Level: beginner
Subject | Object | Possessive adjective | Possessive pronoun |
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I | me | my | mine |
you | you | your | yours |
he | him | his | his |
she | her | her | hers |
it | it | its | - |
we | us | our | ours |
they | them | their | theirs |
Be careful! |
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Possessive pronouns do not have an apostrophe:
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We can use a possessive pronoun instead of a full noun phrase to avoid repeating words:
Is that John's car?
No, it's mine. (NOT No, it's [my car].)Whose coat is this?
Is it yours? (NOT Is it [your coat]?)Her coat is grey.
Mine is brown. (NOT[My coat]is brown.)
- Possessives: pronouns 1
Level: intermediate
We can use possessive pronouns and nouns after of. We can say:
Susan is one of my friends. > Susan is a friend of mine.
(NOT Susan is a friendof me.)I am one of Susan's friends. > I am a friend of Susan's.
(NOT I am a friendof Susan.)
- Possessives: pronouns 2
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Hi Maha Leila,
Could you write out what you mean, please? I don't completely understand what you are suggesting, which makes it difficult for me to help you. Please write the sentence as you think it should be written and I'll try to explain it for you.
Thanks in advance.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi pencil,
Both are correct. One or the other might be more natural -- it really depends on the context and how much emphasis (if any) you want to make as the speaker.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello Prap,
Sentence A is correct. Possessive pronouns like 'yours' are preceded by 'of' when they qualify a noun (e.g. 'a friend of yours'), but that is not the case here.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello Dev.D,
The correct answer is 'makes' because 'smile' is a singular count noun. If it were plural then we would use a plural verb:
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team