Sep 26, 2022 · 2. No, it's a pronoun, because it has reference; it's also a determiner. · 1. Possessive determiner - This is your phone. · 3. Incidentally the ...

Aug 25, 2013 · (not only as a possessive determiner) · Hot Network Questions · Unintuitive observation by Rumford · Short Story. Five year old human boy ...

Jul 8, 2023 · Or is a possessive determiner with a multitude of potential referents always a grammatical error? ambiguity · context · possessive-determiners.

Jun 21, 2017 · Considering the aforementioned thread, it should be fine to have an adjective come after a possessive determiner ("same" coming after "his ...

Oct 12, 2020 · When is it appropriate to use 'the' instead of a possessive determiner? Use of possessive determiners with adjectives · https://dictionary.

Jul 23, 2015 · The term "possessive pronoun" is sometimes restricted to the first type. The possessive determiner page also seems to suggest a disagreement:.

Jan 5, 2021 · Why do you think "her" functions as a possessive determiner, not an object pronoun, here? According to you, is it "I thought him selfish" or "I ...

Apr 27, 2014 · My is a possessive determiner, just as mine is a possessive pronoun. – tchrist · It's a separate part, in English. · @JohnLawler, I don't think ...

May 29, 2019 · When used as an adjective in front of a noun (like "parents"), we use a possessive determiner ("his" or "her").

Sep 17, 2012 · Her husband must be so proud. Since "Alice" has been mentioned, the possessive determiner her suffices. Exceptions. There are some cases where ...

Feb 3, 2023 · ... possessive determiner formed from a relative pronoun—how the relative clause looks like, I'm failing to figure out—and the clitic 's, with ...

Oct 15, 2022 · So can we use someone's as a standalone possessive pronoun, not just as a possessive determiner like: This is someone's book. / Someone's ...

Jan 21, 2016 · ... (possessive) determiner rather than an "adjectival" usage, I think you have to allow that multiple determiners are valid. But in practice I ...

Sep 20, 2014 · entailed him / his being - use of pronoun vs possessive determiner [duplicate] ... Closed 9 years ago. The position entailed him/his being in ...

Oct 29, 2020 · This is called an 'independent possessive pronoun' or an independent possessive determiner . They also appear in other situations :.

Sep 8, 2016 · However, if there isn't a possessive determiner preceding it in a sentence: A wild dog attack mine! It sounds jarring and not as natural as: A ...

Sep 22, 2013 · The current terminology for words like my is 'possessive determiner', rather than 'possessive adjective'. I can't speak for Spanish, ...

Dec 21, 2019 · When is it appropriate to use 'the' instead of a possessive determiner? 3 · Origin of plurals and possessives · 0 · Correct usage of possessive ...

Dec 23, 2018 · ... (possessive determiner) and yours (possessive pronoun). Share. Share a link to this answer. Copy link. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Improve this answer. Follow.

Aug 13, 2016 · I see the parallel with "The doctor called him; he walked into her office," where "her" - which is a possessive determiner - serves an almost ...

Nov 30, 2022 · (not only as a possessive determiner) · Hot Network Questions · Looking for a novel in which newborn babies are taken up clinging to the wings ...

Dec 9, 2018 · This is my and John's house or this is John's and my house. The reason for this is because you should use a possessive determiner and not a ...

Mar 15, 2016 · The singular indefinite article cannot be left out since it introduces friend, still in the singular, in the possessive determiner. Practical ...

Aug 26, 2023 · Does this answer your question? · Essentially, the possessive determiner (appearing before the noun support) must be your not yours (though ...

Jun 9, 2012 · If you precede the -ing form of the verb with a possessive determiner such as my, you emphasise the action. If you precede it with a ...

Feb 5, 2018 · ... possessive determiner. The structure is [NP [Det [NP my buyer] 's] [N guide] ]. But the structure of (2) has the direct object NP [NP [Det my] ...

May 6, 2017 · When is it appropriate to use 'the' instead of a possessive determiner? 1 · What is it called when indefinite pronouns are used as determiner ...

Jul 29, 2012 · It's much more common to use its as a possessive determiner like my, her, or their, than it is to use it as a possessive pronoun like mine, ...

Feb 26, 2020 · ” Its is a possessive determiner we use to say that something belongs to or refers to something. and its is a possessive just like “my” or ...

Jul 24, 2018 · Therefore, strictly grammatically speaking, it should be preceded by a possessive determiner and not a possessive pronoun. However, it is ...

Nov 13, 2010 · The construction in question is the possessive determiner with 's in English. It's a noun phrase made up of a noun phrase followed by 's ...

Apr 1, 2018 · Its is in your first example the possessive determiner of the personal pronoun it. See this page by Cambridge Dictionary, which states the ...

Nov 8, 2020 · How do we use the possessive case (i.e., 's) with "or"? 0 · Use of a possessive determiner or "the" · Hot Network Questions · 30°F / -1°C ...

