4th Class English Use of Possessives Practice Exercise

    Practice Exercise  

  This is our pet. This pet is ours.

Answer: Ours  

  This car is belonging to me. This car is mine.

Answer: Mine  

  This is your book. This book is Yours

Answer: Yours

  This is my painting. This is mine

Answer: Mine      

Fill in the blanks with the possessive form of the noun given in the bracket.  

  My car is parked in the garage. (brother)

(A) Brother's                                                     

(B) Brothers

(C) Brother                                                        

(D) The brother

(E) A brother     

Answer: (A)

Explanation: My brother's car is parked in the garage.  

  The toys that were stolen were.

(A) Him                                                                

(B) Her

(C) Yours                                                             

(D) My

(E) None of these

Answer: (c)

Explanation: The toys that were stolen were yours.  

• A possession indicates the ownership or relationship.
• Apostrophe ( ' ) is used to show possession.
• Pronouns which are used to replace a noun and to show an ownership or possession is called possessive pronoun.
• We never use apostrophes in possessive pronoun.