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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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"you are a friend of his."
then what's wrong with "he is a friend of my." ,''he is a friend of your"
but instead we have to use mine and yours. why?
then what's wrong with "he is a friend of my." ,''he is a friend of your"
but instead we have to use mine and yours. why?
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The confusion lies in the fact that the 'his' in 'you are a friend of his' is not the same category as 'my'. Friend of: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs. ______ (my, your, his, her, our, their) friend.
- The confusion lies in the fact that the 'his' in 'you are a friend of his' is not the same category as 'my'.
- Friend of: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs.
- ______ (my, your, his, her, our, their) friend.
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The confusion lies in the fact that the 'his' in 'you are a friend of his' is not the same category as 'my'. Friend of: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs. ______ (my, your, his, her, our, their) friend.
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Alas, "his" belongs to both categories!
My dictionary defines "mine" as the absolute form of "my."
It defines "my" as the possessive form of the pronoun "I."
It stops short of saying what part of speech either word is (mine & my).
My dictionary defines "mine" as the absolute form of "my."
It defines "my" as the possessive form of the pronoun "I."
It stops short of saying what part of speech either word is (mine & my).
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AvangiI think Philip's reply is an excellent functional answer!Thanks, Avangi!
The confusion lies in the fact that the 'his' in 'you are a friend of his' is not the same category as 'my'. Friend of: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs. ____ (my, your, his, her, our, their) friend.
I see the first group as possessive pronouns
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