Use a possessive pronoun in the gap in each sentence based on the word(s) in the brackets.
Example
Question: This book is ………………… (I)
Answer: This book is mine.
1Let’s go to ............... house.
Wrong!
Use the possessive adjective "her" before a noun.
2Is this book ...............?
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "yours" when no noun follows.
3That house is ...............
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "hers" after the verb "is" when the noun is already understood.
4Do you hear the phone ringing? I think it is ...............
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "mine" when the speaker means "my phone" without repeating the noun.
5Can we go in ............... car?
Wrong!
Use the possessive adjective "his" before a noun.
6Look at that dog over there. It is ...............
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "his" when no noun follows.
7Look at that house across the river. It is ...............
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "theirs" when no noun follows.
8This car is ...............
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "ours" when no noun follows.
9Is this ...............?
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "yours" when no noun follows.
10No, it is ...............
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "hers" when no noun follows.
Answers
- Let’s go to her house.
- Is this book yours?
- That house is hers.
- Do you hear the phone ringing? I think it is mine.
- Can we go in his car?
- Look at that dog over there. It is his.
- Look at that house across the river. It is theirs.
- This car is ours.
- Is this yours?
- No, it is hers.
