Element FORM: 'HERS' AS OBJECT
SuperCat PRONOUNS
SubCat possessive
Lexical Range N/A
Level B2
Cando Can use the possessive pronoun 'hers', with singular reference, in object positions, and complement positions after 'be' and after prepositions.
Corrected Learner Example At the entrance, the security guard asked for my identity card. Pat gave hers. (First Certificate in English; B2; French)

She didn't remember leaving it there, it wasn't even hers, which is what frightened her the most. (Peru; B2 VANTAGE; 2008; Spanish - Latin American; Pass)

But when she gave this suitcase a good look, she realised that it wasn't hers. (Netherlands; B2 VANTAGE; 2008; Dutch; Pass)

She saw him on a train running parallel to hers. (First Certificate in English; B2; German)
Uncorrected Learner Example
Comments N/A

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