Class 3: Other grammar concepts

Possessive Determiner, Possessive Pronoun and Object

Pronoun Exercises

1. Fill in the blank with the correct possessive determiner (my, your, his, her, its,
our, their).

Hi Daniel,

My name is Jhon. This is my friend Jason. He’s 12. ___ sister is nine. They have got a pet.
___ pet is a budgie. ___ name is Charlie. Jason and I go to the same school. There are 450
boys and girls in ___ school. Jason’s form teacher is Mrs. Peterson. She has got a pet, too.
___ pet is a tortoise. Our form teacher is Mr. Smith. I like ___ lessons. He has two dogs.
The dogs love to play in ___ garden. Now I have a question for you. What’s ___ pet?

2. Choose the correct possessive determiner or possessive pronoun.

For example:
Whose is this bike? Is it really his / him?
In this case the correct answer is the possessive pronoun his which is equal to his bike.

Is she your / yours teacher?

In this case the correct answer is the possessive determiner your which is with the noun
teacher.
1. Hey Ron! This is not our / ours car. Our / Ours is red.
2. Lisa broke her / hers left leg.
3. This is mine / my house, where’s theirs / their?
4. Is this Emily’s room? –Yes, it’s her / hers.
5. I lost mine / my pen in the library. Can I have one of your / yours?
6. Stop! –These sweets are all mine / my.
7. Did you forget to do your / yours homework yesterday? –No, I didn’t. I did mine / my
homework.
8. Are these really your / yours shoes? –Yes, These are mine / my shoes. –They are not
your / yours.

3. Substitute the underline phrase in the sentence with the correct object pronoun.
For example:
The teacher always gives the students homework.
me / them / you
In this case the correct answer is them as it is a replacement of the noun the students,
which is plural.

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I am reading the book to my little sister.
her / us / him
In this case the correct answer is her as it is a replacement of the noun my little sister, who
is a girl.
1. The boys are riding their bikes.
it / them / her
2. My father is writing a letter to John.
me / her / him
3. I don’t know the answer.
she / her / it
4. Sally is going to Anne.
her / him / me
5. Open the window, please
it / them / us
6. Can you tell the people the way to the airport, please?
you / them / us
7. The books are for Peter.
him / her / you
8. Can you help my sister and me, please?
her / me / us

4. Fill in the blank with the correct object pronoun (me, you, him, her, it, us, them).
For example:
Is he marrying Leila? –Yes, he is in love with her.
In this case the correct answer is her as it is a replacement of the noun Leila mentioned at
the beginning of the conversation.

Your son is making a lot of noise! –I’ll ask him to be quite.

In this case the correct answer is him as it is a replacement of the noun Your son
mentioned at the beginning of the conversation.
1. Please will you ask Robert to come in? –Sorry, I don´t know ___
2. Where are my glasses? –You are wearing ___!
3. Do you like apples? –I love ___!
4. Why is he always talking about Liza? –He obviously likes ___!
5. Where is my book? –Oh, dear! I’ve lost ___!
6. Is that Nancy’s new boyfriend? –Don’t ask me, ask ___!
7. What is the tittle of that article? –I’m afraid I can’t remember ___
8. Look at John! He seems so happy –His friends offered ___ a guitar for his birthday.

5. Choose the correct answer: possessive determiner, possessive pronoun or

object pronoun.
For example:
Look at this picture. These are my nieces. Them / Their / Theirs names are Cristina and
Laura.

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In this case the correct answer is the possessive determiner Their which is with the noun
names.

Carla Bruni is really pretty. I’m in love with she / hers / her
In this case the correct answer is object pronoun her as it is a replacement of the noun
Carla Bruni mentioned at the beginning.

1. President Obama was born in Hawaii but his / your / him father was born in Kenya.
2. My cell phone is dead. Can I use it / yours / your?
3. We have a big problem. Can you help us / we / them?
4. Carla Bruni was born in Italy but hers / his / her grandmother is not Italian.
5. I’m going to see the Rolling Stones. Do you like them / it / they?
6. That car is not ours. Is it your / yours / ours?
7. My job is wonderful. I really like its / mine / it!
8. We’re an international school. Us / Our / Ours students come from different countries.

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Answer Sheet

1. Fill in the blank with the correct possessive determiner (my, your, his, her, its,
our, their).

Hi Daniel,

My name is Jhon. This is my friend Jason. He’s 12. His sister is nine. They have got a pet.
Their pet is a budgie. His name is Charlie. Jason and I go to the same school. There are
450 boys and girls in our school. Jason’s form teacher is Mrs. Peterson. She has got a pet,
too. Her pet is a tortoise. Our form teacher is Mr. Smith. I like his lessons. He has two dogs.
The dogs love to play in his garden. Now I have a question for you. What’s your pet?

2. Choose the correct possessive determiner or possessive pronoun.

1. Hey Ron! This is not our / ours car. Our / Ours is red.
2. Lisa broke her / hers left leg.
3. This is mine / my house, where’s theirs / their?
4. Is this Emily’s room? –Yes, it’s her / hers.
5. I lost mine / my pen in the library. Can I have one of your / yours?
6. Stop! –These sweets are all mine / my.
7. Did you forget to do your / yours homework yesterday? –No, I didn’t. I did mine / my
homework.
8. Are these really your / yours shoes? –Yes, These are mine / my shoes. –They are not
your / yours.

3. Substitute the underline phrase in the sentence with the correct object pronoun.

1. The boys are riding their bikes.

it / them / her
2. My father is writing a letter to John.
me / her / him
3. I don’t know the answer.
she / her / it
4. Sally is going to Anne.
her / him / me
5. Open the window, please
it / them / us
6. Can you tell the people the way to the airport, please?
you / them / us
7. The books are for Peter.
him / her / you
8. Can you help my sister and me, please?
her / me / us

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4. Fill in the blank with the correct object pronoun (me, you, him, her, it, us, them).

1. Please will you ask Robert to come in? –Sorry, I don´t know him
2. Where are my glasses? –You are wearing them!
3. Do you like apples? –I love them!
4. Why is he always talking about Liza? –He obviously likes her!
5. Where is my book? –Oh, dear! I’ve lost it!
6. Is that Nancy’s new boyfriend? –Don’t ask me, ask her!
7. What is the tittle of that article? –I’m afraid I can’t remember it
8. Look at John! He seems so happy –His friends offered him a guitar for his birthday.

5. Choose the correct answer: possessive determiner, possessive pronoun or

object pronoun.

1. President Obama was born in Hawaii but his / your / him father was born in Kenya.
2. My cell phone is dead. Can I use it / yours / your?
3. We have a big problem. Can you help us / we / them?
4. Carla Bruni was born in Italy but hers / his / her grandmother is not Italian.
5. I’m going to see the Rolling Stones. Do you like them / it / they?
6. That car is not ours. Is it your / yours / ours?
7. My job is wonderful. I really like its / mine / it!
8. We’re an international school. Us / Our / Ours students come from different countries.

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