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Teal lime Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Modifier comes first a possessive determiner

Are there any cases in which a modifier comes first a possessive determiner?

If so, when is the case?

Would you please give me some examples?

Thank you.

  

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teal lime Are there any cases in which a modifier comes first before a possessive determiner? If so, when is the case? Would you please give me some examples?

— CalifJim

  • teal lime Are there any cases in which a modifier comes first before a possessive determiner?
  • If so, when is the case?
  • Would you please give me some examples?
  • Thank you.
  • That would be something like "older my brother" or "new your coat", which are impossible.
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teal lime

Are there any cases in which a modifier comes first before a possessive determiner?

If so, when is the case?

Would you please give me some examples?

Thank you.

That would be something like "older my brother" or "new your coat", which are impossible. So no, I can't think

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I just noticed in another thread that you got tripped up by the special expression "their every need". In this usage of 'every', meaning utmost, complete, all possible, or entire, you have a possessive determiner first and then the quantifier.

There's a similar case like this with 'many':

his many friends = his friends, and he has many,

That's different from the more

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