Fill in the blanks with possessive pronouns or adjectives.
1. That policeman is a friend of ……………..
2. Honey, I have lost ………………. keys.
3. It is easy to lose ……………… temper when one is criticized.
4. The cat is in a good mood. It’s just had ……………… breakfast.
5. He watched each gesture of ……………. as if she was a stranger.
6. My work is no business of ……………….
7. The teacher told the children to open ……………….. books.
8. How is that cousin of ………………?
9. A friend of …………… has invited me to France.
9. A friend of …………… has invited me to France.
10. Jane broke ……………. leg mountain climbing
Answers
1. That policeman is a friend of mine.
2. Honey, I have lost my keys.
3. It is easy to lose one’s temper when one is criticized.
4. The cat is in a good mood. It’s just had its breakfast.
5. He watched each gesture of hers as if she was a stranger.
6. My work is no business of yours.
7. The teacher told the children to open their books.
8. How is that cousin of yours?
9. A friend of mine has invited me to France.
10. Jane broke her leg mountain climbing.
Grammar notes
My, your, his, her, its, our and their are possessive adjectives. They are used at the beginning of noun phrases. Examples are: my daughter, your son, their dog etc.
Mine, yours, his, hers, ours and theirs are possessive pronouns. They are used without nouns.
That coat is mine.
Which car is yours?
Note the spelling of the possessive its. The contraction it’s is not a possessive. It means it is or it has.
