Lesson Fifteen
Possessive Pronouns
Subject | Possessive Adjective | Possessive Pronoun |
I | my | mine |
you | your | yours |
he | his | his |
she | her | hers |
it | its | its |
we | our | ours |
you | your | yours |
they | their | theirs |
A possessive adjective is used before a noun. A possessive pronoun is not used before a noun. |
I am a teacher. This is my website. This website is mine. | ![]() |
You are a student. Is that your chair? Is that chair yours? | ![]() |
He is playing his guitar. The guitar is his. | ![]() |
This is a woman. Her hair is red. My hair is brown. Hers is red. | ![]() |
This is a crocodile. It‘s showing its teeth. (“Its” is used for animals and things.) | ![]() |
We are working on ourwebsites. The websites are ours. (mine + yours = ours) | ![]() |
You are students. You are in yourclassroom. This classroom is yours. | ![]() |
They are children. They are eating theirpopsicles. The popsicles are theirs. | ![]() |
Part A. – Possessive Adjectives
Directions: Use the correct possessive adjective. The subject in each sentence will help you with your decision.
1. I have a computer on _________ desk.
2. You have a computer on _________ desk.
3. He likes to play with _________ dog.
4. We don’t know __________ neighbors very well.
5. The cat doesn’t like __________ food.
6. The students left _________ classroom very quickly.
7. You all have __________ own ideas about politics.
8. I really want to see __________ friends this weekend.
9. They spend __________ money on junk.
10. Robert is very happy with __________ new job.
11. Mary thinks __________ apartment is too small.
12. Where are you going on __________ vacation?
13. The city has _________ own fire department.
14. You and I are having lunch with _________ teacher.
15. Did you finish __________ work on time?
16. Jim and Sal love __________ new house.
17. Can I have __________ car back, please?
18. John can’t fix __________ sink.
19. Does Martha have ___________ keys?
20. We should bring __________ coats to the game.
21. This classroom is my classroom. __________
22. Are these books your books? ____________
23. He has his own car and I have my own car. _________
24. Her English is good, and his English is good too. _______
25. I think this money is her money. ________
26. Your children are smart, and so are our children. _________
27. Our work is finished; their work isn’t. ___________
28. Those tickets are his tickets. ___________
29. Your garden looks great, but my garden doesn’t. _________
30. Her song was good, and I liked your song, too. _________
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