These exercises are based on the course about possessive pronouns in English. Practice using mine, yours, his, hers, ours, and theirs to replace repeated nouns and speak more naturally.
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Exercice 1 — Fill in the blank with the right possessive pronoun
Complete each sentence with the correct possessive pronoun (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs).
- This bag belongs to me. It is ___.
- That car belongs to them. It is ___.
- These books belong to us. They are ___.
- That jacket belongs to her. It is ___.
Correction
- This bag belongs to me. It is mine.
- That car belongs to them. It is theirs.
- These books belong to us. They are ours.
- That jacket belongs to her. It is hers.
Exercice 2 — Spot and correct the mistake
Each sentence contains an error with a possessive pronoun. Rewrite the full sentence correctly.
- This phone is my, not yours.
- That red bicycle over there is him.
- We forgot our umbrella — the blue one is our.
- The children left their toys here; those are they.
Correction
- This phone is mine, not yours.
- That red bicycle over there is his.
- We forgot our umbrella — the blue one is ours.
- The children left their toys here; those are theirs.
Exercice 3 — Choose the correct possessive pronoun
Read each sentence and choose the answer that correctly replaces the underlined words.
- My sister painted this picture. This picture is ___.
- You left your keys on the table. Those keys are ___.
- My brother and I share this room. This room is ___.
- My friend Tom lost his wallet. That wallet is ___.
Correction
- This picture is hers.
- Those keys are yours.
- This room is ours.
- That wallet is his.
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