Sunshine State Sue Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Ds and I think 'their' is an adjective, but his writing teacher is saying it's a pronoun? TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajun.classical Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Ds and I think 'their' is an adjective, but his writing teacher is saying it's a pronoun? TIA! It's both! It's a possessive pronoun functioning as an adjective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okie Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 it's a possessive pronoun acting as an adjective. answers the question "whose" dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Ds and I think 'their' is an adjective, but his writing teacher is saying it's a pronoun?I did a fair bit of reading after getting tripped on this a few weeks ago. :) You're both right. It depends to which system of grammar you subscribe to whether "their" is called a possessive adjective or a possessive pronoun. I found a clear chart at Wikipedia. Possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, etc. Possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers. It is my book. The book is mine. However, these categories are often conflated, with all being called possessive pronouns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I think it's possessive pronoun acting as an adjective too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 In their system, you distinguish between the part of speech and the function in the sentence. So, the part of speech is a possessive pronoun. The function in the sentence is an adjective--specifically, a possessive adjective that answers the question 'whose'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabelen Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Ds and I think 'their' is an adjective, but his writing teacher is saying it's a pronoun? TIA! I was taught it was a possessive adjective. The possessive pronoun would be theirs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 In their system, you distinguish between the part of speech and the function in the sentence. .... That's the way our grammar teaches too. I love grammar discussions.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaof2andtwins Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 If you were diagramming it, it would be an adjective. It is a possessive pronoun as an adjective. Jennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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