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my, her, our . . . possessive adjective (or determiner) mine, hers, ours . . . possessive pronoun http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/possessive-adjective.html

It seems that native speakers as well as dictionnaries don't agree : some call my an adjective (or determiner, which is very similar), some call it a pronoun, even though it doesn't replace any noun.I would be glad to read other native speakers on this issue.Or even non-native, if they remember...

That's a question. Before any native speakers' responses, I'd like to list out what I've checked out in some dictionaries: American heritage: adj & interj Cambridge Advanced Learner's: determiner & exclamation (old exclamation) Oxford English Dict.: 1、pron.:The possessive genitive of I...

"Many" is a determiner or a pronoun. These parts of speech can not modify an adjective: "fewer "(in the sentence).

"Suchlike" cannot be used as a preposition; it's either a determiner or a pronoun, I'm afraid...

As Clive says, i.e. adverb, preposition and participle, plus pronoun: It would be me/you/something/their, etc. Plus conjunction: It would be because/so that/but/when, etc. Plus determiner: It would be my/your/his/her/,etc.

Inchoateknowledge wrote: Andy = S cleans = V his = determiner, posessive pronoun teeth= O by brushing and gargling = PP in adverb function (denounscribes the way you do something) "brushing and gargling" is a compound noun with two gerunds. They are also the objects of the preposition:...

Andy = S cleans = V his = determiner, posessive pronoun teeth= O by brushing and gargling = PP in adverb function (denounscribes the way you do something) "brushing and gargling" is a compound noun with two gerunds. They are also the objects of the preposition: by. "and" is a co-ordinator.

This is the most attractive piece (not pieces) of clothing I have seen so far. It means nothing is more attractive than ... . This is a most attractive piece (not pieces) of clothing. here most means very Among the most significant early explanations was that of Hernando De Soto (why...

Hi, Question (1) in identifying parts of speech in the sentence: "There are a few of my favourite things" (as in the song in 'The sound of music') Is 'a few of' : an adjective, a quantifier, or a pronoun ? It's considered to be a pronoun. BTW, isn't a quantifier the same as determiner, or...