The big book is mine vs The big book is me

The correct phrase is 'the big book is mine.' 'Mine' is a possessive pronoun that shows ownership, while 'me' is an object pronoun used for the person receiving the action. In this context, 'mine' is the appropriate choice to indicate that the big book belongs to the speaker.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"The big book is mine"

Use 'the big book is mine' to indicate ownership of the big book. 'Mine' is a possessive pronoun that shows that the book belongs to the speaker.

Examples:

The big book is mine, not yours.
Whose big book is this? It's mine.
I can't find my big book. Oh, here it is. The big book is mine.
Is that your big book? No, the big book is mine.
The big book is mine, so please don't take it.

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The big book is mine
I don't know what the big deal about that book is.
The big fish is the book deal, of course.
The music-literary event "Reading from the big French book" is organized on March 18 in the Terazije Theatre by the Association of the Friends of France.
This sounds like a job for the Big Book.
Heh. And savannah opens the big book of clichés.
One day, the big book suggested an exercise.
The Big Book of Urban Legends.
Put your name in the big book right there.
It moves through all the big books.
Yes, 'cause that's what the big book says.
So, we wrote it all down for you in the big book.
I'll have the Big Book with me and my family.
Or it could be another chapter in the big book of you letting him slip through your fingers.
All life Paustovsky dreamed to write the big book devoted to the remarkable people, not only famous, but also unknown and forgotten.
The big book of HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript
That's out of the big book.
"The Big Book of market technology"
A little of the big book, some therapy, dash of Oprah.
In the smaller paintings she captures magic and vanishing visions, details from the big book of nature that emanate strong spirituality.
A lot of big books with big words for a cheerleader.

Alternatives:

The big book belongs to me.
I own the big book.
The big book is my possession.
The big book is for me.
The big book is my property.

This phrase is incorrect in standard English usage.

"The big book is me"

Avoid using 'the big book is me' to indicate ownership. Instead, use 'the big book is mine' to correctly show possession.

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The big book is me
I don't know what the big deal about that book is.
The big fish is the book deal, of course.
The music-literary event "Reading from the big French book" is organized on March 18 in the Terazije Theatre by the Association of the Friends of France.
This sounds like a job for the Big Book.
Heh. And savannah opens the big book of clichés.
One day, the big book suggested an exercise.
The Big Book of Urban Legends.
Put your name in the big book right there.
It moves through all the big books.
Yes, 'cause that's what the big book says.
So, we wrote it all down for you in the big book.
I'll have the Big Book with me and my family.
Or it could be another chapter in the big book of you letting him slip through your fingers.
All life Paustovsky dreamed to write the big book devoted to the remarkable people, not only famous, but also unknown and forgotten.
The big book of HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript
That's out of the big book.
"The Big Book of market technology"
A little of the big book, some therapy, dash of Oprah.
In the smaller paintings she captures magic and vanishing visions, details from the big book of nature that emanate strong spirituality.
A lot of big books with big words for a cheerleader.

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