Fill in the blanks.
1A friend of ............... is getting married next week.
Wrong!
Use "mine" after "a friend of" to mean one of my friends.
2Some friends of ............... are joining us on the trip.
Wrong!
Use "ours" after "some friends of" to mean some of our friends.
3John had an argument with a friend of ............... yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "his" after "a friend of" to mean one of his friends.
4I have invited some of ............... friends.
Wrong!
Use "our" before the noun "friends" as a possessive adjective.
5I have invited some friends of ...............
Wrong!
Use "ours" after "some friends of" to mean some of our friends.
6He is one of ............... friends.
Wrong!
Use "my cousin's" before "friends" to show possession.
7I finally have ............... house.
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Use "my own" before a noun to show that something belongs to you personally.
8I have always wanted to have a house of ...............
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Use "my own" after "a house of" to mean a house that belongs to me.
9We grow ............... vegetables in our backyard.
Wrong!
Use "our own" before a noun to show that something belongs to us or is produced by us.
10She enjoys living ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "on her own" or "by herself" to mean without other people.
11He travels ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "on his own" or "by himself" to mean alone or without help.
12If you are a learner driver, you can't drive ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "on your own" or "by yourself" to mean without another person with you.
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- A friend of mine is getting married next week.
- Some friends of ours are joining us on the trip.
- John had an argument with a friend of his yesterday.
- I have invited some of our friends.
- I have invited some friends of ours.
- He is one of my cousin’s friends.
- I finally have my own house.
- I have always wanted to have a house of my own.
- We grow our own vegetables in our backyard.
- She enjoys living on her own / by herself.
- He travels on his own / by himself.
- If you are a learner driver, you can’t drive on your own / by yourself.