Part 3: Grammar Review - Possessive Pronouns

Read each of the following sentences. Look at the two words given in the parentheses. Then, choose the word that will make the sentence correct. Spring showed (its, it's) face.

• Its

• It's

• Their

• There

Read each of the following sentences. Look at the two words given in the parentheses. Then, choose the word that will make the sentence correct. (Whose, Who’s) books and supplies are scattered across this table?

• Whose

• Who's

• Whom

• Who

Read each of the following sentences. Look at the two words given in the parentheses. Then, in the space provided, write the word that will make the sentence correct. Mickey and Joan always work together; therefore, the winning idea chosen is (theirs, there’s).

• theirs

• there's

• their's

• there

Read each of the following sentences. Look at the two words given in the parentheses. Then, in the space provided, write the word that will make the sentence correct. The best fund-raising idea was presented from (your, you’re) list of suggestions.

Read each of the following sentences. Look at the two words given in the parentheses. Then, in the space provided, write the word that will make the sentence correct. The workload was slightly reduced when we shared the projects that were (ours, our’s).

Read each of the following sentences. Look at the two words given in the parentheses. Then, in the space provided, write the word that will make the sentence correct. If the book is a large novel, it is likely one of (hers, her’s).

• hers

• her’s

• its

• their’s

Read each of the following sentences. Look at the two words given in the parentheses. Then, in the space provided, write the word that will make the sentence correct.

• Who’s

• Whose

• Whom

• Who

Read each of the following sentences. Look at the two words given in the parentheses. Then, in the space provided, write the word that will make the sentence correct. Whatever solution is used, you can bet that it will be (me, mine).

• me

• mine

• my

• ours

Read each of the following sentences. Look at the two words given in the parentheses. Then, in the space provided, write the word that will make the sentence correct. John or Sylvester will take the top leadership position, and the golden key will be.

• his

• her

• their

• its

Read each of the following sentences. Look at the two words given in the parentheses. Then, choose the word that will make the sentence correct. While many art projects were awarded a blue ribbon, none of them compared to (him, his), which received the Grand Prize.

• him

• his

• their

• its