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Longman Complete Course for the Toefl Test: Preparation for the CBT and PBT 363636. This course gives students the skills, strategies, practice and confidence they need to increase their scores on all sections of the TOEFL Test, including the Test of Written English. This edition reflects the revised TOEFL, first administered in July 1995, and skill coverage has been expanded for all sections. Volume A explains and practices key language points so that students improve their language proficiency as well as their test-taking skills. Clearly defined steps, pre- and post-tests and TOEFL exercises guide students in improving TOEFL strategies and. | 296 STRUCTURE SKyLL 44 DISTINGUISH POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS Possessive adjectives and pronouns both show who or what owns a noun. However possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns do not have the same function and these two kinds of possessives can be confused on the TOEFL test. A possessive adjective describes a noun it must be accompanied by a noun. A possessive pronoun takes the place of a noun it cannot be accompanied by a noun. f-1 They lent me t irbook. ADJECTIVE They lent me theirs. PRONOUN Notice that in the first example the possessive adjective their is accompanied by the noun book. In the second example the possessive pronoun theirs is not accompanied by a noun. These examples show the types of errors that are possible with possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns on the TOEFL test. Each morning they read theirs newspapers. Could you give me your In the first example the possessive pronoun theirs is incorrect because it is accompanied by the noun newspapers and a possessive pronoun cannot be accompanied by a noun. The possessive adjective their is needed in the first example. In the second example the possessive adjective your is incorrect because it is not accompanied by a noun and a possessive adjective must be accompanied by a noun. The possessive pronoun yours is needed in the second example. The following chart outlines the possessives and their uses POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS my mine your yours his his her hers its our ours their theirs must be accompanied by a noun cannot be accompanied by a noun EXERCISE 44 Each of the following sentences contains at least one possessive pronoun or adjective. Circle the possessives in these sentences. Then indicate if the sentences are correct C or incorrect I . 1. If she borrows your coat then you should be able to borrow her. C 2. Each pot and pan in her kitchen has its own place on the shelf. 3. Mary and Mark invited theirs parents to see their new apartment. WRITTEN .