What part of grammar is a word which is both a pronoun and an adjective?
1 Answer
Jan 27, 2017
I would suggest that a possessive pronoun (his, her or its) is a pronoun that functions as an adjective.
Explanation:
The possessive modifies the noun, in "Mike's book", "Mike's is an adjective.
In "his book", "his" is a pronoun and an adjective.