1.英语主要有下面这些物主代词
形容词性物主代词: my, your, his, her, its, our, their
名词型性物主代词: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs
2.形容词性的物主代词只能用作定语,如:
This is my (our) room and that one is his (their) room.
这是我(们)的房间,那是他(们的房间)。
What's her (your,its) name?
她(你,它)叫什么名字?
在汉语中“我的”、“你的”等词有时可以省掉,在英语中却常需加物主代词:
Don't put your hands in your pockets.
不要把手揣在口袋里。
Close your books.
把书合上。
He opened his eyes and looked around.
他睁开眼睛往周围望了望。
3.名词型的物主代词相当于“物主代词+名词”,在句子中可用于:
1)表语:
This pen is mine,not his.
这是我的笔,不是他的笔。
This umbrella is yours and that is hers.
这把伞是你的,那把伞是她的。
2)主语:
Ours is a happy family.
我们家是一个幸福的家。
Their (our) apartment is bigger than ours (theirs).
他(我)们的住房比我(他)们的大。
3)宾语:
Let's clean his (their) room first,and mine (ours) later.
咱们先打扫他(们)的房间,再打扫我(们)的房间。
I like your plan better than his (theirs).
我更喜炊你的计划,胜过他(们)的计划。
此外还可与of连用作定语:
He is a close friend of mine (ours).
他是我(们)的一位亲密朋友。
That daughter of his (hers) is very cute.
他(她)的那个女儿非常可爱。
yours还常用在书信末尾:
Yours sincerely(或Sincerely yours)
你诚挚的朋友