Are there any possessive pronouns in the following sentence? If so, where?: Our computer is slow, so we may not be able to print out your report.
1 Answer
There are 2 possesive pronouns: our and your.
Explanation:
Possessive pronoun is a part of speech which indicates that someone possesses something. It is always followed by a noun and there are 8 possesive pronouns corresponding to all personal pronouns:
Singular:
- I - my
- you - your
- he - his
- she - her
- it - its
Plural:
- we - our
- you - your
- they - their
Above are all personal pronouns with corresponding possessive pronouns.
In the sentence there are 2 possessive pronouns: our and your. The first pronoun is linked to the word "computer" (our computer), the second is linked to the word "report" (your report)