Read each question and use the drop-down menu to choose the response that uses a possessive pronoun correctly.
Whose apple is that?
- The apple is yours.
- The apple is for you.
- It's your apple
Why do you need a new algebra book?
- My is lost.
- I lost mine.
- I lost my book
Can Tasha and Sam borrow your car?
- They can have the car.
- It is their car.
- The car is theirs.
Answer:
Whose apple is that?
The apple is mine.
Why do you need a new algebra book?
I lost mine.
Can Tasha and Sam borrow your car?
The car is theirs.
Explanation:
The correct responses for the above questions have been selected.
In the first question, the owner of the apple is called into question and the proper possessive pronoun <u>Mine</u> is used to denote ownership.
In the second question, the question is asked why the speaker needs a new algebra book and again, the correct possessive pronoun <u>MIne </u>is used to show ownership, <em>" I lost mine".</em>
Likewise the last question where the question is asked if Tasha and Sam can borrow the speaker's car and this time there is a transfer of "ownership" so as to say and the correct reply is to use the possessive pronoun <u>Theirs.</u><em> "The car is theirs"</em>