Questions tagged [possessive-pronouns]
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Pronoun usage for a person of known gender in a group of mixed genders
If a person of known gender is the first of many of mixed genders to do something, who does the pronoun point to in the following sentence:
Daisy was the first of the students to be handed [pronoun] diploma.
Trulsie
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What is the proper usage of the prepositional phrase "of which"?
Is the second sentence below grammatically correct? If not, why so?
We are looking for the house the windows of which are broken.
We are looking for the house of which the windows are broken.
Trando
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Their or zero option
I know how to use "their". This means "belonging to them" but can you leave it out as in this sentence:
The main reasons that led single mothers to conceal (their) pregnancy and birth, were shame and economic factors.
It sounds wrong to say…
Marcin Nowak
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Mass of people its/his/their
In a phrase where the subject is "mass of people", should I use "its"?
e.g.
A mass of people and its flag.
Mass is an abstract word, so it sounds strange to me to use their; but I'm not sure.
EDIT:
Seems that according notional agreement I should…
AndreaF
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Possessive pronoun for royalty/nobility
How do I substitute possessive pronouns his/hers/theirs/[name]'s for a royalty/nobility?
Example sentence: Is this Queen Anne's phone? Yes, it is ....
But I don't want to use "Queen Anne's" in the response.
MetaIrie
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What does (its) refer to?
In a sentence like:
America is a rich country. Its resources are massive.
If the question was: what does (its) refer to?
And there were choices to choose from:
A. America
B. America's
Which one is the correct answer?
A or B ??
Thank you
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Multiple person possession with a pronoun
How do you handle multiple person possession with a pronoun?
For instance, "This organization has been near and dear to my and Simon's hearts for many years"
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You're in the same situation as me / mine
Which one is correct?
"You're in the same situation as me"
or
"You're in the same situation as mine"
Example :
My sister always annoys me, although I tell my parents to stop her, she keeps doing it.
You're in the same situation as me / mine…
KF2
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Pronoun agreement: His and my house vs Our house
Would "her and my" be plural?
I know that "Sue and I moved into our house" is correct PN agreement.
But wouldn't "Sue and I moved into her and my house"?
I know it's awkward but wouldn't the "and" instead of "or" make the phrase "her and my" a…
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Company uses our own cookies versus its own cookies
The Cookie Policy of a company is quoted below.
Should it not be: "uses its own and third-party cookies"?
A different issue but I guess it should also say "analyse users' experiences" and as they usually
use American English this might be even…
Gecko
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