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• A common mistake to be avoided is using a possessive pronoun instead of a possessive determiner or using a determiner instead of a pronoun.
✓ I don't really get on so well with my boss.
✘ I don't really get on so well with mine boss.
✓ I know your job is dangerous, but did Frank and Jenny tell you about theirs?
✘ I know your job is dangerous, but did Frank and Jenny tell you about their?
• Remember that there are no apostrophes in possessive pronouns.
✘ I know your job is dangerous, but did Frank and Jenny tell you about their's?
• Don't get confused between its (possessive determiner, without an apostrophe) and it's (contraction for it is or it has, with an apostrophe).
✓ Our company is hoping to increase its share of the market.
✘ Our company is hoping to increase it's share of the market.
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