Questions tagged [possessive-determiners]

I come across both quite often: mom's phone and mom phone, teachers' day and teachers day etc. They all seem to be correct. So is there a tendency to use less the possessive case nowadays especially in AmEn?

I have been told by native speakers that "a brother/sister of mine" is almost never used except in poems or old literature and should therefore always be "one of my brothers/sisters". Is it a valid opinion? I have found a few example, though. 1) A…

This one has always bothered me. Is this sentence correct? He shivered, thinking about his and Anya’s first time in the hospital. It feels awkward, but there's a need to refer to their shared experience. This would also apply to something like: I…