Does Possessive pronouns need an apostrophe?

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No, possessive pronouns do not need an apostrophe. Apostrophes are used to make nouns possessive, not pronouns.

There are two types of pronouns that show possession:
Possessive pronouns

take the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.


They are: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.

Examples:

The bluecarishers.
Thehouseon the corner istheirs.
Thechildin the elf costume isours.

Possessive

adjectives

describe a noun as belonging to someone or something. A possessive adjective is placed just before the noun it describes.


They are: my, your, his, her, their, its.

Examples:
Her car is blue.
Their house is on the corner.
Ourchildis the one in the elf costume.


Possessive nouns are formed by adding an apostrophe -s ('s) to the end of the Word, or just an apostrophe to the end of plural nouns that already end with -s (s').


Examples of possessive nouns:

Andy's bicycle

the bank's parking lot

the cat's tail

my daughters' room

the egg's shell

the fence's paint

Germany's flag



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