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Fill in the blank with the appropriate pronoun:
The book you have just picked up is ___ newest.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate pronoun:
The book you have just picked up is ___ newest.
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Solution
The correct option is A my
A word that can function as a noun phrase used by itself and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g. I, you ) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g. she, it, this ) is a pronoun, In this case, the noun book refers to a pronoun. "My" is a possessive that is always used together with a noun, and is always used like an adjective (i.e. before the noun). "Mine" is a possessive that is never followed by a noun. On the other hand, "me" is almost always used after the verb. Ours is the first person plural possessive pronoun – it replaces "our" + noun (Not applicable in this case).
Option B is correct.
A word that can function as a noun phrase used by itself and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g. I, you ) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g. she, it, this ) is a pronoun, In this case, the noun book refers to a pronoun.
"My" is a possessive that is always used together with a noun, and is always used like an adjective (i.e. before the noun). "Mine" is a possessive that is never followed by a noun. On the other hand, "me" is almost always used after the verb. Ours is the first person plural possessive pronoun – it replaces "our" + noun (Not applicable in this case).
Option B is correct.
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