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N.B.—The singular form of the article is used before these numerals; as, the five men.

The Possessive Adjectives.

The term “possessive pronouns” has been incorrectly applied by many grammarians to the “possessive adjectives.” A pronoun is a word that can stand for a noun and be separated from the noun, as the words “mine” and “his” in the sentences, “This book is mine,” “This cap is his.” If I wish to say in Irish, “Did you see his father and mine?” I say, (not ). The possessive adjectives in Irish can never stand alone; hence they are not pronouns.

The possessive adjectives are as follows:—

, his;, her; and , their, are very easily distinguished by their initial effects on the following word.