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Free English Possessives Exercise and Tests

Possessives Exercise

1. I saw that ……………….. yesterday.

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When we want to use a possessive with a demonstrative (this / that), we use a construction with of + possessive.

2. She is a …………………….

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When we want to use an article with a possessive, we use a construction with of + possessive.

3. That bag must be ……………..

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Her is a possessive adjective. It goes before a noun. Hers is a possessive pronoun. It can stand alone.

4. The dog is happy. …………….. just had ………….. breakfast.

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It’s means it is or it has. Its is a possessive word like his or her.

5. ………………. has just invited me to her party.

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We cannot use a possessive after an article. Instead we use a structure with of.

6. How is that ………………….?

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We cannot use a possessive after an demonstrative adjective. Instead we use a structure with of.

7. Other people’s lives always seem more exciting than …………….

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One’s cannot be used as a pronoun. Instead we use one’s own.

8. Did you like this new idea ………………?

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We cannot usually use a possessive with another determiner. Instead we use a structure with ‘of+ possessive’.

9. That artist is a ………………..

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10. That …………………. has drunk all the milk.

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We cannot usually use a possessive with another determiner. Instead we use a structure with ‘of+ possessive’.

11. It is easy to lose ……………. temper when one is criticized.

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One’s is a possessive form like his or her.

12. The teacher asked the students to submit their ……………..

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After a plural determiner, we normally use a plural pronoun.