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Possessive pronouns are used to show that something belongs to someone without the need to directly name the person to which it belongs. Here are some possessive pronouns:
his her their our my its your
Remember that not all pronouns are possessive pronouns. Pronouns such as he, she, it, they, and I do not show possession. Pronouns such as my, our, their, her, his, and its do show possession. Here are a few more examples:
John said that his mother said no. Francis will wash her dad's car in a little while. My dog likes to chase its tail.
Root Words
Root words have no affixes. Affixes can be added at the front of a word (prefixes) or to the end of a word (suffixes). Here are some examples:
WORD WITH AFFIX ROOT WORD disloyal loyal plentiful plenty wonderful wonder unscrew screw rebuild build exchange change breakable break swimming swim