We use my/your etc. + noun (my hands / your book etc.):
- My hands are cold.
- Helen gave me her umbrella.
- Is this your book?
- It's their problem, not our problem.
We use mine/yours etc. without a noun:
- Is this book mine or yours? (= my book or your book)
- I didn't have an umbrella, so Sarah gave me hers. (= her umbrella)
- It's their problem, not ours. (= not our problem)
- We went in our car, and they went in theirs. (= their car)
You can use his with or without a noun:
- Is this his camera or hers? It's his.
a friend of mine / a friend of his / some friends of yours etc.
- I went out to meet a friend of mine. (not a friend of me)
- Tom was in the restaurant with a friend of his. (not a friend of 1 )
- Are those people friends of yours? (not friends of you)
Whose ... ?
- Whose phone is this? (= Is it your phone? his phone? my phone? etc.)
You can use whose with or without a noun:
- Whose money is this? Whose is this? It's mine.
- Whose shoes are these? Whose are these? They're John's.
Make sentences with mine/yours etc.
1. It's your money. It's yours.
2. It's my bag. It's mine.
3. It's our car. It's ours.
4. They're her shoes. They're hers.
5. It's their house. It's theirs.
6. They're your books. They're yours.
7. They're my glasses. They're mine.
8. It's his coat. It's his.
9. It's their problem, not ours.
10. This It's their is a nice camera. It's yours.
11. That's not my umbrella. Mine is black.
12. Whose books are these? Yours or mine?
13. Catherine is going out with her friends this evening.
14. My room is bigger than hers.
15. They have two children, but I don't know their names.
16. Can we use your washing machine? Ours isn't working.
Make these sentences. Use friend(s) of mine/yours etc.
1. I went to the cinema with a friend of mine.
2. They went on holiday with some friends of theirs.
3. She's going out with a friend of hers.
4. We had dinner with some friend of ours.
5. I played tennis with a friend of mine.
6. Tom is going to meet a friend his.
7. Do you know those people? Are they friends of yours.
