His vs. Is — What's the Difference?
Difference Between His and Is
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His
Used as a modifier before a noun
His boots.
His plans.
Is
Third person singular present indicative of be.
His
Belonging to him.
Is
Used in phrases with existential there when the semantic subject is a third-person plural.
There is three of them there.
His
Belonging to a person of unspecified gender.
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Is
(Geordie) me.
His
(obsolete) Its; belonging to it. (Now only when implying personification.)
Is
(rare) i's.
His
(archaic) Used as a genitive marker in place of ’s after a noun, especially a masculine noun ending in -s, to express the possessive case.
Is
The third person singular of the substantive verb be, in the indicative mood, present tense; as, he is; he is a man. See Be.
For thy is I come, and eke Alain.
Aye is thou merry.
To-morrow is the new moon.
His
That which belongs to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.
The decision was his to live with.
His
Alternative spelling of His
His
Belonging or pertaining to him; - used as a pronominal adjective or adjective pronoun; as, tell John his papers are ready; formerly used also for its, but this use is now obsolete.
No comfortable star did lend his light.
Who can impress the forest, bid the treeUnfix his earth-bound root?
His
The possessive of he; as, the book is his.
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