81 A friend of mine, My own house, By myself

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A friend of mine My own house By myself

A. A friend of mine, a friend of Tom's, etc.

A friend of mine gave a birth last week. I want to see the picture of his baby. (not a friend of me)

I'm going to meet some friends of ours in August. (not some friends of us)

It was a good idea of Tom's to go to play a board game.


B. My own.../ your own..., etc.

my own car

your own house

her own doll
(not an own house, an own car, etc.)

I don't want to share a cup with anybody. I want my own cup.

Soyoung and AZ would like to have their own house.

He usually cut his own hair. (=he cuts it himself; he doesn't go to a barber)

I'd like to have a house in countryside so that I could have my own pets.


C. On my own/ on your own, etc. = independently

We traveled around Tokyo on our own. (=not on an organized tour)


D. By myself/ by yourself, etc.
=alone, without other people:

She like living by herself.

"Did you go to Taebaek by yourself?" "No, with a friend."