What kind of noun is his?

Answer 1

The word 'his' is not a noun; the word 'his' is a pronoun; a possessive pronoun and a possessive adjective.

A possessive pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun that belongs to a a male person or animal; for example:

• The black car is his.

A possessive adjective is a word that takes describes a noun as belonging to a male person or animal. A possessive adjective is placed before the noun it describes; for example:

• His car is black.