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Possessives Exercise

November 23, 2017 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate possessive form.

1. I saw that .................... yesterday.

Correct! Wrong!

When we want to use a possessive with a demonstrative (this / that), we use a construction with of + possessive.

2. She is a .........................

Correct! Wrong!

When we want to use an article with a possessive, we use a construction with of + possessive.

3. That bag must be .................

Correct! Wrong!

Her is a possessive adjective. It goes before a noun. Hers is a possessive pronoun. It can stand alone.

4. The dog is happy. ................. just had .............. breakfast.

Correct! Wrong!

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.

Correct! Wrong!

We cannot use a possessive after an article. Instead we use a structure with of.

6. How is that ......................?

Correct! Wrong!

We cannot use a possessive after an demonstrative adjective. Instead we use a structure with of.

7. Other people’s lives always seem more exciting than ................

Correct! Wrong!

One’s cannot be used as a pronoun. Instead we use one’s own.

8. Did you like this new idea ..................?

Correct! Wrong!

We cannot usually use a possessive with another determiner. Instead we use a structure with ‘of+ possessive’.

9. That artist is a ....................

Correct! Wrong!

10. That ...................... has drunk all the milk.

Correct! Wrong!

We cannot usually use a possessive with another determiner. Instead we use a structure with ‘of+ possessive’.

11. It is easy to lose ................ temper when one is criticized.

Correct! Wrong!

One's is a possessive form like his or her.

12. The teacher asked the students to submit their .................

Correct! Wrong!

After a plural determiner, we normally use a plural pronoun.

Answers

1. I saw that hot boyfriend of Alice’s yesterday.
2. She is a close friend of John’s.
3. That bag must be hers.
4. The dog is happy. It’s just had its breakfast.
5. A friend of mine has just invited me to her party.
6. How is that brother of yours?
7. Other people’s lives always seem more exciting than one’s own.
8. Did you like this new idea of the minister’s?
9. That artist is a friend of mine.
10. That cat of yours has drunk all the milk.
11. It is easy to lose one’s temper when one is criticized.
12. The teacher asked the students to submit their assignments.

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