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on her own vs of her own

Both "on her own" and "of her own" are correct phrases, but they are used in different contexts. "On her own" is used to indicate independence or without help, while "of her own" is used to show possession or belonging.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 4374 views

on her own

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate independence or without help.

Use "on her own" when you want to express that someone is doing something independently or without assistance.

Examples:

She decided to move out and live on her own.
He completed the project on his own without any help.
The child wanted to tie his shoes on his own.
She traveled to the new city on her own.
He cooked dinner on his own.

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Alternatives:

by herself
independently
alone
solo
unaided

of her own

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to show possession or belonging.

Use "of her own" when you want to indicate that something belongs to or is possessed by a specific person.

Examples:

She bought a car of her own.
The house was built with money of her own.
She wrote a book of her own.
The decision was made of her own accord.
She created a business of her own.

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Give Tuula a taste of her own medicine.
She'd been strangled with a piece of her own lingerie.
Now she's reduced to scavenging the flesh of her own kind.
She is afraid of her own shadow.
She couldn't take care of her own babies anymore.
But she had a cell of her own.
She killed one of her own men to protect him.
Mind of her own, after all.
My mother has games of her own.
She should be the star of her own Disney show.
Caught in a web... of her own making.
And Katie was hiding a little secret of her own.
The danger she is in is entirely of her own creation.
Like it was the shadow of her own heart.
So you're saying Durant acted of her own accord.
She could have left the house of her own accord.
She's got piles of her own.
Even at the cost of her own soul.
She will without question leave you of her own accord.
Alone, of her own volition.

Alternatives:

belonging to her
possessed by her
her very own
her personal
her individual

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