PossessivePronouns
PowerfulGrammar
PossessivepronounsareusedinEnglishtoavoidrepeatinginformationthatis
alreadyclear.Ingeneralitmakesthesentencelessconfusingbecausethesame
informationisnotbeingrepeated.
I→MineYou→YoursHe→HisShe→HersThey→Theirs
It→itsWe→OursYou(pl)→Yourssomeone→someone’s
A.Circlethecorrectwords
1.Thismy/minejacket.Your/Yoursisonthechair.
2.Whereisour/ourscat?
3.IsthisSheila/Sheila’shat?
4.Thisisyour/yoursdressandthatoneisLily/Lily’s.
5.Don’ttouchit.It’smy/mine.
6.IsthisPaul/Paul’sbagoryour/yours?
7.My/Mineroomisbiggerthanmybrother/mybrother’s.
8.Thatredbikeisourneighbor/ourneighbour’s.
9.Iloveher/hershair.
10.Bringmetheumbrellas.My/Mineisinthehalland
Angela/Angela’sisinthekitchen.
B.Choosethecorrectanswer
1.Thisismybook.isoverthere.
A.YourB.YoursC.YouD.Mine
2.Whosepenisit?It’spen.
A.herB.hersC.sheD.his
3.bagisnewandisnew,too.
A.Our,heB.Ours,hisC.My,hisD.My,her
4.Thisisours,andthatoneis.
A.theyB.themC.theirsD.their
5.Whosepencilsarethere?They’re.
A.myB.meC.mineD.our
6.Isthenewwatch?Yes,it’s.
A.you,meB.yours,mineC.your,myD.your,mine
7.Whoseshoesarethese?Theyare.
A.myB.meC.mineD.I
8.Sheisastudent,nameisLily.
A.itsB.herC.hersD.his
9.It’sadog.Idon’t