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Grandma gave my sister and me tickets to Montreal.

The incorrect sentence in the examples above is often thought to be correct
because some speakers wrongly believe that a construction like “my sister and

me” is always incorrect.

10.3 Possessive Adjectives

While not really pronouns, possessive adjectives, a kind of determiner (see

section 7.0, Determiners), are usually lumped in with pronouns (see section 10.0,
Pronouns) because they are so similar in form and function. Possessive

adjectives appear before nouns, which they modify to show possession or a close
relationship. Because they are not pronouns, possessive adjectives don’t replace

a noun.

■ I’ll tell you my story if you’ll have a seat.

■ Your brother is cute!
■ He played 12 songs at his first concert.

■ That’s her idea, the one she patented.
■ The toaster oven blew its fuse.

■ In our class, we are never afraid to ask questions.
■ The coach will hand out the trophies after he reads all your names.

■ Their real feelings about the final score were obvious.

10.4 Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns stand in for subject or object nouns (see section 5.3,

Objects). To function well, it is usually clear through the situation or the context
who or what is being referred to.

■ That green car is mine.
■ Are you sure that umbrella is yours?