文法 #98 所有代名詞

[所有代名詞]
  • 1人称:mine(単数) / ours(複数)
  • 2人称:yours(単複)
  • 3人称:his(単) / hers(単) / theirs(複)
    • 人の名前+ 's でも所有代名詞となる(例:John's)
    • 3人称・物(it)の所有代名詞は無い

[所有代名詞=所有格+名詞]
  • This bag is mine. = This bag is my bag.
  • Ours is the red car parked over there. = Our car is the red one parked over there.
  • Is this yours, Mr. Sam? = Is this your item, Mr. Sam?

[慣用句]
  • With best wishes to you and yours. (yours = your family)
  • Yours sincerely. ( I am your servant sincerely.)

[of+所有代名詞]
所有格は a、an、this、that、no、any、some、every などと併用できないため、所有代名詞を使う。
  • A friend of mine succeeded his business. (a my friend とはできない)
  • Any appeal of yours will not work in his favor. (no your appeal とはできない)
  • That craft of his can travel at 60km/h. (that his craft とはできない)
  • It was no fault of theirs. (no their fault とはできない)

日記 に補足があります。

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