There are lots of different ways of talking about possessions or things that belong to you. For example, Alice said 'Raju this one's for you' and Tim said 'Helen here's yours'.
Apostrophes
We can show that something belongs or is owned by some by usingan apostrophe (') plus the letter s:
It's Bill' s house.
It's the boy' s dog. = one boy and one dog
They're the boy s' dogs. = more than one boy and more than one dog
Mine / Yours /His / Hers
We can use these pronouns to show possession:
Is that Bill's coat?
No, it's mine. = It's my coat.
Is this pen mine or yours? = my pen or your pen
Neither, it's hers. = her pen
Whose?
It's Molly's pen.
We can also use these pronouns in this way:
He's a friend of mine. = my friend
That was a great book of yours you lent me. = your book
Note: We don't use apostrophes with these pronouns:
It's her's - wrong
It's hers - correct
They're your's - wrong
They're yours - correct
It's their's - wrong
It's theirs - correct
My own / your own / his own / her own
We can use my / your / his / her before own to show that somethingbelongs only to me/you/ her etc and not shared with anyone else:
This is all my own work. No-one helped me with it.
After sharing a flat for years, she was glad to buy her own house.
We shared our first car with my parents-in-law but we've got our own car now.
We can also use this structure to talk about things we do by ourselves rather than having someone else do them for you.
He can't afford to go to the hairdressers so he just cuts his own hair.
She's got a sewing machine and makes her own clothes.
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