How can one point to an object in English without naming it? And the quality of the item? How to replace such necessary parts of speech as adjectives or nouns? The lifesaver in these cases will be the use of possessive pronouns. A group of such parts of speech is called Possessive Pronouns.
If it is necessary to indicate the belonging of any of the objects (property, subject, and so on) to any person, then you can use the possessive pronoun with the function of determining this noun. In this case, the pronoun will always be in front of him.
Possessive pronouns differ in three categories: person, gender, and number: my, your, his, her (mine, yours, his, hers). Its (his or her), our is ours, your is yours, their is theirs. Moreover, they use these parts of speech in strict accordance with these categories. Unlike Russian speech, possessive pronouns (English version) are used very often. When designating garments or body parts, as well as family ties, the British necessarily specify their affiliation using possessive pronouns:
She cleaned her shoes. She is cleaning shoes.
My clock is brown and his is silver. My watch is brown and its watch is silver.
There are two forms of possessive pronouns: cojoint - attachable and absolute - absolute.
Possessive pronouns expressed in the attached form - my, your, his, her, our, their - are put before the noun, which corresponds to:
My listing is in the box of the table. My printout is in a drawer.
And the same parts of speech, but of an absolute form - mine, yours, his, hers, ours, yours, theirs - always replace them:
What do cats like to eat? - Mine likes fish. What do cats eat? - My like fish.
When an adjective is used together with a noun, the possessive pronoun in a correctly constructed sentence will stand in front of them.
I have kept my new knick-knacks. I kept my new jewelry.
Possessive pronouns in Russian may be absent, but by default they will be taken into account, while in English speech they will necessarily be in the sentence:
She put her purse into her bag. She slipped her purse into her bag.
Take off your carpet. Remove the carpet.
The personal pronoun I (I) in the singular in the possessive pronoun of the joined form is my (mine, mine, mine or mine), and in the absolute - mine.
The same thing happens with the personal pronoun he (he). In the attached form, it is transformed into his (his), in absolute - also in his.
She, or she, in the attached form of possessive pronoun will sound like her (her), in absolute - hers.
It (it) has only one, attachable, form - its (his, her). In absolute form - absent. Moreover, it is written together, without an apostrophe, in contrast to the abbreviated phrase it's (it is), where the apostrophe is required.
Personal plural pronouns also have, in addition to the adjoining one, an absolute form in possessive pronouns.
We (us) in the possessive possessive pronoun is used as our (ours, ours, ours, ours), in absolute form - ours.
The attachment form from you (you) in English sounds like your (yours, yours, yours, yours), and the absolute one sounds like yours.
And the last personal plural pronoun - they (they) in the attached form of possessive pronoun is transformed into their (them), in absolute form - into theirs.
Possessive pronouns, expressed in absolute form, in the sentence usually acquire the following meanings:
- Subject. My phone is pink. His is gray. My phone is pink. His is gray.
- The nominal part of the predicate. This office will be yours, and that office will be mine. This office will be yours, and that one will be mine.
- Additions. Take my journal and Kate will take theirs. Take my magazine, and Katya will take them.
- Definitions. Used with the preposition of. She is a daughter of mine. She is my daughter.
Unlike the Russian language, possessive pronouns in the English language are not inclined in cases.
The pronouns of the joining form, being the definition of belonging, are never used separately from the word being defined.
If the sentence contains quantitative expressions all and both, then possessive pronouns, like the article, are placed after quantitative definitions:
All my singles are in that album. All my songs are in this album.
Both his sisters live there. Both his sisters live there.
In the English language, such a possessive pronoun as “own” does not exist, but if the person and the possessive pronoun match, it can be used in translation into Russian. For instance:
I have found my letter. I found my letter.
She has published her book. She published her book.
They brought him their apples. They brought him their apples.
We've taken our dictionaries, has she taken hers? We brought our dictionaries, but can she take ours?