Correct use of "... of yours"
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01 p 00 I'm writing in regarding the correct use of 01 code 00 ... of yours 02 code 00 . 02 p
00 For example, when should I say "I like your watch" or "I like this watch of yours"? 02 pre01 p
00 I looked on the internet and in my English grammar books but to no avail. 02 p
01 p00 Thanks in advance for your help. 02 p
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01 p00 Florian 02 p
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00 I would say that at least 95% of the time, 01 code 00 your watch 02 code 00 will be the more expected and natural way to phrase it. 02 p
00 Sometimes you say things like 01 code 00 That new red car of yours looks like a blast to drive. 02 code 00 but it would always be appropriate to say 01 code 00 Y
0 01 code 00 Yours 02 code 00 means 01 code 00 belonging to you 02 code 00 and thus both of the examples you quote is correct, although the latter 01 code 00 this watch of yours 02 code 00 is more colloquial and would be regarded by some as poor English, even though it is widely used. 02 p
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0I have a question related to this. In a sentence like, 'That book of yours is very good.', the object of the preposition 'of' i.e. yours is in the possessive case. But, everywhere I have read that it must be in the objective case. So if that is the case, shouldn't the preposition be you? Could anyone explain this to me.Thanks.
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