ESL Possessive Pronoun

Complete the sentence:

'A: When is _______ birthday?'

'B: It's on January 13th, and _______'.

• your - your

• your - yours

• our - ours

• their - your

Complete the sentence:

'Where is _______ cellphone? I left it here but now it isn't here'.

• mine

• my

• I

• me

Complete the sentence:

'I took this cup. I thought it was _______ but it is _______. Take it, I'm sorry'.

• their - theirs

• our - ours

• mine - yours

• my - your

Mine, your, his, hers, ours, yours, theirs are all ______________ pronouns

• Subjective

• Objective

• Reflexive

• Possessive

Which type of pronoun is used in this sentence? That taquito is HERS.

• Subjective

• Objective

• Possessive

• Reflexive

Which type of pronoun is used in this sentence? That notebook must be HIS.

• Subjective

• Objective

• Possessive

• Reflexive

Which type of pronoun is used in this sentence?

• Subjective

• Objective

• Possessive

• Reflexive

The pronoun 'my' is a...

• 2nd person objective pronoun

• 2nd person nominative pronoun

• 3rd person nominative pronoun

• 1st person possessive pronoun

Answer explanation

The pronoun 'my' indicates possession and refers to the speaker, making it a 1st person possessive pronoun. It shows ownership, unlike the other options which refer to different persons or cases.

The pronoun 'your' is a . . .

• 2nd person objective pronoun

• 2nd person nominative pronoun

• 3rd person nominative pronoun

• 2nd person possessive pronoun

Answer explanation

The pronoun 'your' indicates possession and refers to the person being addressed. Therefore, it is classified as a 2nd person possessive pronoun, distinguishing it from nominative and objective forms.

The pronoun, 'our', is a . . .

• 1st person objective pronoun

• 1st person possessive pronoun

• 3rd person nominative pronoun

• 3rd person possessive pronoun

Answer explanation

The pronoun 'our' indicates possession and refers to a group that includes the speaker. Therefore, it is classified as a 1st person possessive pronoun, as it shows ownership by the speaker and others.