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Possessive Pronouns Test Questions and Explanations

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πŸ“š Quick Study Guide

  • πŸ”‘ Definition: Possessive pronouns show ownership. They replace nouns and demonstrate who or what owns something.
  • 🧍 First Person:
    • Singular: *mine*
    • Plural: *ours*
  • 🧍 Second Person:
    • Singular/Plural: *yours*
  • 🧍 Third Person:
    • Singular: *his, hers, its*
    • Plural: *theirs*
  • ❗ Important Note: Possessive pronouns NEVER use apostrophes ('). *Its* (possessive pronoun) is different from *it's* (it is).
  • πŸ“ Example: That book is *mine*. The house is *theirs*.

Practice Quiz

  1. Which of the following is a possessive pronoun?
    1. I
    2. Me
    3. Mine
    4. My
  2. The car is ____.
    1. her
    2. hers
    3. she
    4. she's
  3. That idea was originally ____.
    1. our
    2. ours
    3. we
    4. us
  4. The dog wagged ____ tail.
    1. it's
    2. its
    3. it
    4. its'
  5. Those cookies are ____ if you want them.
    1. your
    2. yours
    3. you're
    4. you
  6. The decision is ultimately ____ to make.
    1. their
    2. theirs
    3. they're
    4. they
  7. Is this pen ____ or did you find it?
    1. mine
    2. my
    3. I
    4. me
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  1. C
  2. B
  3. B
  4. B
  5. B
  6. B
  7. A

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