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What's the difference between "your" and "yours"?
1 de mai de 2013 12:43
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To expand on what flaze said, "your" is a possessive adjective, so it is always used with a noun: your house, your cat, etc.
"Yours" is a possessive pronoun, which replaces the noun: This is my book, that is yours. In this case "yours" replaces "your book".
This website gives a good explanation: http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/poss.htm
1 de maio de 2013
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1. This is MY pen. So it's MINE.
2. This is YOUR car. So it's YOURS.
3. This is HIS phone. So it's HIS.
4. This is HER hat. So it's HERS.
5. This is OUR country. So it's OURS.
6. This is THEIR house. So it's THEIRS.
1 de maio de 2013
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'your' is a possessive adjective. E.g. 'It's YOUR pen'
'yours' is a possessive pronoun. E.g. 'It's YOURS.'
1 de maio de 2013
1
"your" is a subject. "yours" is a own.
1 de maio de 2013
1
I'm glad that you have asked this question,because if you confuse them it will make you look dump.
1 de maio de 2013
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Inglês, Russo
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