Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives

[hide]Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives 1. Forms of Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives Person Pronoun Adjective 1st singular mine my 2nd yours your 3rd (female) hers her 3rd (male) his his 3rd (neutral) its its 1st plural ours our 3rd plural theirs their 2. Using Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives A possessive pronoun is used instead of a noun: Julie's car is red. Mine is blue. A possessive adjective is usually used to describe a noun, and it comes before it, like other adjectives: My car is bigger than her car. Remember: There are no apostrophes in possessive pronouns and adjectives. The dog wagged its tail. “It's” is not a possessive pronoun or adjective — it means “it is”: It's not my dog. Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives 1 Click on the correct answer. Choose the correct word for each space. Show one at a time 1. ________ pencil is broken. Can I borrow ________? A. ? Mine, yours B. ? Your, mine C. ? My, yours D. ? Yours, mine 2. Was ________ grammar book expensive? A. ? your B. ? yours C. ? your's D. ? you 3. Junko has eaten her lunch already, but I'm saving ________ until later. A. ? hers B. ? her C. ? my D. ? mine 4. We gave them ________ telephone number, and they gave us ________. A. ? ours, their B. ? our, their C. ? ours, theirs D. ? our, theirs 5. My telephone is out of order, but ________ is working. A. ? your B. ? our C. ? his D. ? their 6. This bird has broken ________ wing. A. ? it's B. ? its' C. ? hers D. ? its 7. Jody has lost ________ book. A. ? mine B. ? her C. ? hers D. ? theirs 8. You can't have any chocolate! It's ________! A. ? your B. ? its C. ? her D. ? mine 9. These grammar books are different. ________ has 278 pages, but ________ has only 275. A. ? Yours, mine B. ? Your, my C. ? Yours, my D. ? Your, mine 10. ________ computer is a Mac, but ________ is a PC. A. ? Your, mine B. ? Yours, mine C. ? Your, my D. ? Yours, my[/hide]

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