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Is it right to say my mine?
“My” comes before a noun, whereas “Mine” comes after the noun. Example: “Look at my new pens and notebooks for school!” It can be used for both plural and singular nouns. Mine is a possessive pronoun that shows extreme ownership over a noun.
What does my mine mean?
1 something or someone belonging to or associated with me. mine is best.
What is the difference between my and mine?
“My” is a possessive that is always used together with a noun, and is always used like an adjective (i.e. before the noun). This is my story. “Mine” is a possessive that is never followed by a noun. This book is mine.
How do you use mine in a sentence?
Mine sentence example
- Mine will be taught to mind.
- It was a gold mine , wasn’t it?
- So I say the horses and chickens are mine and Alex says the other animals are his.
- You may bring mine with you.
- Then I will take his soft chubby hand in mine , and go out in the bright sunshine with him.
What does mines mean slang?
Summary of Key Points
| MINES | |
|---|---|
| Definition: | Mine |
| Type: | Slang Word (Jargon) |
| Guessability: | 2: Quite easy to guess |
| Typical Users: | Adults and Teenagers |
Is it my and my husband’s or mine and my husband’s?
The proper correct sentence is My husband and I. Poncy grammar Nazi’s will correct you if you say “Me and my husband”.
Can I say mine is?
It is incorrect anyway. ‘Mine’ is the first person possessive pronoun (‘my’ being the possessive adjective) eg “That car is mine.” The only way one might say the word ‘mines’ is if you were referring to coal, diamond, gold or some other sort of mines.
Can we use mine as a subject?
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. Can I borrow your keys?
Why do people say mines?
Oxford says “mines” is chiefly Scottish, and several other linguistic sources we checked say it’s a feature of Scots dialect. Apparently the Scots are still using “mines.” Here’s an example from Jeff Torrington’s Swing Hammer Swing!
What is the difference between ‘my’ and ‘mine’?
1 vote Permalink Report Abuse. ‘My’ is not a possessive pronoun and ‘Mine’ is a possessive pronoun. ‘My’ is a determiner which is always used before a noun. For Example: My Book. Not, Mine book. Once you have mentioned the Noun, you can use the pronoun i.e., the possessive pronoun ‘Mine’.
Is it correct to use “mine” or should I Say “My”?
Is it correct to use “mine” or should I say “my”? No. “Mine” is only used on its own, not before a noun: “I so appreciate you taking my and Gregg’s child to school today.” – but I would suggest “our child” or the kid’s name would be more natural than “my and Gregg’s child”?
How do you use its and mine in a sentence?
It’s very similar to [pronoun] mine. (It’s very similar to my scarf.) That’s not [determiner] their house. [pronoun] Theirs has got a red front door. It was [determiner] his fault not [pronoun] hers. *We avoid using its and one’s as possessive pronouns except when we use them with own:
Is Here’s my One grammatically correct instead of Here’s mine?
I’ve heard someone say “Here’s my one” instead of “Here’s mine”. Is the former grammatical? It seems like it’s a shortcut for “Here’s one that is mine”. It isn’t a very common usage but it would technically be grammatically correct. Where are your crayons? Here is mine. Where are your crayons? Here is my crayon. Where are your crayons?