Let’s go through each sentence one by one to pick the best pronoun.
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1. The girl walked down the hall and dropped ___ book.
- The subject is “the girl” → so we need a pronoun that matches a girl.
- “her” = belongs to a girl or woman
✔
- “his” = belongs to a boy
✘
- “our” = belongs to us (including the speaker)
✘
→ So,
her is correct.
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2. Fred goes home and feeds ___ cat after school.
- Fred is a boy’s name → so we use “his”
- “her” = for girls
✘
- “my” = belongs to me
✘
- “his” = belongs to him
✔
→ So,
his is correct.
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3. The children waved to ___ teacher when they left the classroom.
- “The children” = plural, more than one kid → so we need a plural possessive pronoun.
- “her” = singular, female
✘
- “his” = singular, male
✘
- “their” = belongs to them (plural)
✔
→ So,
their is correct.
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4. The rabbit wriggled ___ nose at me.
- Rabbit is an animal → we use “its” for animals (when not personified)
- “our” = belongs to us
✘
- “my” = belongs to me
✘
- “its” = belongs to it (the rabbit)
✔
→ So,
its is correct.
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5. My family likes to play games in ___ living room.
- “My family” = includes the speaker → so we say “our”
- “his” = belongs to a boy
✘
- “her” = belongs to a girl
✘
- “our” = belongs to us (me and my family)
✔
→ So,
our is correct.
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Final Answer:
1. her
2. his
3. their
4. its
5. our
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of pronoun worksheets.
