Ex. 3-Possessive Pronouns with a friend of/(some) friends of
Instructions for 1-8. Complete the sentences. Use a friend of/(some) friends of + mine/yours/his/hers/ours/theirs. Use good when it is in parentheses. Example: I have known Henry Burns for a long time. He is a good friend of mine. (good)
Instructions for 9-12. Use the words in parentheses to complete the sentence according to the example. Example: Jake Bennet is a friend of Nathan's. (Nathan's friend)
Explanation
Possessive pronouns are also used with the expression a friend of/(some) friends of. a friend of mine/yours/his/hers/ours/theirs (some) friends of mine/yours/his/hers/ours/theirs
Sam Hunter is a good friend of mine. Karen visits Mindy quite often. Mindy is a friend of hers. Some friends of ours from Michigan are coming to visit us this weekend.
Personal names are also used with a friend of/(some) friends of. a friend of Frank's/Joe's/Nancy's/Mr. Brown's/etc. (some) friends of Frank's/Joe's/Nancy's/Mr. Brown's/etc.
George sometimes goes fishing with Tom Bowman on the weekends. Tom is _____________. (good)
Penelope has known Nancy since she was six years old. Penelope calls Nancy every night. Nancy is ________.
We have known the Hendersons for many years. They are __________. (good)
Edward Barnes has been __________ for many years. We met in college.
A: Someone called last night but he didn't leave a number. He said his name was Andy and that he was __________. B: I'll call him back later.
A: ________ are coming to visit me tomorrow. Why don't you come over and I'll introduce you to them. B: Sure. I'll stop by when I get off work at 8:00.
Janet Hill met Ruby Williams at church. Ruby has been ________ ever since. (good)
Henry and Clara Wilson used to live in San Antonio, but now they live in Fort Worth. They often visit Joe and Laura Barton when they come to San Antonio. The Bartons are ________.
A: Who are those new students? B: They're not students. They're _______________. (Manuel's friends)
A: Who is that with Karen and Linda? B: I think she's __________. (Karen's friend)
A: Whose Volkswagon Jetta is that? B: It belongs to ________. (Ben's friend)
________ are going to help us move. (Some of Tom's friends)