Point 111 in PRONOUNS:
the possessive pronoun ‘hers’ with singular reference, in subject position.
Point 112 in PRONOUNS:
the possessive pronoun ‘theirs’, with singular and plural reference, in subject position.
*NOTE that there is no EGP point for hers as a subject with a plural reference. This probably means that plural reference would be C2. However, the EVP lists ‘hers’ at A2.
iWeb search:
theirs _VV
1 THEIRS CAME 53
2 THEIRS LOOK 44
3 THEIRS WORK 43
4 THEIRS WORKS 40
5 THEIRS CALLED 38
6 THEIRS LIVES 36
7 THEIRS COMES 35
8 THEIRS MADE 34
9 THEIRS COME 32
10 THEIRS SET 32
hers_P _*Z
1 HERS IS 3217
2 HERS WAS 2413
3 HERS HAS 314
4 HERS DOES 120
5 HERS SINKS 119
= his and hers sinks
6 HERS LOOKS 48
7 HERS COMES 27
8 HERS GOES 21
9 HERS SEEMS 20
10 HERS MAKES 19
EXAMPLES:
Prisoner two also sees an odd number of black hats, so she knows hers is white and answers correctly.