'His' breed or 'this' breed?

G B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

'His' breed or 'this' breed?

....and like other dogs of his breed.

I wrote "son espèce" but was corrected to cette espèce.

Is this the way it is written in french?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "In the woods with my dog Ulysse"

Freeform Writing Exercise B2

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Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Hi G,

Given that the noun breed refers to a type or race or lineage it would not make sense to assign ownership.

Therefore "this breed" or "a breed" would be more appropriate as I see it.

This is why I would agree with "cette espèce".

Hope this helps.

Jim

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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

The initial use of the possessive was in the English original to be transcribed - we do indeed use the phrase that way in English. «Son espèce» can also be used in the same manner in French according to my references.

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