Laborious Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Possessive adjectives & possessive pronouns
Hi there teachers,
According to the book I am reading, sentence (1) is wrong while (2) is correct.
(1). You should not mind mine coming late.
(2). You should not mind my coming late.
Further it says that a possessive adjective is used before a gerund, not a possessive pronoun. But shouldn't "my", which the book says a possessive adjective, be a possessive pronoun, please?
Could you please tell me a little about (the difference between) "possessive pronouns" and "possessive adjectives"?
Thank you.
According to the book I am reading, sentence (1) is wrong while (2) is correct.
(1). You should not mind mine coming late.
(2). You should not mind my coming late.
Further it says that a possessive adjective is used before a gerund, not a possessive pronoun. But shouldn't "my", which the book says a possessive adjective, be a possessive pronoun, please?
Could you please tell me a little about (the difference between) "possessive pronouns" and "possessive adjectives"?
Thank you.
Top answer
My is a pronoun, not an adjective. There is really no such thing as a ’possessive adjective’. See Possessive Pronouns or Adjectives .
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My is a pronoun, not an adjective. There is really no such thing as a ’possessive adjective’.
See Possessive Pronouns or Adjectives.
See Possessive Pronouns or Adjectives.
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LaboriousYou should not mind mine coming late.There is, of course, another reading of this sentence that makes it right.
I know you'll be upset if your brother comes late, but you shouldn't mind mine coming late.
CJ
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Some writers, particularly in the British tradition, refer to my, your, his, her, its. our and their as 'possessive adjectives' and mine, yours, his, hers, ours and theirs as'possessive pronouns.
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