G2: Possessive Pronouns

by Tom Rohrbach

Choose the correct possessive pronoun for each blank.

Only one answer is correct.

That dictionary has my name on it because it’s __.
1. mine
2. I's
3. me's
4. my
The Gucci purse on the table is nice. Is it Nancy’s? Yes, it’s __.
1. her
2. her's
3. hers
4. she's
I like that new car. Does it belong to Mr. Evans? Yes, it’s __.
1. him
2. he's
3. his
4. him's
We were in the finals of the dance contest against Jimmy and Paula. Our dance was good, but I think __ was better.
1. their
2. them's
3. theirs
4. they's
We just signed the papers for the new house. It’s finally __.
1. our's
2. us's
3. us
4. ours
Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins sold us this house. It used to be __, but now it’s ours.
1. they's
2. thiers
3. theirs
4. them's
Who broke the living room window? Ricky, is this your baseball? No? Then where is Billy? It must be __.
1. him's
2. his'
3. he's
4. his
My name is Alexander, my father’s name is Alexander, and my grandfather’s name was Alexander. Guess what my great grandfather’s name was? No, __ was Alfred! Surprise!
1. him's
2. his
3. he's
4. his'
My name is Sylvia, my mother’s name is Sylvia, and my grandmother’s name was Sylvia. Guess what my great grandmother’s name was? Yes, __ was Sylvia too!
1. hers
2. her
3. her's
4. she's
My grandfather’s alma mater* is Harvard, and my father’s alma mater is Harvard, but __ is Stanford. *’alma mater’ = college you graduated from
1. my
2. me
3. me's
4. mine