Let's solve each question in the worksheet
"Pick The Best" by choosing the correct
possessive pronoun. Possessive pronouns show ownership and do not need a noun after them (e.g., *mine*, *yours*, *his*, *hers*, *theirs*, *ours*).
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a) Will you please give the ball back? It is _______. (me / mine)
✔ Answer: mine
👉 "Mine" shows that the ball belongs to the speaker.
Explanation: We use *mine* instead of *me* because we're showing possession.
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b) My cycle is black but _______ is blue. (you / yours)
✔ Answer: yours
👉 "Yours" refers to the other person’s cycle.
Explanation: *Yours* = your cycle. We don’t say "you is blue" — that’s incorrect grammar.
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c) This pen is ________. You forgot it here. (yours / you)
✔ Answer: yours
👉 The pen belongs to the person being spoken to.
Explanation: *Yours* means "your pen." *You* is a subject pronoun, not possessive.
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d) I could find my books but Shobit and Tia could not find ________. (his / theirs / hers)
✔ Answer: theirs
👉 Shobit and Tia are two people (plural), so we use *theirs*.
Explanation: *Theirs* = their books. *His* or *hers* would be singular.
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e) I think those blocks are ________. (we / us / ours)
✔ Answer: ours
👉 The blocks belong to "we" (us).
Explanation: *Ours* = our blocks. *We* and *us* are subject/object pronouns, not possessive.
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f) They live in this blue house. The house is ________. (theirs / ours / yours)
✔ Answer: theirs
👉 "They" own the house, so the possessive pronoun is *theirs*.
Explanation: *Theirs* means "their house."
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g) Look, the gardener is leaving. The water hose is ________. (ours / his / mine)
✔ Answer: his
👉 The gardener is a man, and he owns the hose.
Explanation: *His* refers to the gardener’s hose. *Ours* or *mine* would mean it belongs to us or me, which isn't the case.
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h) Your handwriting is neater than ________. (me, I, mine)
✔ Answer: mine
👉 We are comparing handwriting. "Your handwriting is neater than mine" = than my handwriting.
Explanation: *Mine* = my handwriting. We don’t say "than me" or "than I" — those are incorrect in comparisons.
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✔ Final Answers:
| Question | Correct Answer |
|--------|----------------|
| a) | mine |
| b) | yours |
| c) | yours |
| d) | theirs |
| e) | ours |
| f) | theirs |
| g) | his |
| h) | mine |
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🔍 Summary Tip:
- Use
possessive pronouns (*mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs*) when showing ownership
without a noun.
- Avoid using personal pronouns like *me, you, I, us* in place of possessives when talking about ownership.
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