Possesives

I saw Maria yesterday and waved to ____ , but she didn't see me.

• she
• her
• hers
• herself

Answer explanation

"Her" is the object pronoun used to receive the action ("waved to"). "She" is a subject pronoun.

The children were hungry, so their parents made ____ a big dinner.

• they
• their
• theirs
• them

Answer explanation

"Them" is the object pronoun that refers to "the children" and receives the action ("made for").

My brother called ____ last night to ask for advice.

• I
• my
• mine
• me

Answer explanation

"Me" is the object pronoun that receives the action ("called"). "I" is a subject pronoun.

That dog looked friendly, so I went and petted ____ on the head.

• it
• its
• it's
• he

Answer explanation

"It" is the object pronoun used for an animal or thing receiving an action ("petted").

The teacher was very clear. He explained the grammar rules to ____ twice.

• our
• ours
• we
• us

Answer explanation

"Us" is the object pronoun that receives the action ("explained to"). "We" is the subject pronoun.

David was late, so I saved a seat for ____.

• his
• he
• him
• himself

Answer explanation

"Him" is the object pronoun that refers to David and receives the action ("saved for").

I couldn't remember your address, so I asked my mom for ____.

• you
• your
• yours
• it

Answer explanation

This is a trickier one! The pronoun replaces "your address". We use "it" to refer to a thing that was mentioned before.

I couldn't start the car because I lost ____ keys.

• me
• my
• mine
• I

Answer explanation

"My" is a possessive adjective that shows the keys belong to "I". It comes before the noun "keys".

The cat chased ____ tail in a circle.

• it
• it's
• its
• their

Answer explanation

"Its" is the possessive adjective used for an animal or thing. "It's" means "it is".

He forgot to bring ____ passport to the airport.

• his
• him
• he
• its

Answer explanation

"His" is the possessive adjective that shows the passport belongs to "he".