POSSESIVE PRONOUNS

Possessive pronouns are pronouns that indicate ownership or possession. They are used to replace nouns and show that something belongs to someone. The possessive pronouns in English are as follows:

1. Mine: Used to show that something belongs to the speaker. Example: "The book is mine."

2. Yours: Used to show that something belongs to the person or people being spoken to. Example: "Is this pen yours?"

3. His: Used to show that something belongs to a male. Example: "That is his car."

4. Hers: Used to show that something belongs to a female. Example: "The bag is hers."

5. Its: Used to show that something belongs to a non-living thing or an animal. Example: "The dog wagged its tail."

6. Ours: Used to show that something belongs to a group including the speaker. Example: "The responsibility is ours."

7. Yours: Used to show that something belongs to multiple people being spoken to. Example: "Are these your keys?"

8. Theirs: Used to show that something belongs to multiple people or things. Example: "The house at the end of the street is theirs."

These pronouns can be used alone as possessives or followed by a noun to further specify the ownership.

1. The car is ____. (mine)
2. Is this book ____? (yours)
3. I saw Peter and John. ____ dog is very cute. (Their)
4. The house at the end of the street is _____. (theirs)
5. The responsibility is _____. (ours)
6. Is this pen ____? (yours)
7. The bag is not ____. (hers)
8. That jacket is _____. (his)
9. The laptop is _____. (mine)
10. These keys are _____. (theirs)
11. The cat wagged ____ tail. (its)
12. Is this your dog? No, it's _____. (hers)
13. Whose phone is this? It's _____. (mine)
14. Our team won the game. The victory is _____. (ours)
15. The project is almost finished. The last details are _____. (theirs)
16. The tickets for the concert are _____. (yours)
17. The red bicycle is ____. (mine)
18. These flowers are _____. (theirs)
19. The house with the green door is _____. (ours)
20. This problem is not ____. (yours)