Losing his might...
"On the face of it, this might not look like such a hardship for the former CIA boss. An estimated 4 million Americans have security clearances of one form or another. Losing his might diminish Brennan’s value as a consultant in the private sector; on the other hand, it boosts his stock as a media pundit."
(The Guardian.)
Is his a fused pronoun by combining both noun-like and and adjective-like properties of that pronoun in Losing his might diminish Brennan’s value?
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"his" means "his security clearance". If that's what you mean by "fused", then yes. The terminology used to distinguish this kind of possessive pronoun from the one used as a modifier is a bit confusing.
- "his" means "his security clearance".
- If that's what you mean by "fused", then yes.
- The terminology used to distinguish this kind of possessive pronoun from the one used as a modifier is a bit confusing.
- Various terms are used.
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"his" means "his security clearance". If that's what you mean by "fused", then yes. The terminology used to distinguish this kind of possessive pronoun from the one used as a modifier is a bit confusing. Various terms are used.
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