Identify if the sentence uses a possessive pronoun or a possessive adjective.
If it’s
incorrect, rewrite the sentence correctly.
1. That’s hers bag on the table.
Incorrect — Corrected: "That’s her bag on the table." (Possessive adjective)
2. I think this is mine jacket.
Incorrect — Corrected: "I think this is my jacket." (Possessive adjective)
3. Your advice helped me a lot.
Correct — Your is a possessive adjective.
4. Are these their’s shoes?
Incorrect — Corrected: "Are these their shoes?" (Possessive adjective)
5. Ours team won the game!
Incorrect — Corrected: "Our team won the game!" (Possessive adjective)
Use the correct possessive pronoun or possessive adjective to complete each
sentence.
1. I forgot to bring my umbrella, but Alex brought hers.
2. Is this seat yours, or is it theirs?
3. The choice is entirely yours.
4. They want to sell their house.
5. The dog is mine, but the cat is theirs.
Rewrite each sentence to use a possessive pronoun in place of a possessive
adjective + noun.
1. This is her book.
→ This book is hers.
2. Those are our toys.
→ Those toys are ours.
3. The victory is their achievement.
→ The achievement is theirs.
4. I can’t find my keys.
→ The keys are mine.
5. That umbrella belongs to you.
→ That umbrella is yours.
Answer each question with a complete sentence using a possessive pronoun.
1. Is that your phone?
→ Yes, that phone is mine.
2. Are these my gloves?
→ Yes, those gloves are yours.
3. Whose coat is this?
→ That coat is theirs.
4. Are those seats for us?
→ Yes, those seats are ours.
5. Whose turn is it next?
→ It’s yours.