Unit 80
A friend of mine, my own house. On my own / by myself
(a) A friend of mine / yours / his / hers / theirs.
(а не `a friend of me/ you / him' и т.д..):
A friend of mine... A friend of Mary's...
- We went to the country with some friends of ours.
(а не `some friends of us')
- Ted quarreled with a sister of his.
- It was a good suggestion of yours to celebrate my birthday
in the forest.
- That lady over there is a friend of my mother's.
- It was a good idea of Sam's to go fishing.
(b) My own .../ your ... и т.д.
own используется только с личными местоимения,
а не с артиклем (нельзя употреблять `an own flat',
`an own computer', и т.д.):
my / your / his / its / our / their
my own falt your own house her own computer
My own ...= что-то, что принадлежит только мне:
- Do many young people in the USA have their own house? (а не
`an own house')
- He doesn't want to share with anyone. He wants his own room.
- Unfortunately the flat hasn't got its own entrance.
- It's your own fault that you've no job.
- Why do you want to take my car? Why can't you use your own?
Мы употребляем...own..., чтобы сказать, что мы
делаем что-то сами, а не кто-то это делает за
нас. Например:
- Jess always cuts her own nails. (= она стрижет их сама; она не
ходит к парикмахеру)
- Does he grow his own vegetables? (= выращиваете ли вы их сами
в саду, вместо того, чтобы покупать их в магазине?)
(c) On my own / by myself
On my own и by myself оба означают alone.
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on my/your/his/her/its/our/their |
own |
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by myself/yourself/himself/herself/itself by ourselves/yourselves/themselves |
ед.число мн.число |
- Mary likes living on her own / by herself.
- Did you come on your own / by yourself?
- Fred was sitting on his own / by himself in his room.
- Little children are not allowed to swim on their own / by themselves.
Что касается myself/yourself и т.д. смотри также