1.英語主要有下面這些物主代詞
形容詞性物主代詞: my, your, his, her, its, our, their
名詞型性物主代詞: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs
2.形容詞性的物主代詞只能用作定語,如:
This is my (our) room and that one is his (their) room.
這是我(們)的房間,那是他(們的房間)。
What's her (your,its) name?
她(你,它)叫什么名字?
在漢語中“我的”、“你的”等詞有時可以省掉,在英語中卻常需加物主代詞:
Don't put your hands in your pockets.
不要把手揣在口袋里。
Close your books.
把書合上。
He opened his eyes and looked around.
他睜開眼睛往周圍望了望。
3.名詞型的物主代詞相當于“物主代詞+名詞”,在句子中可用于:
1)表語:
This pen is mine,not his.
這是我的筆,不是他的筆。
This umbrella is yours and that is hers.
這把傘是你的,那把傘是她的。
2)主語:
Ours is a happy family.
我們家是一個幸福的家。
Their (our) apartment is bigger than ours (theirs).
他(我)們的住房比我(他)們的大。
3)賓語:
Let's clean his (their) room first,and mine (ours) later.
咱們先打掃他(們)的房間,再打掃我(們)的房間。
I like your plan better than his (theirs).
我更喜炊你的計劃,勝過他(們)的計劃。
此外還可與of連用作定語:
He is a close friend of mine (ours).
他是我(們)的一位親密朋友。
That daughter of his (hers) is very cute.
他(她)的那個女兒非常可愛。
yours還常用在書信末尾:
Yours sincerely(或Sincerely yours)
你誠摯的朋友