Absolute Possessives
The words mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours and
theirs are known as absolute possessives. (This is because they
stand alone and do not modify nouns.)
Examples:
Theirs are in the garage.
They say female canaries can't sing. Well, hers can.
Interactive example:
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If yours
is missing, take hers. [show
me the absolute possessives] |
See also:
The different types of pronouns
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