A Good Label for a Bad Cause. The very word âprotectionismâ is one of its selling points. It implies that those who favor protectionist measures want to shield, guard and defend Americans from forces which undermine their economic welfare.
A possessive pronoun indicates it is acting as a subject complement or a subject of the sentence. For example: 1  The smallest gift is mine. 2  This is yours. * 3  Here the possessive pronouns acts as a subject complement. 4  His is on the kitchen counter. 5  Theirs will be delivered tomorrow. 6  Ours is the green one on the corner.
Possessive adjectives are often confused with possessive pronouns. Examples: 1  Your bike is blue. ( 2 your is an adjective which modifies bike). 3  Mine is yellow. ( 4 mine is a pronoun which functions as the subject of the verb is).. Possessive adjectives are different from possessive pronouns. This is your (possessive adjective) book and this is mine (possessive pronoun). 2. its, their are possessive adjectives. Its color is beautiful. Their car is in their garage.