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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Is the term "My father" a possessive pronoun or a possessive adjective?
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Anonymous Is the term "My father" a possessive pronoun or a possessive adjective? "My father" is a noun phrase. "my" is called a possessive determiner or a genitive pronoun or a possessive pronoun or a possessive adjective.
- Anonymous Is the term "My father" a possessive pronoun or a possessive adjective?
- "My father" is a noun phrase.
- "my" is called a possessive determiner or a genitive pronoun or a possessive pronoun or a possessive adjective.
- It just depends which book you read.
- CJ
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Anonymous Is the term "My father" a possessive pronoun or a possessive adjective?"My father" is a noun phrase. "my" is called a possessive determiner or a genitive pronoun or a possessive pronoun or a possessive adjective. It just depends which book you read.
CJ
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Here are my ratings of all the terms:
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possessive adjective - One of traditional grammar’s most misleading terms. It should be forgotten. Consider these points:
1. Unlike attributive adjectives, my can be obligatory: while empty in My empty fridge is running is optional, my (or some other determiner) is required by the count singular noun
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possessive adjective - One of traditional grammar’s most misleading terms. It should be forgotten. Consider these points:
1. Unlike attributive adjectives, my can be obligatory: while empty in My empty fridge is running is optional, my (or some other determiner) is required by the count singular noun
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