Stop saying: “This is a my book.”

Say instead: “This is my book.” · A1 · Grammar

✗ Wrong

This is a my book.

✓ Correct

This is my book.

Why?

The words a and my do not go together. Use one of them, not both. Say: This is my book, or This is a book.

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🎙️ REAL VOICES

The three correct examples below, in a real voice.

✗ That is a your pen.

✓ That is your pen.

✗ This is a his bag.

✓ This is his bag.

✗ She has a her phone.

✓ She has her phone.

A and my never meet — pick one.

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