I think the original post was referring to possessives in general, not just 'him'. Trad grams called my, your, his/her/its, our, your, their possessive adjectives . However, in many modern grammars they came to be called

As far as I understand, a possessive adjective is placed before a noun : This is his car . A possessive pronoun cannot have a noun after it: This car is his . However, in many European countries terminology is different and the term possessive

"Their" is a possessive adjective. You use it when you want to say that something belongs to something else, like, "their website" (the website belongs to them) It is a kind of universal pronoun, not commonly used to refer to

I know you're joking about the , but I took the first one I found and verified your answer . Possessive adjectives or possessive pronouns?

This has been discussed at length somewhere else, I know. As far as I'm concerned, if it doesn't replace a noun, it isn't a pronoun. My, your, his, her, our, their are adjectives (although his does double duty as a pronoun as well). I

Does anyone have a view on this? Yes. I have a view on it. I agree with you. Nevertheless, many textbooks use the term possessive pronouns for what you and I call possessive adjectives (or determiners). There is no point in arguing with others

The A level Language textbook we use categorises 'my' 'your' 'his' 'her' 'our' and 'their' as possessive pronouns. I think they cannot be pronouns since they do not replace nouns. I have seen them

THERE: — adv. 1. in or at that place (opposed to here ): She is there now. 2. at that point in an action, speech, etc.: He stopped there for applause. 3. in that matter, particular, or respect: His anger was justified there. 4. into

I have always known that after an indefinite pronoun, namely "everyone," "somebody" etc, the correct possessive pronoun to be used is "their." E.g.: Everyone should always do their best. However, the "Canadian

Can inanimate, conceptual nouns "possess?" Yes, however, there are different ways in which we express possessive of inanimate nouns. Sometimes the noun is used in the sense of an adjective: The summer months The summer holiday The