Is "her" a possessive pronoun or an object pronoun or does it depend on the sentence it is used in? What are some examples?
1 Answer
Oct 2, 2016
It can be both possessive or object pronoun. See explanation for examples.
Explanation:
Pronoun her can be a possessive pronoun like in sentence:
Her house is very big.
But it can be also an object pronoun like in this sentence:
I cannot find Ann. Have you seen her anywhere?
In the first sentence her shows ownership. You can ask a question:
Whose house is big?
In the second sentence her is an object (a direct object to be specific). You can ask an object question:
Whom didn't you see?
