His

For those who use the "determiner" terminology, it is a determiner in that sentence.

AnonymousIs there any explanation why his is a pronoun but not a determiner in the sentence?

It’s both: his is the genitive form of the pronoun he, and its function here is determiner. ‘Determiner’ is the name of a function, like ‘subject’, ‘modifier’, etc., and ‘determinative’ is the name of a part of speech. The determiner function is us

Aspara Gus‘Determiner’ is the name of a function

That's, again, something which I can't understand. In some grammar books determiners are named as the closed word class which introduces noun phrases and the same determiners are called determinatives when functioning as modifiers. I understand that the name word class (open and close

Anonymousand the same determiners are called determinatives when functioning as modifiers.

Can you give an example of this?

Some writers, and many dictionaries say that 'his' in your sentence is a 'determiner' (part of speech). Other writes say that it is a 'determinative' (part of speech).You just have to choose the label you think most appropriate or that your school/examination system prescribes.

Whichever you choose, you may encounter problems in discussions with people who use a different system of labell

fivejedjonSome writers, and many dictionaries say that 'his' in your sentence is a 'determiner' (part of speech). Other writes say that it is a 'determinative' (part of speech).

Then, to be consistent, they would have to treat Jean’s and my father’s the same way. But those are clearly NPs, and his is clearly a pronoun with an NP antecedent

Aspara Gus Anonymousand the same determiners are called determinatives when functioning as modifiers.Can you give an example of this?

determiner

(Generally.) A member of a mainly closed class of words that precede nouns (or, strictly speaking, noun phrase heads) and limit the meaning in some way.

determinative

(A word o

I was not saying that this is the best system of labelling, AG, merely pointing out to Anon that different people use different terminology. Whether it's consistent or not, most dictionaries, grammars and course books in the BrE sphere refer to what used to be for some people 'possessive adjectives' as 'determiners'

Anonymous[From The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar.]

Actually, I was asking for an example sentence/phrase of “the same determiners are called determinatives when functioning as modifiers”.

Aspara Gus Anonymous[From The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar.]Actually, I was asking for an example sentence/phrase of “the same determiners are called determinatives when functioning as modifiers”.

I've got to say that I'm a bit lost here. Anyway, I think that in the NP, e.g. his old car the word his functions as the determinative by limi