Question

13. Choose the right word. 1) Is this your / yours mobile? Is this your mobile? 2) It's their/theirs problem. 3) Are these your/yours shoes? 4) Is this camera your/ yours? 5) That's not my / mine umbrella. My/ mine is blue. 6) They know our/ours address but we don't know their / theirs. 7) They have two children but we don't know their / theirs names. ​

Answer 1

Ответ:

1) your 2) their 3) your 4) yours 5) my, mine 6) our, theirs 7) their

Answer 2

1) Is this your mobile? - The word "your" is correct here. "Yours" would be used if the sentence was "Is this mobile yours?"

2) It's their problem. - The word "their" is correct here. "Theirs" would be used if the sentence was "The problem is theirs."

3) Are these your shoes? - The word "your" is correct here. "Yours" would be used if the sentence was "Are these shoes yours?"

4) Is this camera yours? - The word "yours" is correct here. "Your" would be used if the sentence was "Is this your camera?"

5) That's not my umbrella. My umbrella is blue. - The word "my" is correct in the first sentence, and "mine" is correct in the second sentence. "My" is used to show possession, while "mine" is used as a pronoun to replace the noun.

6) They know our address but we don't know theirs. - The word "ours" is correct here. "Our" is used to show possession, while "ours" is used as a pronoun to replace the noun.

7) They have two children but we don't know their names. - The word "their" is correct here. "Theirs" would be used if the sentence was "They have two children but we don't know their children's names."