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Can we use a possessive pronoun "mine" in a possessive case?



 
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Can we use a possessive pronoun "mine" in a possessive case? #1 (permalink) Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:52 am   Can we use a possessive pronoun "mine" in a possessive case?
 

Can we use a possessive pronoun "mine" in a possessive case?
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Can we use a possessive pronoun "mine" in a possessive case? #2 (permalink) Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:55 am   Can we use a possessive pronoun "mine" in a possessive case?
 

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Hi,

Can you give me an example of what you mean? Then maybe I can give you a straight answer.

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Re: Grammar #3 (permalink) Thu Feb 10, 2011 14:16 pm   Re: Grammar
 

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Bichinashvi wrote:
Can we use a possessive pronoun "mine" in a possessive case?


Isn't a possessive pronoun always in a possessive case?
I see no need for an apostrophe.
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Can we use a possessive pronoun "mine" in a possessive case? #4 (permalink) Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:45 am   Can we use a possessive pronoun "mine" in a possessive case?
 

If you mean using possessive pronoun instead of possessive adjective, it's impossible.
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