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29 Possessive Nouns, Adjectives
Chapter and Pronouns

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Possessive Nouns, Adjectives and Pronouns Example
1. The apostrophe (’s) is added to singular and plural That is Sue’s handwriting.
nouns to form possessive nouns. This is the driver’s license.
2. For plural nouns that end in ‘s’, we add the apostrophe The girls’ results are good.
(’) after the ‘s’. The boys’ room is in a mess.
3. For non-living things, we use ‘of the’ to show The doors of the cupboard are open.
possession. The tyre of the bike is flat.
4. Adjectives that show possession are called possessive
adjectives. Where is your pet dog?
Examples: my, your, his, her, their, its, and our. This isn’t his racket.
5. Pronouns that show possession are called possessive
pronouns. These books are ours.
Examples: mine, yours, his, hers, theirs, its, and ours. This is not his. It is mine.

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

Exercise A 6. We still have to wait for another ten minutes
before results are released.
For each question below, choose the best answer
from the options A, B, C and D. A ours C ours’
B our D our’s
1. shoes are dirty but Rita’s
are very clean. 7. The was blown off during
A Jame’s C James the thunderstorm. C roof of the house
A house’s roof
B James’ D James’s
B house’ roof D roof’s of the house
2. This pen is not mine. It must be . 8. attract not only birds but
A yours C its also many tourists.
B herself D him
A The park’s trees
B The trees in the park
3. One of the is already
broken. C The trees’ park
A chair’s legs C legs of the chair D The tree’s park
B chairs’ legs D legs’ of the chair 9. I have just taken my clothes for dry cleaning.
is already done.
4. The hostel is well guarded A You C Yours
at night. B Your D Your’s
A woman's C womens
B women's D womans 10. The bicycles are neatly
parked under the shed.
5. That is not his idea. It is . A youths C youths’s
A mine C myself B youths’ D youth’s
B me D I
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