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English Quiz - Pronouns 02 (Questions)

There are also possessive pronouns in English. Possessive means belonging to. "Her computer" could also be written "the computer belonging to her".

Possessive pronouns include "my" and "mine", "your and yours", "his", "her" and "hers", "our" and "ours", "their" and "theirs". Deciding which possessive pronoun to use depends on what grammatical function it plays in the sentence. You could say "that book is hers" or you could say "that is her book". "Her" (like "my", "your", "his", "its", "our" and "their") is a possessive pronoun functioning as an adjective. Which book? Her book. The other forms of possessive pronouns can function as direct or indirect objects: "When I lost my coat, she gave me hers". Here, "hers" is the direct object of the verb "gave". Remember that possessive pronouns do not have an apostrophe, including the word "its" (i.e. "its handle" for "the door's handle").

If you enjoyed our first quiz on pronouns, you'll hopefully enjoy this one too!

1. Try and find all the pronouns in the following sentence.
Don't take your old book home; take your new one.
[ ] book, home
[ ] old, new
[ ] take, take
[ ] your, your
2. Try and find all the pronouns in the following sentence.
A van delivered their shopping but not yours.
[ ] A, but
[ ] delivered, but
[ ] their, yours
[ ] van, shopping
3. Try and find all the pronouns in the following sentence.
Our washing machine needs repairing; so does theirs.
[ ] needs, does
[ ] needs, repairing
[ ] Our, theirs
[ ] washing, machine
4. Try and find all the pronouns in the following sentence.
Your car is a newer model than his car.
[ ] car, car
[ ] is, than
[ ] newer, model
[ ] Your, his
5. Try and find all the pronouns in the following sentence.
We have our essays; have you seen theirs anywhere?
[ ] have, our, you, theirs
[ ] our, have, theirs, you
[ ] We, our, you, seen
[ ] We, our, you, theirs
6. Try and find all the pronouns in the following sentence.
Is there a dog in your garden? Ours has escaped!
[ ] dog, garden
[ ] Is, escaped
[ ] Is, has
[ ] your, ours
7. Try and find all the pronouns in the following sentence.
His lunch and her book are in my rucksack.
[ ] and, are, in
[ ] her, book, my
[ ] His, her, my
[ ] lunch, book, rucksack
8. Try and find all the pronouns in the following sentence.
Tell them that their tickets are at the reception.
[ ] Tell, are
[ ] that, the
[ ] them, their
[ ] tickets, reception
9. Try and find all the pronouns in the following sentence.
Our football match is cancelled; their sports field is wet.
[ ] football, match
[ ] is, is
[ ] Our, their
[ ] sports, field
10. Try and find all the pronouns in the following sentence.
She celebrated her birthday with family and friends.
[ ] celebrated, birthday
[ ] family, friends
[ ] She, her
[ ] with, and

 

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English Quiz - Pronouns 02 (Answers)
1. Try and find all the pronouns in the following sentence.
Don't take your old book home; take your new one.
[ ] book, home
[ ] old, new
[ ] take, take
[x] your, your
"Your", which means "belonging to you", is a possessive pronoun
2. Try and find all the pronouns in the following sentence.
A van delivered their shopping but not yours.
[ ] A, but
[ ] delivered, but
[x] their, yours
[ ] van, shopping
"Van" and "shopping" are nouns
3. Try and find all the pronouns in the following sentence.
Our washing machine needs repairing; so does theirs.
[ ] needs, does
[ ] needs, repairing
[x] Our, theirs
[ ] washing, machine
"Theirs" never needs an apostrophe!
4. Try and find all the pronouns in the following sentence.
Your car is a newer model than his car.
[ ] car, car
[ ] is, than
[ ] newer, model
[x] Your, his
"His", which means "belonging to him", is a possessive pronoun
5. Try and find all the pronouns in the following sentence.
We have our essays; have you seen theirs anywhere?
[ ] have, our, you, theirs
[ ] our, have, theirs, you
[ ] We, our, you, seen
[x] We, our, you, theirs
"We" and "you" are subject pronouns; "our" and "theirs" are possessive pronouns
6. Try and find all the pronouns in the following sentence.
Is there a dog in your garden? Ours has escaped!
[ ] dog, garden
[ ] Is, escaped
[ ] Is, has
[x] your, ours
"Ours" never needs an apostrophe!
7. Try and find all the pronouns in the following sentence.
His lunch and her book are in my rucksack.
[ ] and, are, in
[ ] her, book, my
[x] His, her, my
[ ] lunch, book, rucksack
"My", which means "belonging to me", is a possessive pronoun
8. Try and find all the pronouns in the following sentence.
Tell them that their tickets are at the reception.
[ ] Tell, are
[ ] that, the
[x] them, their
[ ] tickets, reception
"Them" is a personal pronoun; "their" is a possessive pronoun
9. Try and find all the pronouns in the following sentence.
Our football match is cancelled; their sports field is wet.
[ ] football, match
[ ] is, is
[x] Our, their
[ ] sports, field
Pronouns take the place of nouns in sentences
10. Try and find all the pronouns in the following sentence.
She celebrated her birthday with family and friends.
[ ] celebrated, birthday
[ ] family, friends
[x] She, her
[ ] with, and
"Her", which means "belonging to her", is a possessive pronoun