What type of pronoun is mine?

What type of pronoun is mine?

Possessive Other Types of Pronoun

Pronoun Type	Members of the Subclass
Possessive	mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs
Reflexive	myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, oneself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Reciprocal	each other, one another
Relative	that, which, who, whose, whom, where, when

Is mine a personal or possessive pronoun?

Possessive pronouns show that something belongs to someone. The possessive pronouns are my, our, your, his, her, its, and their. There's also an “independent” form of each of these pronouns: mine, ours, yours, his, hers, its, and theirs. Possessive pronouns are never spelled with apostrophes.

Is the word mine a personal pronoun?

The personal pronouns mine, yours, hers, his, ours, and theirs are known as possessive pronouns: they refer to something owned by the speaker or by someone or something previously mentioned.

Is mine a verb or pronoun?

Mine is a possessive pronoun, being a possessive form of I. It can refer to a singular or plural noun, and it can be used as the subject, object, or complement of a verb or the object of a preposition: The glass on the left is mine.

What are the two kinds of possessive pronouns?

Defining Possessive Pronouns

• Possessive pronouns (also called “absolute” or “strong” possessive pronouns) are mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, yours, and theirs. ...
• Possessive adjectives (also called “weak” possessive pronouns) are my, your, his, her, its, our, your, and their.

Where is mine used?

As you rightly note, my is a possessive adjective and mine is a possessive pronoun. So, this means you use my where you already have a noun (such as question) and want to indicate ownership. Like with all pronouns, you use mine in place of another noun when it's understood what's being discussed.

What is mine in parts of speech?

Mine is a possessive pronoun, being a possessive form of I. It can refer to a singular or plural noun, and it can be used as the subject, object, or complement of a verb or the object of a preposition: The glass on the left is mine.

Is Mine a noun or a pronoun?

• It is more often an adjective, but yes, "mine" is a pronoun. In some ways, it is even a noun. If it is being used in a sentence such as: The man worked in a coal mine. In that case, mine would be a noun.

What are personal pronouns list?

• There are two types of personal pronouns: subject and object. When the person or thing is the subject of the sentence, subject pronouns are used. Subject pronoun list: I, you, he, she, it, we, they.

What kind of pronoun is mine?

• Mine is a possessive pronoun, being a possessive form of I. It can refer to a singular or plural noun, and it can be used as the subject, object, or complement of a verb or the object of a preposition: The glass on the left is mine.Your hands aren’t as big as mine.

What is the possessive of mine?

• As you rightly note, my is a possessive adjective and mine is a possessive pronoun. So, this means you use my where you already have a noun (such as question) and want to indicate ownership. Like with all pronouns, you use mine in place of another noun when it's understood what's being discussed.