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Wisdom27 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

"His" or "Him"

Dear all,
Jhon posted a photo of him with his friend. This is from a magazine.
I think it should be “photo of his”
Thank you
  

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The two sentences you've described are both possible grammatically, but have different meanings (the second one describes a rather unusual situation, and would not often be heard). 1. " means John posted a photo showing him (John) with his (John's) friend.

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  • The two sentences you've described are both possible grammatically, but have different meanings (the second one describes a rather unusual situation, and would not often be heard).
  • 1.
  • " means John posted a photo showing him (John) with his (John's) friend.
  • 2.
  • " means John and his (John's) friend, together, in a joint effort, posted a photo belonging to John - a photo of his (John's).
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The two sentences you've described are both possible grammatically, but have different meanings (the second one describes a rather unusual situation, and would not often be heard).

1. "John posted a photo of him with his friend." means John posted a photo showing him (John) with his (John's) friend.

2. "John posted a photo of his with his friend." means John and his (John's) fr
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wisdom27Jhon posted a photo of him with his friend.
There are two interpretations of this one. The second one below is less likely.

Jhon posted a photo that showed someone else with that other person's friend.
Jhon posted a photo that showed someone else with Jhon's friend.
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Jhon posted a photo of
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