Hello, You mean that depending upon the use, possessive pronoun and possessive adjective of 'He' is determined. But for other Pronouns these two forms are different, like They- Their (possessive adj) …

Sep 1, 2015 · I'm looking for the rules concerning when you use possessive pronouns combined with a verb of "-ing" form. What's the combination called and how does it work? Examples: Thanks to my …

Jul 14, 2020 · The crowd is clapping their hands. The crowd are clapping their hands. The crowd is clapping its hands. Which one of the above is a correct sentence? The word 'crowd', being a …

Apr 25, 2017 · Meanwhile, possessive words like "my/me/their" behave like pronouns in that they can substitute for noun phrases (this is more relevant for the third-person words), assuming we consider …

Jun 21, 2019 · No doubt that this is the grammatical form for the possessive pronouns (see the table below and the link above to Cambridge dictionary). My question is how often we use "its" and "his" …

Jun 6, 2014 · The correct phrasing is my question is. As you rightly note, my is a possessive adjective and mine is a possessive pronoun. So, this means you use my where you already have a noun (such …

Mar 17, 2024 · Use a possessive pronoun with a gerund, the verb form that functions as a noun. This rule is broken frequently, with many writers using the objective case rather than the possessive case.

Aug 18, 2021 · This is one reason why you might use the definite article rather than a possessive pronoun. Beyond this, and other similar scenarios involving noun phrases, it is more idiomatic to …

Nov 6, 2015 · The words my, your, his, her, its, our and their are possessive adjectives. Possessive pronouns That pencil is mine. That pencil is yours. That pencil is his. That pencil is hers. That pencil …

To keep things confusing for our English Language Learner friends, English does use a plain s (usually) at the end of the possessive pronouns to change them from being adjectives to nouns.