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A friend of mine : un ami à moi (Première)

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AnglaisFrançais
a friend of mineun de mes amis, un ami à moi
a cousin of hisun de ses cousins (à lui)
a colleague of my father'sun collègue de mon père
that dog of yourston chien (là), ce chien qui est le tien
my sister's friendl'amie de ma sœur
my parents' housela maison de mes parents

On ne dit pas a my friend. Pour « un de mes amis » : a friend of mine (avec un pronom possessif : mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs). Au pluriel en -s, l'apostrophe se place après : my parents' house.

Mise en situation : une rencontre

Leo : Who was that girl you were talking to?
C'était qui, la fille avec qui tu parlais ?
Kate : Oh, she's a friend of mine from Dublin.
Oh, c'est une amie à moi de Dublin.
Leo : And the boy?
Et le garçon ?
Kate : He's a cousin of hers. They're staying at my parents' house.
C'est un de ses cousins. Ils logent chez mes parents.

À retenir

  • a friend of mine / yours / his / hers / ours / theirs.
  • a colleague of my father's.
  • my parents' house (apostrophe après le s).

Exercice 1 : A friend of mine : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « un de mes amis »
    1. a my friend
    2. a friend of mine
    3. a friend of me
  2. « un de ses cousins » (à lui)
    1. a cousin of him
    2. a cousin of his
    3. a his cousin
  3. « une de ses amies » (à elle)
    1. a friend of hers
    2. a friend of her
    3. a her friend
  4. « la maison de mes parents »
    1. my parents's house
    2. my parents' house
    3. my parent's house
  5. « l'amie de ma sœur »
    1. my sisters' friend
    2. the friend of my sister's
    3. my sister's friend
  6. « un collègue de mon père »
    1. a colleague of my father's
    2. a my father's colleague
    3. a colleague of my father of
  7. « un de nos voisins »
    1. a neighbour of ours
    2. an our neighbour
    3. a neighbour of us
  8. Choisissez la phrase incorrecte.
    1. She's a friend of mine.
    2. She's my friend.
    3. She's a my friend.
  9. « un de leurs enfants »
    1. a their child
    2. a child of theirs
    3. a child of them
  10. « la chambre des enfants »
    1. the children's room
    2. the children room's
    3. the childrens' room

Exercice 2 : A friend of mine : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. She's a friend of .......................... . (à moi)
  2. He's a cousin of .......................... . (à lui)
  3. She's a friend of .......................... . (à elle)
  4. They're staying at my .......................... house. (de mes parents)
  5. He's a colleague of my .......................... .
  6. It's my .......................... bike. (de ma sœur)
  7. A neighbour of .......................... is a doctor. (à nous)
  8. Is she a friend of .......................... ? (à toi)
  9. A child of .......................... . (à eux)
  10. The .......................... room is upstairs.

Exercice 3 : A friend of mine : mise en situation

  1. Tu demandes qui était cette fille.
    1. Who was that girl you were talking to?
    2. Who was that girl you were talking?
    3. Who that girl was?
  2. C'est une amie à toi de Dublin.
    1. She's a my friend from Dublin.
    2. She's a friend of me from Dublin.
    3. She's a friend of mine from Dublin.
  3. Le garçon est un de ses cousins (à elle).
    1. He's a cousin of her.
    2. He's a cousin of hers.
    3. He's a her cousin.
  4. Ils logent chez tes parents.
    1. They're staying at my parent's house.
    2. They're staying at my parents' house.
    3. They're staying at my parents's house.
  5. Tu présentes un collègue de ton père.
    1. He's colleague of my father of.
    2. He's a my father's colleague.
    3. He's a colleague of my father's.
  6. Tu demandes si c'est un ami à elle.
    1. Is he a friend of yours?
    2. Is he a your friend?
    3. Is he a friend of you?
  7. C'est le vélo de ta sœur.
    1. It's my sisters' bike.
    2. It's my sister's bike.
    3. It's the bike of my sister's.
  8. Un de vos voisins est médecin.
    1. A neighbour of us is a doctor.
    2. A neighbour of ours is a doctor.
    3. An our neighbour is doctor.
  9. La chambre des enfants est en haut.
    1. The children's room is upstairs.
    2. The childrens' room is upstairs.
    3. The children room's is upstairs.
  10. Tu dis « c'est un de mes livres préférés ».
    1. It's a my favourite.
    2. It's a favourite of me.
    3. It's a favourite of mine.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) a friend of mine · 2. b) a cousin of his · 3. a) a friend of hers · 4. b) my parents' house · 5. c) my sister's friend · 6. a) a colleague of my father's · 7. a) a neighbour of ours · 8. c) She's a my friend. · 9. b) a child of theirs · 10. a) the children's room

Exercice 2

1. mine · 2. his · 3. hers · 4. parents' · 5. father's · 6. sister's · 7. ours · 8. yours · 9. theirs · 10. children's

Exercice 3

1. a) Who was that girl you were talking to? · 2. c) She's a friend of mine from Dublin. · 3. b) He's a cousin of hers. · 4. b) They're staying at my parents' house. · 5. c) He's a colleague of my father's. · 6. a) Is he a friend of yours? · 7. b) It's my sister's bike. · 8. b) A neighbour of ours is a doctor. · 9. a) The children's room is upstairs. · 10. c) It's a favourite of mine.