2006-12-10 00:19:29 · 10 answers · asked by Louise H 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"MY" is NOT a pronoun. It's a possessive ADJECTIVE.
A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun, it is not used with a noun.
You can say "This is my car." - "my" is the adjective describing the noun "car"
You can also say "This car is mine" - "mine" is the possessive pronoun.
"myself" is a reflexive pronoun.
"I" is a personal pronoun (subject), "me" is a personal pronoun (object)
2006-12-10 00:54:59 · answer #1 · answered by fidget 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Possessive Pronoun
2006-12-10 00:48:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm assuming you're trying to memorize the actual pronoun names not only the definitions. What I usually do for things like this is make up some ridiculous sentence that you'll never forget using the first letter of each pronoun.
2016-05-23 01:51:31 · answer #3 · answered by Winifred 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possessive
2006-12-10 00:49:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
'My' is a personal pronoun, but when it comes before a noun and shows possession, it is called a possessive pronoun (Some teachers prefer, however, if you call it a possessive adjective).
2006-12-10 01:31:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
"My" answer is that it is possessive, because this is "my answer !
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Thanks for your answer "fidget" - I assume it was you who went on a crusade giving negatives to all of us who didn't say that "my" is a pronoun. Glad I didn't have you as a tutor when I was doing my degree.
In English the pronouns are classified as personal (I, we, you, thou, he, she, it, they), demonstrative (this, these, that, those), relative (who, which, that, as), indefinite (e.g., each, all, everyone, either, one, both, any, such, somebody), interrogative (who, which, what), possessive, sometimes termed possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, our, their), and reflexive (e.g., myself, herself).
As the word "my" can be defined as either a possessive pronoun or adjective, it didn't seem to be worth saying anything.
2006-12-10 00:25:19 · answer #6 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a Posessive pronoun if used alone (for example, "it's mine").
2006-12-10 00:54:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
possessive - it shows ownership - my house, my car, my idea,
2006-12-10 00:21:47 · answer #8 · answered by cameron b 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is Possesive, because you would say, for example, "That is my car," Because the car belongs to you. you 'Posses' the car. It is one of your Possesions.
2006-12-10 00:23:36 · answer #9 · answered by car man rider hoplite 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cocky and stupid...what a combination!
2015-03-07 16:09:16 · answer #10 · answered by sitahnonchai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