Thursday, October 17, 2013

possessives: pronouns

Can you match these possessive pronouns to the right personal pronouns and possessive adjectives?
 
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SubjectObjectPossessive adjectives
Possessive pronouns
Ime my 
Youyou your 
Hehim his 
Sheher her 
Itit its 
Weus our 
Theythem their 

We can use a possessive pronoun instead of a noun phrase:

Is that John’s car? No, it’s [my car]>No, it’s mine.
Whose coat is this? Is it [your coat]?>Is it yours?
Her coat is grey, [my coat]is brown Her coat is grey, mine is brown.


We can use possessive pronouns after of.
We can say:
Susan is one of my friends.
or
Susan is a friend of mine.
but not
Susan is a friend of me
or
I am one of Susan's friends.
or
I am a friend of Susan's.
but not
I am a friend of Susan

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