Which type is yours?

Answered by James Kissner

The possessive pronoun “yours” is used to indicate ownership or association with an item. It is a pronoun that replaces the noun and shows that something belongs to the person or people you are talking to or referring to. In other words, it indicates that something is possessed or is in the ownership of the person being addressed.

For example, if someone asks, “Whose car is this?” and you want to indicate that the car belongs to the person you are speaking to, you can simply respond by saying, “It is yours.” In this case, “yours” replaces the noun “car” and shows that the car belongs to the person you are addressing.

Similarly, if you are discussing a book and want to indicate that the book you are referring to belongs to the person you are speaking to, you can say, “Is this book yours?” Here, “yours” replaces the noun “book” and shows that the book belongs to the person you are addressing.

It’s important to note that “yours” is a possessive pronoun that does not require an apostrophe. The possessive form of “you” is already indicated by the word itself without the need for an apostrophe.

The possessive pronoun “yours” is used to indicate ownership or association with an item. It replaces the noun and shows that something belongs to the person or people you are addressing or referring to.