Why is that "I gave her her book# is correct and "I gave him him book" is incorrect? 🤭😊
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Because English is an irregular language!
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Although both “him” and “her” are pronouns, you would use the word “his” because it puts a difference on the word so you can differentiate between the two.
Because the first "her" is the object pronoun and the second "her" is the possessive adjective (her book). The possessive pronoun is "hers". The first "him" is the object pronoun as well, but the second "him" is a mistake. The correct possessive adjective is "his" (his book). The possessive pronoun is also "his".
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In English Language, we have subject pronouns, object pronouns and possessive pronouns. While her is both an object and possessive pronoun, him isn't. It's just a object pronoun, the possessive form would be his.
Because the female possessive pronoun is the same as the female possessive adjective but the male versions are different. In your sentences, her and her are different words
Her book - I gave it to her His book - I gave it to him Because the female possessive pronoun is the same as the female possessive adjective but the male versions are different. In your sentences, her and her are different words :)
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