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Possessive Pronouns And Adjectives

May 22, 2020 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with appropriate personal pronouns or adjectives.

1. Have you lost ………………………… marbles?

Correct! Wrong!

Your, his, her, our and their are possessive adjectives. They are used before nouns.

2. This is my bag. Which one is …………………………………?

Correct! Wrong!

The words yours, his, hers, ours and theirs are possessive pronouns. They are used alone.

3. My composition is better than ………………………………

Correct! Wrong!

The words yours, his, hers, ours and theirs are possessive pronouns. They are used alone.

4. She is taller than ………………………………..

Correct! Wrong!

Object pronouns are more common after than.

5. I have invited all of ……………………………. to my party.

Correct! Wrong!

Object pronouns are used after a preposition.

6. I have never had the opportunity to meet any one of ……………………………

Correct! Wrong!

Object pronouns are used after a preposition.

7. We went to ……………………………. native place last week.

Correct! Wrong!

Your, his, her, our and their are possessive adjectives. They are used before nouns.

8. Who is at the door? It must be .............................

Correct! Wrong!

9. Whose book is this? It must be ……………………………

Correct! Wrong!

The words yours, his, hers, ours and theirs are possessive pronouns. They are used alone.

10. My dog is white. …………………………. is black.

Correct! Wrong!

The words yours, his, hers, ours and theirs are possessive pronouns. They are used alone.

11. No one loves you more than ……………………………

Correct! Wrong!

Object pronouns are common after than.

12. She is a friend of ...........................

Correct! Wrong!

The words yours, his, hers, ours and theirs are possessive pronouns. They are used alone.

Answers

1. Have you lost your marbles?

2. This is my bag. Which one is yours?

3. My composition is better than yours.

4. She is taller than him.

5. I have invited all of them to my party.

6. I have never had the opportunity to meet any one of them.

7. We went to our native place last week.

8. Who is at the door? It must be her.

9. Whose book is this? It must be hers.

10. My dog is white. Theirs is black.

11. No one loves you more than me.

12. She is a friend of mine.

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