English Grammar for International Studies - first edition 2010
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23 Personal and possessive pronouns
A
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I don’t know
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It
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I understand
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I think so
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it
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I do not mind
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I hope so.
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I don’t remember
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I will try
B
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It
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They
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them
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it
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them
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them
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him
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They
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us
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her
C
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I think so.
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I am afraid so.
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I expect so.
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I hope not.
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I am afraid not.
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I suppose so.
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I don’t think so.
D
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Is he a friend of yours?
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I met a colleague of yours.
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She invited some friends of hers.
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I went out with two friends of mine.
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I was introduced to two colleagues of his.
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We were helped by some neighbours of ours.
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This book is hers.
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This key is mine.
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Is this mobile phone yours?
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These bags are theirs.
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Their problems are also ours.
E
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mine
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ours
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its
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his
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ours
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their
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hers
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yours
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its
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theirs
F
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his own business
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a room of their own
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her own bank account
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a business of my own
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its own corner
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a house of our own
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a life of her own
G
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of mine: If a noun is followed by of, you use: mine, yours, hers, his, ours, theirs.
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correct
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I hope not: The negative form of I hope so is I hope not.
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of yours: this is a spelling mistake
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its: for things we use its for singular nouns. For group nouns like ‘committee’ also their can be used.
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I hope so: So is used after ‘hope’.
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of his: If a noun is followed by of, you use: mine, yours, hers, his, ours, theirs.
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correct
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correct
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its: a spelling mistake (it’s = it is); the possessive pronoun for things is its, for ships ‘her’ is also possible.
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find it: It is used to refer to things.
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of ours: If a noun is followed by of, you use: mine, yours, hers, his, ours, theirs.
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I don’t mind (without ‘it’): it is omitted after ‘mind’.
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correct
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her own business/a business of her own: Own must be preceded by a possessive pronoun or you can use ‘of her own’.