Fill in the blanks with an appropriate possessive form.
1I saw that ............... yesterday.
Wrong!
When we want to use a possessive with a demonstrative (this / that), we use a construction with of + possessive.
2She is a ...............
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When we want to use an article with a possessive, we use a construction with of + possessive.
3That bag must be ...............
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Her is a possessive adjective. It goes before a noun. Hers is a possessive pronoun. It can stand alone.
4The dog is happy. ............... just had .............. breakfast.
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It’s means it is or it has. Its is a possessive word like his or her.
5............... has just invited me to her party.
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We cannot use a possessive after an article. Instead we use a structure with of.
6How is that ...............?
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We cannot use a possessive after an demonstrative adjective. Instead we use a structure with of.
7Other people’s lives always seem more exciting than ...............
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One’s cannot be used as a pronoun. Instead we use one’s own.
8Did you like this new idea ...............?
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We cannot usually use a possessive with another determiner. Instead we use a structure with ‘of+ possessive’.
9That artist is a ...............
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10That ............... has drunk all the milk.
Wrong!
We cannot usually use a possessive with another determiner. Instead we use a structure with ‘of+ possessive’.
11It is easy to lose ............... temper when one is criticized.
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One's is a possessive form like his or her.
12The teacher asked the students to submit their ...............
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After a plural determiner, we normally use a plural pronoun.
Done.
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Answers
- I saw that hot boyfriend of Alice’s yesterday.
- She is a close friend of John’s
- That bag must be hers
- The dog is happy. It’s; its just had ………….. breakfast.
- A friend of mine has just invited me to her party.
- How is that brother of yours?
- Other people’s lives always seem more exciting than one’s own
- Did you like this new idea of the minister’s?
- That artist is a friend of mine
- That cat of yours has drunk all the milk.
- It is easy to lose one’s temper when one is criticized.
- The teacher asked the students to submit their assignments
