A friend of mine / My own house / By myself

Question 1

We can say a friend of mine/ yours, et., but can we say a friend of Tom?

Answer 1

We can say a friend of mine/ yours, et., but can we say a friend of Tom? Yes.

A friend of mine is getting married Sunday. (not a friend of me)

Michael had an argument with a neighbor of his.

It was a good idea of yours to go to the movies.

That woman over there is a friend of my sister’s (friends).

Question 2

My/your/his, etc. ^{(always before)} own = something that is only m___.

Answer 2

My/your/his, etc. ^{(always before)} own = something that is only mine.

I don’t want to share a room with anybody. I want my own room.

Vicky and Georges would like to have their own house.

The apartment doesn’t have its own parking place.

Also you can use own to say that you do something yourself instead of somebody elles doing it for you:

Bill usually cuts his own hair. _{(he cuts it himself = ses propres…) cheveux)}

I’ like to have a garden to grow my own vegetables.

Question 3

On my own / on your own = indep___tly.

Answer 3

On my own / on your own = indep___tly.

My children are living ont their own. _{(= living in their own place and supporting themselves / par eux-mêmes)}

I traveled around Japan on my own. _{(= not organized tour / seul/ par moi-même)}

Are you raising your children on your own. _{(= without other parent / seul toi-même)}

Question 4

By myself/yourself, etc.= al___, wit___ other people.

Answer 4

By myself/yourself, etc.= ALONE, without other people.

I like living by myself. _(seul)

Jack was sitting by himself in a corner of the café. _(seul)

Student drivers are not allowed to drive by themselves.

Question 5

Rewrite. We met one of your relatives. We met a ____.

Answer 5

Rewrite. We met one of your relatives. We met a relative of yours.

Question 6

Rewrite. Ann invited some of her friends to her place.

Answer 6

Rewrite. Ann invited some friends of hers to her place.

Question 7

Rewrite. We had dinner with one of our neighbors.

Answer 7

Rewrite. We had dinner with a neigbor of ours.

Question 8

Rewrite. I met one of Amy’s friends at the party.

Answer 8

Rewrite. I met one friend of Amy’s at the party.

Question 9

Complete with own. How can you blame me? It’s not my fault. It’s ___.

Answer 9

Complete with own. How can you blame me? It’s not my fault. It’s your own fault.

Question 10

Complete with own. She always using my ideas. Why can’t she use ____.

Answer 10

Complete with own. She always using my ideas. Why can’t she use her own ideas.

Question 11

Complete with own. Please don’t worry about my problems. You’ve got ____.

Answer 11

Complete with own. Please don’t worry about my problems. You’ve got your own problems.

Question 12

Complete with own. Mary doesn’t buy many clothes. She usually (make) ____.

Answer 12

Complete with own. Mary doesn’t buy many clothes. She usually makes her own clothes.

Question 13

Complete with own. We don’t often buy brea. We usually (bake) ____.

Answer 13

Complete with own. We don’t often buy bread. We usually bake our own bread.

Question 14

Complete with own. Paul sings songs written by other people, but he also (write) ____.

Answer 14

Complete with own. Paul sings songs written by other people, but he also write his own songs.

Question 15

On my own or by myself, etc.? I’m glad to live with other people. I wouldn’t like to live on ___.

Answer 15

On my own or by myself, etc.? I’m glad to live with other people. I wouldn’t like to live on my own.

Question 16

On my own or by myself, etc.? Who was Tom with when you saw him? Nobody. He was by ___.

Answer 16

On my own or by myself, etc.? Who was Tom with when you saw him? Nobody. He was by himself.

Question 17

On my own or by myself, etc.? I think my brother is too young to make that decision on ___.

Answer 17

On my own or by myself, etc.? I think my sister is too young to make that decision on her own.

Question 18

On my own or by myself, etc.? Do you like working with other people, or do you prefer working by ___.

Answer 18

On my own or by myself, etc.? Do you like working with other people, or do yuu prefer working by yourself.

Question 19

On my own or by myself, etc.? We had no hep decorating the apartment. We dit it completely on ___.

Answer 19

On my own or by myself, etc.? We had no hep decorating the apartment. We dit it completely on our own.