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Grammar and Linguistics > pssessive pronouns and adjectives
pssessive pronouns and adjectives
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saszka2
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pssessive pronouns and adjectives
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Which of the 2 sentences is correct?
"These books are my and my friends"
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"These books are mine and my friends"
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23 May 2012
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yanogator
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Neither, since you don �t have a possessive form for "friends".
These books are mine and my friends �.
Just imagine the sentence without each of the people, then combine them:
These books are mine. These books are my friends �.
These books are mine and my friends �.
It �s easier to say "These books belong to my friends and me".
Bruce |
23 May 2012
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cunliffe
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Perfect answer from yanogator. |
23 May 2012
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saszka2
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Yes, I know about the possessive of friends, the word I wasn �t sure about is "my/mine".
The thing is that my friend �s teacher told her that the first sentence (my and my friends �) was correct. I thought it wasn �t, but wanted to make sure.
Thank you Bruce. Now it �s clear
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23 May 2012
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