Fill in the blanks.
1He is a friend of ............... .
Wrong!
Use "mine" in the double possessive phrase "a friend of mine."
2A friend of my ............... is getting married next week.
Wrong!
Use "sister's" in the double possessive phrase "a friend of my sister's."
3I am visiting ............... tomorrow.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Some of my friends" and "some friends of mine" are both natural ways to talk about a few friends who are mine.
4He had an argument with a neighbor of ............... the other day.
Wrong!
Use "his" in the double possessive phrase "a neighbor of his."
5He doesn't have a house of ............... .
Wrong!
"His own" completes the phrase "a house of his own."
6I want ............... room.
Wrong!
"My own" is correct because "own" needs a possessive adjective before the noun.
7The shopping complex has got ............... parking space.
Wrong!
"Its own" is correct because "its" is the possessive form of "it."
8It is ............... fault that you have lost your job. You never worked hard.
Wrong!
"Your own" emphasizes that you are responsible for the fault.
9He doesn't have a car of ............... .
Wrong!
"His own" completes the phrase "a car of his own."
10Everybody has got ............... .
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Their own problems" and "problems of their own" are both correct ways to express personal problems.
11The boy sat ............... on the bench.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"By himself" and "on his own" can both mean that the boy sat alone.
12She lives ............... .
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"By herself" and "on her own" can both mean that she lives alone.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He is a friend of mine .
- A friend of my sister’s is getting married next week.
- I am visiting some of my friends / some friends of mine tomorrow.
- He had an argument with a neighbor of his the other day.
- He doesn’t have a house of his own .
- I want my own room.
- The shopping complex has got its own parking space.
- It is your own fault that you have lost your job. You never worked hard.
- He doesn’t have a car of his own .
- Everybody has got their own problems / problems of their own .
- The boy sat by himself / on his own on the bench.
- She lives by herself / on her own .
