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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
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Hi, so I have a grammar question

If the sentence is "the side effect of Cambridge´s sales driven beyond expectations is more a try to spread its influence over a broader area".


Is "its" in this sentence a possessive pronoun or a possessive adjective?

  

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anonymous Is "its" in this sentence a possessive pronoun or a possessive adjective? Traditional grammar calls it a possessive adjective, but nowadays it's more usual to say it's a determiner or a possessive determiner. CJ

  • anonymous Is "its" in this sentence a possessive pronoun or a possessive adjective?
  • Traditional grammar calls it a possessive adjective, but nowadays it's more usual to say it's a determiner or a possessive determiner.
  • CJ
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anonymousIs "its" in this sentence a possessive pronoun or a possessive adjective?

Traditional grammar calls it a possessive adjective, but nowadays it's more usual to say it's a determiner or a possessive determiner.

CJ

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