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1)Please put my medicne over there. Here "my" means something I have and own, right? That means I own this medicine, right?

2)Give me his book, please. Here "his " means that the book of someone else, right? My be infront of me or not, right?

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CalifJim · Accepted Answer

bassa1)Please put my medicne over there. Here "my" means something I have and own, right? That means I own this medicine, right?

Not exactly. It is the medicine that is somehow associated with you at the moment of saying this. Technically, you don't own it unless and until you pay for it. So it can be medicine that you own. It can be medicine that you are going to pay for soon. It can be medicine that you are going to take eventually, whether you pay for it or someone else pays for it on your behalf. It can even be medicine that you are picking up at a pharmacy that you will eventually deliver to someone else.

bassa2)Give me his book, please. Here "his " means that the book of someone else, right? My be infront of me or not, right?

It's the book of someone else who is male. You are correct that it doesn't matter whether it's in front of you or not.

CJ

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