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Possessive pronouns and adjectives

November 6, 2016 pdf

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate possessive adjective or possessive pronoun.

Possessive adjectives are words like my, your, our, his, her, its and their. They are used before nouns.

Possessive pronouns are words like mine, yours, ours, his, hers and theirs. They are used alone.

1. This is …………………. house. (our / ours)

2. You are ………………. best friend. (my / mine)

3. I have never been to ……………….house (they / their)

4. Have you seen ……………… keys? (my / mine)

5. Those keys are not ……………… (my / mine). They are ………………. (her / hers)

6. ……………….. cupboard is full of nice clothes. (Your / Yours)

7. This is not ……………. (his / him) bag. It is …………………. (your / yours)

8. I did not like …………… (her / hers) performance. I liked ……………….. (your / yours)

9. That is not ………………. bus. (our / ours)

Answers

1. This is our house.

2. You are my best friend.

3. I have never been to their house.

4. Have you seen my keys?

5. Those keys are not mine. They are hers.

6. Your cupboard is full of nice clothes.

7. This is not his bag. It is yours.

8. I did not like her performance. I liked yours.

9. That is not our bus.

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