Possessive Adjectives vs. Possessive Pronouns

Which list contains only possessive adjectives?

• my, your, his

• mine, yours, hers

• me, you, him

• it's, you're, they're

Answer explanation

Possessive adjectives like 'my', 'your', and 'his' show ownership and must be followed by a noun. The other lists contain possessive pronouns, object pronouns, or contractions.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

In the sentence, "The last slice of pizza is mine," what kind of word is "mine"?

• Possessive adjective

• Possessive pronoun

• Object pronoun

• Contraction

Answer explanation

'Mine' is a possessive pronoun because it shows ownership and stands alone, replacing a noun phrase like 'my slice'. A possessive adjective needs a noun after it.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

True or False: The word 'her' is a possessive adjective because it is used to describe or modify a noun that comes after it, like in 'her book'.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

This is true. Possessive adjectives like 'her', 'my', or 'our' always come before a noun to show who it belongs to.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Complete the sentence: Is this _____ backpack or Leo's?

• yours

• your

• you're

• you

Answer explanation

The possessive adjective 'your' is needed here because it comes before the noun 'backpack'. 'Yours' is a pronoun and stands alone.

Which sentence correctly uses a possessive adjective?

• The red scooter is mine.

• Is that video game theirs?

• Our class won the pizza party.

• The last cookie is definitely hers.

Answer explanation

'Our' is a possessive adjective that correctly modifies the noun 'class'. The other sentences use possessive pronouns (mine, theirs, hers) which stand alone without a noun.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Complete the sentence: I finished my project. Have you finished ____?

• your

• you

• yours

• you're

Answer explanation

'Yours' is the correct possessive pronoun to replace the noun phrase 'your project'. The possessive adjective 'your' would be incorrect as there is no noun following it.

True or False: In the sentence "The dog wagged it's tail," the word "it's" correctly shows that the tail belongs to the dog.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

'It's' is a contraction for 'it is'. The correct possessive adjective to show ownership for 'it' is 'its', which has no apostrophe.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Identify the sentence where a possessive pronoun is used correctly.

• Your drawing is amazing!

• The cat licked its paws.

• I like her new sneakers.

• The house on the corner is ours.

Answer explanation

'Ours' is a possessive pronoun because it shows ownership and stands by itself. The other sentences use possessive adjectives (Your, its, her) followed by nouns.

Complete the sentence: That blue bike over there is ____.

• my

• mine

• me

• I

Answer explanation

The possessive pronoun 'mine' is correct because it stands alone to show ownership, replacing 'my bike'. The possessive adjective 'my' must be followed by a noun.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

True or False: The phrase "hers jacket" is a grammatically correct way to say a jacket belongs to a girl.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

This is incorrect. You should either use the possessive adjective 'her' before the noun ('her jacket') or the possessive pronoun 'hers' alone ('the jacket is hers').

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B