2007-01-09 04:47:42 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
my is more of a posessive pronoun
mine is more of a noun. I am also pretty sure that in english it will always be the subject.
2007-01-09 08:57:23 · answer #1 · answered by blackfever08 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, grammatically speaking, we can say that there is a big difference between MY and MINE. MY is a possessive adjective, while MINE is a possessive pronoun. My must be followed by a noun (what I possess or own), but MINE is not followed by anything. Instead the thing that I own comes before it. Notice the difference between the following two sentences:
1-This is MY book
2-This book is MINE.
The two sentences nearly have the same meaning, but the word BOOK here comes at two different position depending on the use of MY and MINE.
2007-01-09 06:23:06 · answer #2 · answered by Dreamer 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The difference is that the '___ of mine' construction is used with a singular object, and 'my ___' is implicitly definite by the use of my.
You can turn the 'my ___' construction into a singular phrase by saying 'this is one of my ___'.
So, for example, if you have 5 tables in different rooms and are showing your friends the tables, you could say, "This is a table of mine" with the assumption that there are more tables. You could easily also say, "This is one of my tables."
Now, while a construction such as "These are the apples of mine" is grammatically correct, you would never say that. You would only use 'my apples'. The '___ of mine' construction is never used with a definite noun, only singular.
Also, there is a difference of intensity. Saying 'this is my apple' is stronger than saying 'this is an apple of mine'. That, of course, has to do with the noun being definite.
2007-01-09 04:56:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
My is a possessive form of I used before a noun, and Mine means the same thing but not used before a noun...
2007-01-09 04:54:10 · answer #4 · answered by anita_06_05 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
When you refer back to the direct object, you use mine, and mine nearly always has a verb before it.
e.g. (Direct object is the pencil) The pencil is mine.
(Direct object is the house). That house used to be mine.
In the other case, which is pretty obvious, you are saying "my pencil" or "my house" and the direct object is after the my
2007-01-09 04:59:28 · answer #5 · answered by ღ♥ღ latoya 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Mine is a pronoun whereas my is a possessive adjective.
2007-01-09 20:42:27 · answer #6 · answered by abnatra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is my house the house is mine. I am not sure I can explain. mine implys ownership of my does not to the same extent.
2007-01-09 04:52:22 · answer #7 · answered by Mim 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
ill give it to u in a sentence
im on MY way to jail
is that candy over there MINE?
2007-01-09 04:51:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
they both refer to ownership but must be used the correct way. I hope you would not say that sock is my, or that is mine sock.
2007-01-09 04:54:19 · answer #9 · answered by Lady Tee 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Mine is when you own it and my is when it's not your property.
2007-01-09 04:52:22 · answer #10 · answered by Mitchell 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