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Intelligent People Of Nairaland I Need An Answer To This Question by Samsimple(op): 6:27am On Oct 14, 2017
Why is it that "Give her her book" is correct and "Give him him book is not correct"? pls my people help me explain
Re: Intelligent People Of Nairaland I Need An Answer To This Question by BiafranBushBoy: 6:43am On Oct 14, 2017
Samsimple:
Why is it that "Give her her book" is correct
and "Give him him book is not correct"?
pls my people help me explain
According to the English Language, the third person singular which is the male personal pronoun is him, while the adjective of possession is his.

But in the third person singular, the female personal pronoun and the female possessive adjective are both the same, i.e., her

That's why, in your sentence, "give her her book" is correct. Even though the her are the same word, they play different grammatical functions.

Hope I tried. I am not good with the English terminologies
Re: Intelligent People Of Nairaland I Need An Answer To This Question by Samsimple(op): 6:52am On Oct 14, 2017
BiafranBushBoy:
According to the English Language, the third person singular which is the male personal pronoun is him, while the adjective of possession is his.

But in the third person singular, the female personal pronoun and the female possessive adjective are both the same, i.e., her

That's why, in your sentence, "give her her book" is correct. Even though the her are the same word, they play different grammatical functions.

Hope I tried. I am not good with the English terminologies
hmmm confused
Re: Intelligent People Of Nairaland I Need An Answer To This Question by leonard002(m): 12:21pm On Oct 14, 2017
okay naa. nothing wey pesin no go hear 4 una
Re: Intelligent People Of Nairaland I Need An Answer To This Question by cristianisraeli: 4:10pm On Oct 14, 2017
Samsimple:
Why is it that "Give her her book" is correct
and "Give him him book is not correct"?
pls my people help me explain

Re: Intelligent People Of Nairaland I Need An Answer To This Question by egopersonified(f): 9:13pm On Oct 14, 2017
shouldn't it be, 'give her the book '?
Re: Intelligent People Of Nairaland I Need An Answer To This Question by oldfoolnigger(m): 9:22pm On Oct 14, 2017
BiafranBushBoy:
According to the English Language, the third person singular which is the male personal pronoun is him, while the adjective of possession is his.

But in the third person singular, the female personal pronoun and the female possessive adjective are both the same, i.e., her

That's why, in your sentence, "give her her book" is correct. Even though the her are the same word, they play different grammatical functions.

Hope I tried. I am not good with the English terminologies
Gbayii sir
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