Mar 21, 2013 · Use of a possessive determiner or "the" · Hot Network Questions · Did any country in the G20 not condemn the Iranian drone & missile attack on ...

Use of a possessive determiner or "the" · 3 · How to write the possessive of a proper noun that ends in a plural noun? Hot Network Questions · How to get random ...

May 12, 2014 · Thou was the corresponding singular nominative, with the oblique case form being thee, and the possessive determiner thy (or thine before a ...

Oct 9, 2016 · (not only as a possessive determiner) · Hot Network Questions · Why are Group health insurance premiums smaller? What is the metal ledge at the ...

Aug 27, 2018 · I seem to recall that this collocation of a quantifier or demonstrative determiner with a possessive determiner (any my servants, these our ...

Jan 14, 2017 · ” So it seems the relative possessive determiner “whose” has been moved to the front of its clause, and has taken the associated noun “language” ...

Dec 10, 2018 · (not only as a possessive determiner) · 1 · Which demonstrative pronoun should be used in the following example? 2 · Using the indefinite ...

Dec 25, 2016 · When is it appropriate to use 'the' instead of a possessive determiner? 4 · Should a noun after the determiner *their* take in the form of ...

Aug 16, 2010 · For example, my hat uses a possessive determiner, whereas that's mine uses a genitive pronoun. You couldn't call it a genitive determiner ...

Aug 13, 2014 · No, that its is not a “possessive pronoun”; it's a possessive determiner. There are actually two words spelled its, where one is an actual ...

Sep 27, 2013 · How do we use the possessive case (i.e., 's) with "or"? 0 · Use of a possessive determiner or "the" · 4 · "every" + possessive + noun · 0 · Two ...

Nov 19, 2021 · Appropriate Use of Possessive Plurals? 0 · Use of a possessive determiner or "the" · Hot Network Questions · Book series with parallel earths ...

Jan 31, 2019 · ... possessive determiner. We also see the same forms used in German for the genitive and dative case of feminine singular nouns and articles ...

Sep 6, 2010 · When must a gerund be preceded by a possessive pronoun as opposed to an accusative one? 0 · Use of a possessive determiner or "the" · Hot ...

Jun 5, 2021 · The reason you can't do this is that "my" is actually a personal possessive determiner. You can replace "my hero" with the personal ...

Sep 22, 2015 · However, this usage of a possessive determiner without a noun seems dubious to me. Wouldn't it be better to use 'mine' instead of 'my'?. word ...

entailed him / his being - use of pronoun vs possessive determiner [duplicate]. The position entailed him/his being in Chicago most of the time. The bonuses ...

Mar 11, 2015 · You say that the apostrophe needs dropping from yours'. But, as shown in your expanded version, the possessive determiner your is needed here. – ...

Jun 19, 2016 · ... possessive determiner after adding "'s". unit redesign is also a compound noun, and could mean the same as "units redesign", since logical ...

Dec 13, 2014 · Possessive s, apostrophe on end or not? 0 · Possessive apostrophe in "teams' time"? 0 · Use of a possessive determiner or "the" · Hot Network ...

Nov 22, 2012 · ... possessive determiner) in the second part by using a possessive noun instead: By tomorrow, either of us will see it in that person's account ...

Dec 3, 2015 · (not only as a possessive determiner) · Hot Network Questions · improve speed and climbing Cannondale CAAD8 Ultra · Minimum game cartridge ...

Aug 10, 2012 · The possessive determiner and possessive pronoun forms of my are significantly different. Both my and mine are used to refer to things ...

Sep 1, 2013 · In 'Yemen's PM', 'Yemen's' is a possessive determiner. In 'Yemen PM', 'Yemen' is a noun modifying 'PM', in the same way that in a noun ...

Apr 30, 2021 · Does this answer your question? Omitting "is", like in "I think it strange". See also Possessive determiner followed by a stand-alone adjective?

Jan 30, 2015 · Her father takes care of her. The object of the preposition is the noun phrase her children, with her a possessive determiner. This is not a ...

Apr 24, 2019 · The possessive determiner applies to the entire gerund clause. This is a bit odd, so it's little wonder that an oblique/accusative pronoun ...

Mar 7, 2017 · We don't use another determiner with a possessive determiner: I'm going to get my hair cut this afternoon. Not: … get the my hair cut … We ...

entailed him / his being - use of pronoun vs possessive determiner [duplicate]. The position entailed him/his being in Chicago most of the time. The bonuses ...

Jul 30, 2021 · it heads the relative clause modifying a man (just like that in the first option); it replaces the possessive determiner his, modifying kids ...

Aug 11, 2021 · For clarity, I meant to write 'my father,' as 'my' is simply a possessive determiner. However, as you have explained, that would be ...

May 30, 2020 · you (second person, singular or plural, nominative or objective, possessive determiner your, possessive pronoun yours, singular reflexive ...

When is it appropriate to use 'the' instead of a possessive determiner? 0 · Need explanation about demonstrative determiner · 0 · "what" as a determiner · 7.

