Which of the following sentences has a possessive pronoun?

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Let's analyze each option to determine which sentence contains a possessive pronoun.

A possessive pronoun is a pronoun that indicates ownership or possession. It stands alone and replaces a noun or noun phrase. Common possessive pronouns include: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.

1.  **Her sister is known to me.**
    *   In this sentence, "Her" is a possessive **adjective**, not a possessive pronoun. It modifies the noun "sister" to show possession (whose sister? Her sister). Possessive adjectives always come before a noun.

2.  **He could not help me.**
    *   In this sentence, "He" is a subject pronoun, and "me" is an object pronoun. Neither of these words indicates possession or functions as a possessessive pronoun.

3.  **Ramesh who is my grandson, is reading a poem.**
    *   In this sentence, "my" is a possessive **adjective**, not a possessive pronoun. It modifies the noun "grandson" to show possession (whose grandson? My grandson). Like "Her" in option 1, it precedes a noun.

4.  **Ours is a vast country.**
    *   In this sentence, "Ours" is a possessive **pronoun**. It stands alone and refers to "our country" or "our nation," indicating possession without needing a noun immediately after it. It functions as the subject of the sentence, replacing a noun phrase that shows ownership.

Therefore, based on the definitions and analysis, Option 4 is the only sentence that contains a possessive pronoun ("Ours").