Cours d'allemand gratuitsCréer un test
Connectez-vous !

Cliquez ici pour vous connecter
Nouveau compte
Des millions de comptes créés

100% gratuit !
[Avantages]
   



Possessive pronouns/help

Forum > English only || Bottom

[POST A NEW REPLY] [Subscribe to this topic]


Possessive pronouns/help
Message from eurovisiongirl posted on 31-03-2018 at 15:41:08 (D | E | F)
Hello,
Help me please to understand this sentence and the usage of possessive pronoun in it.
Sentence:"I don't know about you but I've always been jealous of those people who party all year round, then the night before the exam flick through my course book (THEIRS is empty because they didn't go to any lectures).
Why did we use the form "is" after pronoun "theirs" which is used for plurals?
Thank you for your replies.
-------------------
Edited by lucile83 on 31-03-2018 18:21


Re: Possessive pronouns/help from jade77, posted on 31-03-2018 at 18:20:27 (D | E)
Hi there,
(THEIRS is empty because they didn't go to any lectures)
Let's replace in your text the possessive adjective "their" with the possessive pronoun "theirs" :
...my course book their course book is empty because they didn't go to any lectures .
So the pronoun "theirs" is used to avoid the repetition of "course book" twice .
And here's a useful link :
Link




Re: Possessive pronouns/help from nounous, posted on 31-03-2018 at 18:40:19 (D | E)
Hello!
Theirs is used to avoid the repetition. It's a possessive pronoun.
Ex: My car is black.Theirs is red
Ma voiture est noire.La leur est rouge
Their car is red.Mine is black
Leur voiture est rouge la mienne est noire




[POST A NEW REPLY] [Subscribe to this topic]


Forum > English only

 


> INDISPENSABLES : TESTEZ VOTRE NIVEAU | GUIDE DE TRAVAIL | NOS MEILLEURES FICHES | Les fiches les plus populaires | Aide/Contact

> NOS AUTRES SITES GRATUITS : Cours d'anglais | Cours de français | Cours de mathématiques | Cours d'italien | Cours d'allemand | Cours de néerlandais | Tests de culture générale | Cours de japonais | Rapidité au clavier | Cours de latin | Cours de provençal | Moteur de recherche sites éducatifs | Outils utiles | Bac d'anglais | Our sites in English

> INFORMATIONS : Copyright - En savoir plus, Aide, Contactez-nous [Conditions d'utilisation] [Conseils de sécurité] Reproductions et traductions interdites sur tout support (voir conditions) | Contenu des sites déposé chaque semaine chez un huissier de justice | Mentions légales / Vie privée | Cookies.
| Cours et exercices d'espagnol 100% gratuits, hors abonnement internet auprès d'un fournisseur d'accès. / Partager sur les réseaux