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your
determiner
belonging
to
or
connected
with
the
person
or
people
you
are
speaking
to
β’
"
Don't
forget
your
keys
before
leaving
the
house
,"
said
Maria
.
"
Don't
forget
your
keys
before
leaving
the
house
,"
said
Maria
.
β’
"
How
was
your
weekend
at
the
beach
?"
asked
Jack
as
he
poured
coffee
for
his
colleague
.
"
How
was
your
weekend
at
the
beach
?"
asked
Jack
as
he
poured
coffee
for
his
colleague
.
Old
English
β
eower
,β
second-person
plural
genitive
form
,
later
generalized
to
singular
possession
.
yourself
pronoun
used
as
the
object
of
a
verb
or
preposition
when
the
subject
is
β
you
,β
referring
to
the
same
person
β’
Please
make
yourself
at
home
while
I
finish
cooking
.
Please
make
yourself
at
home
while
I
finish
cooking
.
β’
You
should
wrap
yourself
in
a
warm
blanket
if
you
feel
cold
.
You
should
wrap
yourself
in
a
warm
blanket
if
you
feel
cold
.
Old
English
β
ΓΎe
selfne
β,
later
influenced
by
β
self
β.
The
form
shifted
after
Middle
English
when
second-person
β
thou
β
forms
changed
to
β
you
.β
pronoun
used
after
β
you
β
for
emphasis
,
showing
that
the
person
spoken
to
and
no
one
else
is
involved
β’
You
yourself
said
it
was
a
great
idea
.
You
yourself
said
it
was
a
great
idea
.
β’
Why
don
β
t
you
check
the
numbers
yourself
before
submitting
the
report
?
Why
don
β
t
you
check
the
numbers
yourself
before
submitting
the
report
?
Same
historical
origin
as
the
reflexive
sense
;
the
emphatic
use
developed
in
Early
Modern
English
to
reinforce
identity
in
spoken
and
written
language
.
yours
pronoun
used
to
refer
to
something
that
belongs
to
the
person
or
people
you
are
talking
or
writing
to
β’
Is
this
blue
backpack
yours
or
does
it
belong
to
someone
else
?
Is
this
blue
backpack
yours
or
does
it
belong
to
someone
else
?
β’
I
baked
two
pies
β
one
is
yours
and
the
other
is
mine
.
I
baked
two
pies
β
one
is
yours
and
the
other
is
mine
.
Old
English
"
Δ‘e-Ε«res
",
possessive
of
"
Δ‘Δ
" (
you
),
developing
into
Middle
English
"
yours
".
you
pronoun
used
to
talk
to
the
person
or
people
who
are
listening
or
being
written
to
β’
You
look
happy
today
!
You
look
happy
today
!
β’
Can
I
help
you
with
those
bags
?
Can
I
help
you
with
those
bags
?
pronoun
used
to
talk
about
people
in
general
,
including
the
speaker
,
instead
of
saying
"
one
"
β’
When
you
mix
red
and
blue
,
you
get
purple
.
When
you
mix
red
and
blue
,
you
get
purple
.
β’
If
you
stay
up
too
late
,
you
feel
tired
the
next
day
.
If
you
stay
up
too
late
,
you
feel
tired
the
next
day
.
collect
verb
to
calm
down
and
control
your
thoughts
or
emotions
so
you
can
act
effectively
β’
She
took
a
deep
breath
to
collect
herself
before
going
on
stage
.
She
took
a
deep
breath
to
collect herself
before
going
on
stage
.
β’
Give
me
a
moment
to
collect
my
thoughts
.
Give
me
a
moment
to
collect my thoughts
.
Yours
pronoun
used
as
a
polite
formula
for
ending
a
formal
letter
before
the
writer
signs
their
name
β’
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
consideration
.
Yours
,
Jonathan
.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
consideration
.
Yours
,
Jonathan
.
β’
If
you
have
any
questions
,
please
let
me
know
.
Yours
,
Dr
.
Smith
.
If
you
have
any
questions
,
please
let
me
know
.
Yours
,
Dr
.
Smith
.
Extension
of
the
possessive
pronoun
used
since
the
18th
century
as
a
shortened
form
of
longer
closings
like
"
I
remain
your
obedient
servant
".