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Northwind Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Possessive pronoun

I think the forms of the nominative case and the objective case of a possessive pronoun are the same as follows:
His is young. (Nominative case. This sentence could mean his father is young, for example.)
I met his. (Objective case. This sentence could mean I met his father, for example.)

Does the possessive pronoun has the possessive case?
What form is it?
  

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northwind Does the possessive pronoun has have a the possessive case? You must use the dictionary form of the verb with do, does, or did . As for the question, are you trying to break our brains?

— CalifJim

  • northwind Does the possessive pronoun has have a the possessive case?
  • You must use the dictionary form of the verb with do, does, or did .
  • As for the question, are you trying to break our brains?
  • I can't imagine what an example of a possessive pronoun in the possessive case would look like.
  • It sounds like a contradiction in terms.
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northwindDoes the possessive pronoun has have a the possessive case?
You must use the dictionary form of the verb with do, does, or did.

As for the question, are you trying to break our brains?
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You can you use the possessive as a pronoun in that way, but it's unusual

- Peter never knew my father, but I met his

- And when I did meet him I thought, his is a strong mind

Dave
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Hello CalifJim,

Thanks a lot for your prompt and wonderful reply.
I understand very well.

I have four grammar books but none on them tells that the possessive pronoun doesn't have a possessive case or even that the possessive pronoun has a nominative case and an objective case.

I think they are too lazy because all the pronouns other than the possessive pronoun have
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Hello dave_anon,

Thanks a lot for your prompt and wonderful reply.
I understand very well.

Thanks.
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Hi Northwind;
Your terminology is quite confused.

Pronouns take a variety of forms (or cases): nominative, objective, possessive, reflexive.
There is no such thing as the possessive pronoun having a nominative case.

For example, the pronoun I -
Nominative (subject) = I
Possessive = mine
Possessive determiner = my
Objective (object) = me

Here ar
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Hello AlpheccaStars

Thanks a lot for your detailed and wonderful reply.
I understand very well.

Thanks a lot.
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