Possessive Pronouns
Pronouns
can cause problems in yet another area—possessives. You have
already worked with noun possessives. With nouns, you used apostrophes to show
possession.
The
possessives of personal pronouns, however, have NO apostrophes. Note the
following
correct
forms.
Is
this yours or hers?
Those
books are theirs, not ours.
Where
is its collar?
Look
carefully at the last sentence—it will help you avoid a common mistake. You
have seen the word it’s, with an apostrophe. It’s is a
contraction of it is. Whenever you
wonder
whether its needs an apostrophe, simply replace its with it
is. If the sentence does
make
sense, use an apostrophe. If it doesn’t make sense (as in “Where is it is collar?),
don’t
use the apostrophe.
The
possessives of indefinite pronouns, unlike personal pronouns, DO use
apostrophes.
Somebody’s
bookbag is on the kitchen table.
Everyone’s
job is nobody’s job.
No
one’s opinion is more valued than Rebecca’s
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