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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Which one is correct and why?
A: Can you take a pic of mine? Vs. Can you take a pic of me?
B: Can you tell a friend of mine? Vs. Can you tell a friend of me?
B: Can you tell a friend of mine? Vs. Can you tell a friend of me?
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The words, ‘yours, mine, and ours’, are possessive pronouns. When the subject is “I”, we refer to objects as being “mine”. This is ‘my’ book, it is ‘mine’.
- The words, ‘yours, mine, and ours’, are possessive pronouns.
- When the subject is “I”, we refer to objects as being “mine”.
- This is ‘my’ book, it is ‘mine’.
- Something that belongs to “me” is referred to as “mine”.
- To take a ‘pic’ (picture) of ‘me’ is to take ‘my picture’.
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The words, ‘yours, mine, and ours’, are possessive pronouns.
When the subject is “I”, we refer to objects as being “mine”. This is ‘my’ book, it is ‘mine’.
Something that belongs to “me” is referred to as “mine”.
To take a ‘pic’ (picture) of ‘me’ is to take ‘my picture’. The subject of the photo is ‘me’.
A friend of mine is referred to as ‘my friend’.
In A., “Can you ta
When the subject is “I”, we refer to objects as being “mine”. This is ‘my’ book, it is ‘mine’.
Something that belongs to “me” is referred to as “mine”.
To take a ‘pic’ (picture) of ‘me’ is to take ‘my picture’. The subject of the photo is ‘me’.
A friend of mine is referred to as ‘my friend’.
In A., “Can you ta
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AnonymousWhy can't we say,'can you take a picture of mine?'?You can say that. But it is very silly. .
It means, for example:
I used to have a picture of my dog. I had it in my pocket.
My friend now has that picture. He took it away from me.
The picture was mine, but I don't have it now.
A picture of mine = a picture that I possess
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