Possessive adjectives and pronouns are used to indicate possession or belonging.
Possessive adjectives are also known as possessive determiners. They always come before a noun. The noun is the thing that is being possessed. Possessive adjectives are "my", "your", "his", "her", "its", "our", or "their".
Possessive pronouns do not come before a noun. They replace nouns. They are used alone. Possessive pronouns are "mine", "yours", "his", "hers", "its", "ours", or "theirs". Do not use ('s) with possessive pronouns. "Its" as a possessive pronoun is rarely used.
Directions: Choose the correct answer
1) She is a good friend of __________.
a. my
b. mine
2) Jennifer is __________friend.
a. my
b. mine
3) Is this __________house?
a. your
b. yours
4) These keys are __________.
a. your
b. yours
5) Those shoes are __________.
a. her
b. hers
6) The mouse ran into __________ hole.
a. it's
b. its
7) Someone broke into __________ house.
a. our
b. ours
8) Those keys must be __________.
a. our
b. ours
9) __________ home is beautiful.
a. Your
b. Yours
10) If this is mine, that must be __________.
a. your
b. yours
11) __________clients were angry.
a. Their
b. Theirs
12) This land is __________.
a. their
b. theirs
Directions: Choose the answer that gives the second sentence the same meaning.
1) This is your car.
This car is __________.
a. yours
b. his
c. ours
d. mine
e. theirs
2) Are those his keys?
Are those keys __________?
a. yours
b. his
c. ours
d. mine
e. theirs
3) Is this our bus?
Is this bus __________?
a. yours
b. his
c. ours
d. mine
e. theirs
4) These are my dogs.
These dogs are __________.
a. yours
b. his
c. ours
d. mine
e. theirs
5) This was their childhood home.
This childhood home was __________.
a. yours
b. his
c. ours
d. mine
e. theirs
6) That was your chance.
That chance was __________.
a. yours
b. his
c. ours
d. mine
e. theirs
7) Is this your luggage?
Is this luggage __________?
a. yours
b. his
c. ours
d. mine
e. theirs
8) This will be my opportunity.
This opportunity will be __________.
a. yours
b. his
c. ours
d. mine
e. theirs
Quiz 1 Answers
1) b. mine
2) a. my
3) a. your
4) b. yours
5) b. hers
6) b. its
7) a. our
8) b. ours
9) a. Your
10) b. yours
11) a. Their
12) b. theirs
Quiz 2 Answers
1) a. yours
2) b. his
3) c. ours
4) d. mine
5) e. theirs
6) a. yours
7) a. yours
8) d. mine
