Possessive adjectives and pronouns

Complete the following sentences using possessive adjectives or possessive pronouns.

Possessive adjectives are words like our, my, his, her, their, your and its. They go before nouns.

Possessive pronouns are words like ours, mine, his, hers, theirs and yours.

1. This house is ……………….. (our / ours)

2. We are visiting ………………. home tomorrow. (their / theirs)

3. This is ………………. laptop. (my / mine)

4. This laptop is ………………… (my / mine)

5. She has handed in …………….. work. (her / hers)

6. He is waiting for ……………….. sister. (his / him)

7. ………………….. cupboard was full of nice clothes. (Her / Hers)

8. That house is ……………….. (their / theirs)

9. This is not …………….. bag (your / yours). It is ………………. (her / hers)

10. Are these hens ………………….(your / yours)?

11. I will buy ribbons for ……………….. curly hair. (my / mine)

Answers

1. This house is ours.

2. We are visiting their home tomorrow.

3. This is my laptop.

4. This laptop is mine.

5. She has handed in her work.

6. He is waiting for his sister.

7. Her cupboard was full of nice clothes.

8. That house is theirs.

9. This is not your bag. It is hers.

10. Are these hens yours?

11. I will buy ribbons for my curly hair.

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Subject-verb agreement

Complete the following sentences using a verb form that agrees with the subject.

1. Neither the chicks nor the mother bird …………………. in the nest. (is / are)

2. Neither James nor his friends ………………. arrived. (has / have)

3. The boy …………………. all alone in his home. (was / were)

4. His brothers ………………….. left their home. (has / have)

5. One of my students ………………. selected. (was / were)

6. None of the students ………………… selected. (was / were)

7. One of my friends ………………… in Mumbai. (live / lives)

8. Some of my friends ………………… abroad. (work / works)

9. The colors of the rainbow …………………. beautiful. (look / looks)

10. The mother bird, along with her chicks, is flying in the sky. (is / are)

11. Rahul as well as his friends ………………. gone to the movies. (has / have)

Answers

1. Neither the chicks nor the mother bird is in the nest.

2. Neither James nor his friends have arrived.

3. The boy was all alone in his home.

4. His brothers have left their home.

5. One of my students was selected.

6. None of the students was selected.

7. One of my friends lives in Mumbai.

8. Some of my friends work abroad.

9. The colors of the rainbow look beautiful.

10. The mother bird, along with her chicks, is flying in the sky.

11. Rahul as well as his friends has gone to the movies.

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