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What's the difference between "MY" and "MINE"?
E.g.
This is my friend. This is the friend of mine.
This is my book. This book is mine.
Thank you!
2 de nov de 2010 17:32
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anny,
"My" is an adjective.
This is my friend.
This is your, his, her, its, our, your, their friend.
This is my book
"Mine" is a possessive pronoun.
This is a friend of mine. = This is my friend.
This is a friend of mine, of yours, of his, of hers, of ours, of yours,of theirs.
This book is mine. (yours, his, hers, ours yours, theirs)
His cat is black. Mine is white.
Person ..............Pronoun .......Adjective
1st singular.... ...... mine ........... my
2nd ......................yours ........... your
3rd (female)......... hers ............. her
3rd (male) ..............his ............... his
3rd (neutral)............. its ................ its
1st plural ................ ours............ our
3rd plural ...............theirs.............their
2 de novembro de 2010
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Mine: is a possessive pronoun.
Example :That is mine.
My: is a possessive adjective.
Example : That is my car.
This is my iPod” --- - This iPod is mine
This is my pen ------ This pen is mine
This is my car ------ This car is mine
Those are my paintings ------ those paintings are mine
Those are my Books -------- Those Books are mine
check out this link
http://www.differencebetween.net/language/difference-between-my-and-mine/
2 de novembro de 2010
My girlfriends are all mine. :P
2 de novembro de 2010
MY IS A POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE ( it always follows a noun.e.g: my house.)
MINE IS A POSSESSIVE PRONOUN ( it is used for avoiding repetition: e.g:is it your dog?no,it isn't mine.)
3 de novembro de 2010
This is the friend of mine.
In this sentence, mine=my friend
This book is mine.
Here, mine=my book
mine=my+something
can u understand this way?
3 de novembro de 2010
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