Fill in the blanks with a possessive pronoun or adjective.
1Where is ............... ticket?
Wrong!
Use the possessive adjective "your" before the noun "ticket".
2Have ............... friends arrived?
Wrong!
Use the possessive adjective "your" before the noun "friends".
3When we went on holiday in Brazil, we had the time of ............... lives.
Wrong!
Use the possessive adjective "our" before the noun "lives".
4That child of ............... has broken my window again.
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "yours" after "of" in the phrase "a child of yours".
5Have you been to ............... place?
Wrong!
Use the possessive adjective "their" before the noun "place".
6The dog wagged ............... tail.
Wrong!
Use the possessive adjective "its" before the noun "tail".
7That pen is ...............
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "mine" because there is no noun after the blank.
8She has been living on ............... own.
Wrong!
Use the possessive adjective "her" in the fixed phrase "on her own".
9Is she a friend of ...............?
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "yours" after "of" in the phrase "a friend of yours".
10Is this bag ...............?
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "yours" because there is no noun after the blank.
11What did you do with ............... money?
Wrong!
Use the possessive adjective "my" before the noun "money".
12I have my own problems. I can't solve ...............
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "yours" because it means "your problems".
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- Where is your ticket?
- Have your friends arrived?
- When we went on holiday in Brazil, we had the time of our lives.
- That child of yours has broken my window again.
- Have you been to their place?
- The dog wagged its tail.
- That pen is mine.
- She has been living on her own.
- Is she a friend of yours?
- Is this bag yours?
- What did you do with my money?
- I have my own problems. I can’t solve yours.