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Rule "Possessive pronoun with apostrophe"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Possessive pronoun with apostrophe
Message: An apostrophe is never used to form possessive case pronouns. Did you mean: <suggestion>\2</suggestion>?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • This house is yours'.
    Correction suggestion: yours
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • My heart is hers.
ID: YOURS_APOSTROPHE [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2025-01-09 22:33:10 +0100)