replacing nouns with pronouns

Is that his bicycle?
Yes its his.

FIRST PERSON PRONOUN

singular

subject-i
object -me
possessive- (a)my (b)mine .

plural

subject-we
object-us
possessive- (a)our (b)ours

SECOND PERSON PRONOUN

singular

subject-you
object-you
possessive-(a)your, (b) yours

plural
subject-you
object-you
possessive-(a)your (b)yours

THIRD PERSON PRONOUN

singular
subject- he, she, it
object- him, her,it
possessive-(a)his,her,its
(b)his, hers, its

plural
subject-they
object-them
possessive-(a)theirs

Notice that the possessive pronouns, ours, yours, hers, theirs, its, do not require apostrophes, unlike the common or proper nouns they replace

Examples

  1. Jame's bicycle becomes his bicycle.
  2. The cat's tail becomes his tail.
  3. The bicycle belongs to James. it is his.
  4. The house belongs to us. it is ours.
  5. The books belong to them. they are theirs.

Note: Remember that it's means it is.

Exercise
In these sentences Change the nouns to pronouns where you think it Will make the sentence read better.

  1. Paul saw Paul's sister riding Paul's Paul's sister's bicycle.
  2. Paul asked Paul's sister to let Paul ride on the bicycle.
  3. Paul told Paul's wife that Paul's wife should not think of murdering the King of Paul.

Now let's see the Answer

  1. Paul saw 'his' sister riding 'her' bicycle.
  2. Paul asked 'her' to let 'him' ride on it.
  3. Paul told 'his' wife that 'she' should not think of murdering 'his' King.
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