Are there any possessive pronouns in the following sentence? If so, where?: Our computer is slow, so we may not be able to print out your report.

1 Answer
Mar 18, 2016

There are 2 possesive pronouns: our and your.

Explanation:

Possessive pronoun is a part of speech which indicates that someone possesses something. It is always followed by a noun and there are 8 possesive pronouns corresponding to all personal pronouns:

Singular:

  • I - my
  • you - your
  • he - his
  • she - her
  • it - its

Plural:

  • we - our
  • you - your
  • they - their

Above are all personal pronouns with corresponding possessive pronouns.

In the sentence there are 2 possessive pronouns: our and your. The first pronoun is linked to the word "computer" (our computer), the second is linked to the word "report" (your report)