请教一道SC700-800代词题

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RON大神曾经说过，对待所有格代词最好的方法就是忽视它，因为很有迷惑性容易误导~具体的关于所有格代词的内容如下：

*First--做好的方法是just ignore it

*Second--the rule is that NON-POSSESSIVE pronouns can't refer to POSSESSIVE nouns.
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"its" is a possessive pronoun, so it can have either a possessive or a non-possessive noun as its antecedent.

If you have a possessive NOUN, then the limit applies. For example, in "the cat's fur," the word "cat's" is a possessive noun. If I wanted to use a pronoun to refer to the possessive noun "cat's," I could only use a possessive pronoun.

The cat's fur makes her tail look bigger than it really is.

In this sentence the pronoun "her" is a possessive pronoun and it is referring to a possessive noun. That IS okay.

The cat's fur makes her seem really fluffy.

In this sentence, the pronoun "her" is an object pronoun and it is referring to a possessive noun. That's NOT okay.

The cat is so fluffy that her tail looks bigger than it really is.

In this sentence, the pronoun "her" is a possessive pronoun and it is referring to a regular noun. That IS okay.

So, a possessive pronoun can refer to both a regular noun and a possessive noun.

BUT if you have a possessive NOUN, you can only use a possessive pronoun to refer to it - you can't use an object or subject pronoun to refer to a possessive NOUN.