James Stott Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Definite Article
The ball.
A ball.
My ball. <--- would this be classed as the definite article or is it only 'possessive'.
A ball.
My ball. <--- would this be classed as the definite article or is it only 'possessive'.
Top answer
'My' is a possessive pronoun. But you are right that, functionally, possessives seem to have more in common with articles than they ever did with nouns.
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'My' is a possessive pronoun. But you are right that, functionally, possessives seem to have more in common with articles than they ever did with nouns.
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