| 词组 | a friend of mine etc |
| 释义 | Contents overview a friend of mine , etc177 a friend of mine, etcWe cannot usually put a possessive between another determiner and a noun. We can say my friend, Anna's friend, a friend or that friend, but not a my friend or that Anna's friend. Instead, we use a structure with of + possessive.determiner + noun + of + possessiveThat policeman is a friend of mine.How's that brother of yours?He's a cousin of the Queen's.She's a friend of my father's.Have you heard this new idea of the boss's?My work is no business of yours.I met another boyfriend of Lucy's yesterday.The structure has a variant in which a noun does not have possessive 's: this is sometimes used when talking about relationships.He's a cousin of the Queen.She's a friend of my father.The word own is used in a similar structure (552).I wish I had a room of my own.Previous Next |
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