Possessive Pronouns / Adjectives

Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives

Possessive pronouns and adjectives tell us who things belong to.

Are these your coffees? - Yes, thanks, they are ours.

Multiple Choice

-- Does this shield belong to Zeus?

-- Yes, it's ___.

• him

• his

• its

Multiple Choice

-- Does this head belong to Cerberus?

-- Yes, it's ___.

• its

• Cerberus

• Cerberus'

Multiple Choice

Achilles' mother Thetis dipped him in the river Styx as an infant, and she held him by one of ____ heels.

• his

• the

Multiple Choice

Achilles:

"Oh no! I got shot in ___ heel with an arrow!"

• my

• the

Multiple Choice

The name of Hermes is always recorded alongside such goddesses as Potnija, Diwja and Hera, indicating that his worship was strongly connected to _____.

• their

• theirs

• his

Multiple Choice

Hebe is the goddess of youth or the prime of life.

Another title of ___ Ganymeda, meaning "Gladdening Princess".

• her

• hers

• she

• ihr

Multiple Choice

King Acrisius: I want a son __(1)__!

Priestess: nope

His daughter: I will give you a grandson __(2)__!

King Acrisius: *puts her and Perseus into a chest and casts them into the water*

• (1) of mine own; (2) of your own

• (1) of my own; (2) of your own

Multiple Choice

Which possessive is wrong?

• Euripides'

• bacteria's

• Jesu's

• Thomas's

Multiple Choice

Odysseus had a ten years' holiday.

• correct

• incorrect

1

Multiple Choice

The attacker hit the victim with a table's leg.

• correct

• incorrect