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Possessive pronouns include my, mine, our, ours, its, his, her, hers, their, theirs, your, yours,

whose, and one's - all words that demonstrate ownership. Here are some examples of possessive pronouns used in sentences:

I saw her book on your table. His hair is longer than hers. My dog is better than their dog. The kids are yours, mine, and ours. Whose book is on our desk? Ones treasure is special. The house is theirs and its paint is flaking. Is his car really that fast? The money was really theirs for the taking. We shall finally have what is rightfully ours. Their mother gets along well with yours. I never did find out whose phone number that was. What's mine is yours, my friend. Never underestimate one's value to his family. Her timing couldn't have been less appropriate. The dog is mine. The cat is yours. My house is small. Our house is big. Its color is red. The ring is hers. The bag is theirs.

Replace the personal pronouns by possessive pronouns. 1. This book is (you) yours . 2. The ball is (I) . 3. The blue car is (we) . 4. The ring is (she) . 5. We met Paul and Jane last night. This house is (they) 6. 7. 8. 9. The luggage is (he) . The pictures are (she) . In our garden is a bird. The nest is (it) This cat is (we) . .

10.This was not my fault. It was (you)

Exercise A : Fill out the correct possessive pronoun! 1. I have a bike. It's bike. boat. apple. skateboard.

2. Mum and I have a boat. It's 3. The horse has an apple. It's

4. John and Max have a skateboard. It's 6. You have a dog. It's dog. dad.

7. Max and you have a dad. It's

Exercise B : Fill out the correct possessive pronoun! 1. I have a dog. That dog is 2. She has a cat. That cat is 3. We have a car. That car is 4. They have a bike. That bike is 5. He has a key. That key is 6. You have a hat. That hat is ! ! ! ! ! !

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