Pronouns
Concept:Use the Words ‘your’ & ‘yours’
Definition:
- A pronoun is a word that replace a noun in a sentence to avoid repetition of the noun.
- Words like ‘your’ and ‘yours’ are called pronouns.
Let’s see when we can use ‘your’ and ‘yours’.
a) The use of ‘your’:
- The pronoun ‘your’ describes a noun. The speaker uses the word ‘your’ when talking about someone else’s belongings.
- The pronoun ‘your’ can show both singular and plural nouns in a sentence.
- ‘Your’ is placed before a noun in a sentence.
Examples:
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- The speaker is talking about a bag (noun) that belongs to someone the speaker is talking to. Therefore, we used the pronoun ‘your’. It shows possession or ownership of the noun ‘bag’.
- The pronoun ‘your’ is written before the noun ‘bag’.
- Notice the pronoun ‘your’ refers to a singular noun.
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- The speaker is referring to the dogs (noun) that belong to someone. To show possession or ownership of the noun (bag) we used the pronoun ‘your’.
- In the above sentence, the pronoun ‘your’ is followed by the noun ‘pets’.
- We used ‘your’ to talk about plural nouns ‘pets’ in this example.
b) The use of ‘yours’:
- We use the pronoun ‘yours’ instead of a noun to show something belongs to someone.
- ‘Yours’ can replace both singular and plural nouns in a sentence.
- Usually, a sentence ends with the pronoun ‘yours’.
- The pronoun ‘yours’ is not followed by a noun; instead, you will notice that the noun is always found before the pronoun.
Example:
- The pronoun ‘yours’ replaces the noun to show the possession or ownership of the noun.
- ‘Yours’ came at the end of a sentence.
Common mistakes:
- We can’t begin a sentence with the pronoun ‘yours’. We can use ‘your’ at start of a sentence.
- ‘Yours’ can’t be followed by a noun but is written before the pronoun.
Examples:
Your mother is calling you back home.
Yours mother is calling you back home.
‘Your’ is always followed by a noun.
Examples:
I can’t visit your house.
I can’t visit yours house.