| Element | FORM: 'OURS' AS OBJECT |
|---|---|
| SuperCat | PRONOUNS |
| SubCat | possessive |
| Lexical Range | N/A |
| Level | B2 |
| Cando | Can use the possessive pronoun 'ours' with singular and plural reference, in object positions, and complement positions after 'be' and after prepositions. |
| Corrected Learner Example | Can we rent windsurf boards or should we bring ours with us? (First Certificate in English; B2; Turkish) [talking about characters in a book] ? when we read about them we think that we are the characters and we live their stories as if they were ours. (Portugal; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; Portuguese; Pass) Aldous Huxley was able to create a new world which is not so different from ours. (First Certificate in English; B2; Spanish ?European) This road shouldn't be allowed in the middle of a small town like ours. (First Certificate in English; B2; Polish) |
| Uncorrected Learner Example | |
| Comments | N/A |
