replacing nouns with pronouns
Is that his bicycle?
Yes its his.
FIRST PERSON PRONOUN
singular
subject-i
object -me
possessive- (a)my (b)mine .
plural
subject-we
object-us
possessive- (a)our (b)ours
SECOND PERSON PRONOUN
singular
subject-you
object-you
possessive-(a)your, (b) yours
plural
subject-you
object-you
possessive-(a)your (b)yours
THIRD PERSON PRONOUN
singular
subject- he, she, it
object- him, her,it
possessive-(a)his,her,its
(b)his, hers, its
plural
subject-they
object-them
possessive-(a)theirs
Notice that the possessive pronouns, ours, yours, hers, theirs, its, do not require apostrophes, unlike the common or proper nouns they replace
Examples
- Jame's bicycle becomes his bicycle.
- The cat's tail becomes his tail.
- The bicycle belongs to James. it is his.
- The house belongs to us. it is ours.
- The books belong to them. they are theirs.
Note: Remember that it's means it is.
Exercise
In these sentences Change the nouns to pronouns where you think it Will make the sentence read better.
- Paul saw Paul's sister riding Paul's Paul's sister's bicycle.
- Paul asked Paul's sister to let Paul ride on the bicycle.
- Paul told Paul's wife that Paul's wife should not think of murdering the King of Paul.
Now let's see the Answer
- Paul saw 'his' sister riding 'her' bicycle.
- Paul asked 'her' to let 'him' ride on it.
- Paul told 'his' wife that 'she' should not think of murdering 'his' King.
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