Pronouns: Possessive Pronouns
Pronouns: Possessive Pronouns : Difficulty Level: Easy
What is a Possessive Pronoun ?
Definition : A Possessive Pronoun is a pronoun that shows ownership or possession.It replaces a noun and tells us who something belongs to.
āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž : Possessive Pronoun āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖāĻžāĻāĻ¨, āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ noun ā§° āĻ āĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĨ¤
Fill in the blanks (Using words from the Word Box)
Word Box: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, my, your, our, their
Ans:
- This book is mine. mine = āĻŽā§ā§° (āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§° āĻļā§āĻˇāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§)
- That bag is yours. yours = āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžā§° / āĻāĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻžā§°
- The blue car is his. his = āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ˛’ā§°āĻžā§° āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§
- The red dress is hers. hers = āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻ˛ā§ā§° āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§
- The puppy wagged its tail. its = āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž
- This classroom is ours. ours = āĻāĻŽāĻžā§° (āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§° āĻļā§āĻˇāĻ¤)
- Those toys are theirs. theirs = āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§°
- My pen is on the table. my = āĻŽā§ā§° (noun ā§° āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§)
- Their house is very big. their = āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§° āĻā§°
- Our team won the match. our = āĻāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻĻāĻ˛
- The students completed their work. their = āĻŦāĻšā§āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§
- She lost her notebook. her = āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻ˛ā§ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž
Exam Tip (Very Important)
Possessive Adjectives (noun ā§° āĻāĻāĻ¤): my, your, his, her, its, our, their
Possessive Pronouns (noun āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻā§): mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs
Practice Set (HSLC / SSC Style) :
Difficulty Level: Easy
1. This pen is ___. A) my B) mine C) your D) ourAns: B) mine,
Note: mine = āĻŽā§ā§°
2. That bag is ___. (yours) A) your B) yours C) mine D) my
Ans: B) yours,
Note:yours = āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžā§°
3. This is ___ book. A) mine B) my C) hers D) ours
Ans: B) my
Note:noun ā§° āĻāĻāĻ¤ my
4. The blue car is ___. (a boy) A) his B) he C) him D) her
Ans: A) his
Note: āĻ˛’ā§°āĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž = his
5. The red dress is ___. (a girl) A) her B) hers C) she D) him
Ans: B) hers
Note: noun āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ hers
6. The dog wagged ___ tail. A) his B) her C) its D) their
Ans: C) its
Note: āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ its
7. This classroom is ___. (we) A) our B) ours C) us D) we
Ans: B) ours
Note: noun āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ ours
8. ___ house is very big. (they) A) theirs B) their C) them D) they
Ans: B) their
Note: noun ā§° āĻāĻāĻ¤ their
9. Those toys are ___. (they) A) their B) them C) theirs D) they
Ans: C) theirs
Note: noun āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ theirs
10. She lost ___ notebook. A) hers B) her C) she D) him
Ans: B) her
Note: noun ā§° āĻāĻāĻ¤ her
11. This is not your pen; it is ___. A) my B) mine C) me D) I
Ans: B) mine
Note: mine = āĻŽā§ā§°
12. We won the match. This victory is ___. A) our B) us C) ours D) we
Ans: C) ours
Note: noun āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ ours
13. He forgot ___ bag. A) his B) him C) he D) hers
Ans: A) his
Note: noun ā§° āĻāĻāĻ¤ his
14. This classroom is ___ classroom. (we) A) ours B) our C) us D) we
Ans: B) our
Note: noun ā§° āĻāĻāĻ¤ our
15. Is this book ___? (you) A) your B) yours C) you D) mine
Ans: B) yours
Note: noun āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ yours
16. The cat is licking ___ paw. A) his B) her C) its D) their
Ans: C) its
Note: āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ its
17. The students finished ___ work. A) theirs B) them C) their D) they
Ans: C) their
Note: noun ā§° āĻāĻāĻ¤ their
18. This house is ___. (they) A) their B) them C) theirs D) they
Ans: C) theirs
Note: noun āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ theirs
19. I found ___ pencil. A) mine B) my C) me D) I
Ans: B) my
Note: noun ā§° āĻāĻāĻ¤ my
20. She said the fault was ___. (she) A) her B) hers C) she D) his
Ans: B) hers
Note: noun āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ hers
Exam Gold Tip
- Before noun → my, your, his, her, its, our, their
- Without noun → mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs