Which term is a pronoun that shows ownership?

Which term is a pronoun that shows ownership?

• A. possessive pronoun
• B. reflexive pronoun
• C. indefinite pronoun
• D. demonstrative pronoun

Answer: (A)

Ownership is shown by a possessive pronoun, a type of pronoun that stands in for a noun and tells who owns something. Examples include mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs. These replace the noun phrase and express possession, as in “That toy is mine” or “Those books are theirs.” Other pronouns serve different roles. Reflexive pronouns like myself, yourself, himself refer back to the subject, not to ownership. Indefinite pronouns such as someone, anything refer to non-specific people or things. Demonstrative pronouns like this, that, these, those point to specific items. So the term that represents ownership directly is the possessive pronoun.

Ownership is shown by a possessive pronoun, a type of pronoun that stands in for a noun and tells who owns something. Examples include mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs. These replace the noun phrase and express possession, as in “That toy is mine” or “Those books are theirs.”

Other pronouns serve different roles. Reflexive pronouns like myself, yourself, himself refer back to the subject, not to ownership. Indefinite pronouns such as someone, anything refer to non-specific people or things. Demonstrative pronouns like this, that, these, those point to specific items. So the term that represents ownership directly is the possessive pronoun.