My thanks to Johanna, Richard, Martha, Herb, Atchley and Richard (and any future contributors) for their useful and often detailed comments. It would be interesting to know how many teachers, though aware of the possessive pronoun argument, still teach that they're possessive adjectives. Ron Sheen. To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/