Personal pronouns have two possessive forms. The forms mine, yours, ours, hers, his and theirscannot be used before a noun. The formsmy, your, our, her, his and their are actually possessive adjectives. They are always used before a noun.
Compare:
That coat is mine. (NOT That coat is my. A possessive adjective cannot be used without a noun.)
That is my coat. (NOT That is mine coat.)
Test your knowledge of the possessive forms of personal pronouns with this simple exercise.
1This is my pen. Where is ...............?
Wrong!
2This property is mine. Have you got any properties of ............... own?
Wrong!
3My car goes really fast. What about ...............?
Wrong!
4Is he not a friend of ...............?
Wrong!
5A cousin of ............... works abroad.
Wrong!
6Once I lent him a book of ............... and never got it back.
Wrong!
7She got the National Award for a painting of ...............
Wrong!
8A neighbor of ............... has filed a suit against us.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/8
Answers
- This is my pen. Where is yours?
- This property is mine. Have you got any properties of your own?
- My car goes really fast. What about yours?
- Is he not a friend of yours?
- A cousin of mine works abroad.
- Once I lent him a book of mine and never got it back.
- She got the National Award for a painting of hers
- A neighbor of ours has filed a suit against us.
