Pronouns and Possessive Forms

Subject Object Possessive Possessive

Pronouns Pronouns Adjectives Pronouns
I me my mine
you you your yours
he him his his
she her her hers
it it its ----
we us our ours
you you your yours
they them their theirs

Example Sentences: Subject and Object Pronouns

Subject Example Object Example

Pronouns Pronouns
I I work in me She gave me the book.
Portland.
you You like listening you Peter bought you a
to music. present.
he He lives in Seattle. him She told him the secret.
she She went on her I asked her to come
vacation last with me.
week.
it It seems hot today! it Jack gave it to Alice.
we We enjoy playing us The teacher taught us
golf. French.
you You can come to you I passed out the books
the party. to you last week.
they They are students them The state provided
at this school. them with insurance.

Example Sentences: Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns

Possessive Example Possessive Example

Adjectives Pronouns
my That is my house. mine That car is mine.
your Your subject is yours That book is yours.
English.
his His wife is from his That dog over
Italy. there is his.
her Her name is Christa. hers That house is hers.
its Its color is black.
our Our car is very old. ours That poster on the
wall is ours.
your I have your tests yours The responsibility
corrected for you is all yours.
today.
their It's difficult to theirs The house on the
understand their corner is theirs.
meaning.

Quiz

Choose the best option to fill in the blanks below, using the correct form
as a substitute for the word(s) in parentheses.

1. __________ works at the National Bank. (Mary)

• She
• Her
• He
2. Please give __________ the book. (Peter)
• her
• it
• him
3. That's __________ book on the table. (I)
• mine
• my
• our
4. The book is __________. (John)
• hers
• its
• his
5. __________ enjoy watching movies on Friday evenings. (My brother and
I)
• They
• We
• Us
6. I enjoyed listening to __________ last week. (the song)
• it
• him
• them
7. Alison asked __________ questions because they couldn't come. (Mary
and Frank)
• them
• us
• him
8. I think __________ idea is crazy! (You)
• their
• you
• your
9. I'm sure it's __________. (the computer that belongs to my sister and
me)
• theirs
• yours
• ours
10. That dog over there is __________. (Henry)
• him
• its
• his
11. __________ color is red. (The car)
• Its
• Her
• Their
12. Tom gave __________ some advice. (The children, my wife and I)
• them
• us
• our
13. __________ study French in college. (Peter, Anne, and Frank)
• We
• Them
• They
14. She ate __________ quickly and left for work. (breakfast)
• them
• it
• us
15. I'd like to hear __________ opinion. (Susan)
• their
• her
• his
16. No, that one is __________. (you)
• yours
• his
• hers
17. Do you hear the telephone? I think it's __________. (my telephone)
• me
• mine
• my
18. Would you like to buy __________ cookies? (My friends and I)
• we
• our
• your
19. No, that one is __________. (you)
• your
• yours
• his
20. She works for __________ company. (John)
• him
• our
• his