University:
Alabama State University
Course:
ENG 303 | Advanced Grammar
Academic year:

2023
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336

Pages:

2
Author:

Ricardo Cobb

Exercices 4 A-In the following sentences, substitute the possessive Pronoun for the words in italics. 1. This pen is my pen. (This pen is mine.) 2. These seats are our seats. These seats are ours. 3. This umbrella is her umbrella. This umbrella is hers. 4. These pencils are your pencils. These pencils are yours. 5. That fountain pen is my fountain pen. That fountain pen is mine. 6. That overcoat is his overcoat. That overcoat is his. 7. These cigarettes seem to be your cigarettes; they are not my Cigarettes. These cigarettes seem to be yours; they are not mine. 8. I believe this pen is her pen ; it is not my pen. I believe this pen is hers; it is not mine. 9. Is this notebook your notebook or John’s? Is this notebook yours or John’s? C. Supply the necessary reflexive pronoun. (Note that these are all examples of the reflexive use of such pronouns.) herself 1. The llttle g1rlhurt............when she fell. ourselves 2. We protect...........from the rain with an umberlla. herself 3. The girl taught....................to sew. themselves 4. Both boys taught...........to swim. ourselves 5. We all enjoyed.....................at the concert last night. themselves 6. The children amuse.........With the kitten. himself 7. The policeman shot........................by accident. B. in the following sentences substitute the verb to be for the verb to belong. Then introduce a possessive pronoun or the possessive form of the noun. 1. This pen belongs to him. This pen is his. 2. I think this desk belongs to Mrs. Jones. I think this desk is Mrs. Jones's. 3. That car belongs to Jim. That car is Jim's. 4. These green apples belong to us, but those yellow ones belong to them. These green apples are ours, but those yellow ones are theirs. 5. I think this pencil belongs to me, but the yellow one belongs to you. I think this pencil is mine, but the yellow one is yours. 6. This Package of cigarettes must belong to him. This package of cigarettes must be his. 7. Umbrella belongs to the teacher. The umbrella is the teacher's. 8. These seats belong to them. These seats are theirs. 9. That big yellow Cadillac belongs to our landlord. That big yellow Cadillac is our landlord's. 10. This Watch doesn't belong to me ; it belongs to my father. This watch doesn't belong to me; it belongs to my father. 11. The Kid sweater belongs to me; the blue one belongs to Jim The kid sweater is mine; the blue one is Jim's. 12. That bicycle belongs to Jim's little brother That bicycle belongs to Jim's little brother. C. Complete the following sentences with a possessive adiective or a possessive pronoun. their ours 1. They swim in pool...........and we swim in............. my hers 2. I have........... Vacation in June and Helen has............. in July. my umbrella, but. Helen couldn't find................. hers 3. I found....... our theirs 4. We were late for........... Class, and Helen and Grace were also late for............ his mine 5. John enjoys.......... work, and I enjoy........... their their own locker. 6. Each student in the school has .........own desk and........... my hers 7. I borrowed money from all........friends, but Helen refused to borrow any money from............ our theirs 8. We have a television set in ........... bedroom, and the boys have another set in ...........