Thursday, May 30, 2019

grammar - Should I use "me" or "mine"?




I have the tendency to equate "mine" as something like "hers" and "his". But I am not sure if this is correct. I know I could say:




This pencil belongs to his.




But which of the following is correct if I say this:





This pencil belongs to me.




or




This pencil belongs to mine?




Which is correct? Should I use "me" or use "mine"?



Answer



The following are correct.




This pencil belongs to him. / This pencil belongs to me.



This pencil is his. / This pencil is mine.



This is his pencil. / This is my pencil.





The following are wrong.




*This pencil belongs to his. / *This pencil belongs to my.



*This pencil belongs to his. / *This pencil belongs to mine.



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