Mar 7, 2019 · ... possessive determiner in English. However, since 's is not a word, but rather a suffix, it has to be attached to the NP. That is fine for ...

Jul 23, 2018 · (not only as a possessive determiner) · Hot Network Questions · What happens if I use a material component of greater value than spell requires ...

Mar 7, 2017 · "My" is called a possessive determiner (it "determines" that another word is used in a possessive sense) while "mine" is a possessive ...

Feb 13, 2015 · The other possessive pronouns differ from their possessive determiner forms: hers/her; theirs/their; mine/my; yours/your; ours/our. In sum, it's ...

Feb 28, 2015 · Of two possible antecedents for the possessive determiner their, child makes the most sense and is the nearer. Why, then, if singular they ...

Aug 22, 2021 · That is the possessive determiner form of what is known as the generic you. So, I wouldn't take it personally. Source: Oxford English ...

Mar 9, 2018 · ... possessive determiner? Eg I hate Jill's singing those songs. – Færd. Mar 11, 2018 at 4:05. 1. Hmm, at least not always, I guess, as in the I ...

Jun 3, 2020 · Is it correct to use the word "then" to imply something of the past? 4 · When is it appropriate to use 'the' instead of a possessive determiner?

Sep 9, 2015 · And in your last example, Swedish too would use a possessive determiner before shows, not a definite article—that would change the meaning. – ...

Sep 15, 2017 · It plays a role as possessive determiner that points to the entity which the head word is referencing. So The device's box is correct and ...

Mar 14, 2019 · Do things use apostrophe for indicating possessive? Related. 0 · the basement door · 0 · Use of a possessive determiner or "the" · 1 · Can ...

Mar 3, 2013 · In short, there is nothing wrong with having a verb in gerund form be used after a possessive determiner. Here is an extract from a ...

Jun 20, 2012 · The personal pronoun (him) foregrounds the fact that it was he, rather than anyone else, who was small. The possessive determiner (his) ...

Oct 30, 2014 · Maybe it's new word category? Also his seems to be both sometimes a subject and at other times a possessive determiner. Is that correct?

Sep 20, 2015 · Here your is a possessive determiner qualifying the gerund "being." "Being" is the head of the gerundive phrase "being well cared for ...

Apr 11, 2014 · ... comment on this page but yours. Did you mean to say "possessive determiner"? – Sven Yargs. Jul 23, 2016 at 6:08. Add a comment |. Your Answer.

Oct 27, 2023 · The sun is showing us [possessive determiner] friendly face. is necessarily a personification. Firstly, the word 'face' came into the English ...

Aug 13, 2010 · You have listed the possessive PRONOUNS not the adjectives. In "The dog sat on its mat, "its" is a possessive determiner (possessive adjective) ...

Aug 5, 2012 · When is it appropriate to use 'the' instead of a possessive determiner? 1 · "Lives" vs. "life" in "the life of those living on the farm" · 7 · I ...

Jan 10, 2015 · ... possessive determiner. In this parsing, have takes on the meaning of possess or receive: They have her help. = They receive Mona's ...

May 3, 2020 · ... possessive determiner "your". (never "they", "them", "their"). This should perhaps not be taken as the last word on the question. That seems ...

Dec 31, 2012 · (not only as a possessive determiner) · 1 · What is it called when indefinite pronouns are used as determiner? Hot Network Questions · If my 00: ...

Jun 2, 2017 · ... possessive determiner (i.e., a modifier) and a possessive noun (i.e., a substantive). In contrast, personal pronouns have a subject case ...

Jan 25, 2016 · ... possessive determiner such as our or their the singular is preferred. E.g., We spend far too much worrying about our appearance. enter image ...

Oct 4, 2017 · which, what whose (personal possessive determiner). interrogative pro-form interrogative pronoun. who, whom, whose (personal). what, which.

Apr 26, 2015 · @tchrist: Re: "confusing possessive pronouns with possessive determiners": The term "possessive determiner" is relatively new -- they always ...

Jun 17, 2015 · @Araucaria His is a determiner when it's a possessive determiner, and a pronoun when it's a possessive pronoun. ;-) Try it with any other ...

Mar 4, 2021 · (not only as a possessive determiner) · Hot Network Questions · Can I stack optocouplers in series to make a higher specification part? How to ...

Oct 23, 2013 · If you are concerned about using a "personal" possessive determiner for something which is not a person, don't be. their determiner

Aug 11, 2019 · (not only as a possessive determiner) · Hot Network Questions · Sci-fi story about a boy living in a city that no one ever leaves, with robots ...

Sep 27, 2016 · her: a determiner or a pronoun? 0 · Correct usage of possessive personal pronouns · 0 · Use of a possessive determiner or "the" · 1 · Are ...

Jul 18, 2015 · Why would one use a gender-neutral possessive determiner with a gender-specific title? · We generally don't address anyone in the third person in ...

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