as determiners or stand alone as pronouns, responding to questions like "Whose is this?". Possessives vary based on the possessor, not the plurality of the possessed object. The document provides examples and notes on possessive pronouns versus other languages' use of genitive case. It concludes by offering to answer any questions.

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    Possessives

    pronouns

    There are two types of


    possessives which are
    determined by their function
    in the sentence

    Note
    We only use the possessive pronoun "its" with the adjective "own"
    Possessive determiners
    and pronouns vary My book
    according to the possessor His book
    and not to whether the
    object is in singular or
    My books
    plural, as in some other his books
    languages such as spanish
    Fuctions
    1. The possessive as determiner: these pronouns
    fuction as the determinative article of the noun that
    they accompany and therefore precede the object.

    Example:

    My car is blue His house is big


    2. The possessive as
    pronoun: In this case, the
    possessive pronoun acts The blue car
    as a direct complement. is mine.

    The big house


    is his.
    Note: These examples respond to the
    question. Whose is this?
    Possesive Pronouns vs. the
    genititve case
    Gramatical
    rules
    Gramatical
    rules
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