物主代詞

1)物主代詞既有表示所屬的作用又有指代作用,例如:
john had cut his finger; apparently there was a broken glass on his desk.
  約翰割破了手指,顯而易見,他桌子上有個破玻璃杯。

  物主代詞有形容詞性(my, your等)和名詞性(mine, yours等)兩種,形容詞性的物主代詞屬於限定詞。
  名詞性的物主代詞在用法上相當於省略了中心名詞的 --'s屬格結構,例如:
 jack's cap  意為 the cap is jack's.
 his cap 意為 the cap is his.

 2) 名詞性物主代詞的句法功能
a. 作主語,例如:
 may i use your pen? yours works better.
 我可以用一用你的鋼筆嗎? 你的比我的好用。

b. 作賓語,例如:
 i love my motherland as much as you love yours.
 我愛我的祖國就像你愛你的祖國一樣深。

c. 作介詞賓語,例如:
 your should interpret what i said in my sense of the word, not in yours.
 你應當按我所用的詞義去解釋我說的話,而不能按你自己的意義去解釋。

d. 作主語補語,例如:
  the life i have is yours. it's yours. it's yours. 我的生命屬於你,屬於你,屬於你。