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Possessive pronouns exercise

March 10, 2012 - A2pdf

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.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
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.
Done.
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Answers

  1. Let’s go to her house.
  2. Is this book yours?
  3. That house is hers .
  4. Do you hear the phone ringing? I think it is mine .
  5. Can we go in his car?
  6. Look at that dog over there. It is his .
  7. Look at that house across the river. It is theirs .
  8. This car is ours .
  9. Is this yours?
  10. No, it is hers .
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