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#1 11-Jun-2003, 01:58

are my, your, his, her, their, our adjectives or pronouns?Why?
give examples to clarify the points

**RonBee** · #2 11-Jun-2003, 05:43

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Originally Posted by learner

are my, your, his, her, their, our adjectives or pronouns?Why?
give examples to clarify the points

They are all adjectives indicating possession. Pronouns take the place of nouns.

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**Tdol** · #3 11-Jun-2003, 15:22

His can be an adjective or a pronoun-
It's his book (adjective)
It's his (pronoun)