(my) parents

[ademoglu]

Hi,

''I am 35 and I am still living with (my) parents.''

I'd like to ask if 'my' is necessary or not?

Thanks.

 

[jutfrank]

Necessary for what? It's probably not completely necessary for you to be understood but the sentence is better with it included.

 

[emsr2d2]

I would say it's necessary. Not only is the sentence (in my opinion) grammatically incorrect without it, the use of "my" also ensures that the listener/reader knows that you're not living with someone else's parents.

However, I agree with jutfrank that your sentence would be understood without "my" but I would add that it would mark you out as a non-native speaker of English.

 

[andrewg927]

I would say "my" is necessary. It sounds like something is missing if you leave that out.

 

[bubbha]

I agree that it is necessary to include "my" in this sentence.