Grandpa has a cactus garden in Arizona’s; the largest cactus in the neigbourhood is grandpa’s.. A cactus has few or no leaves, so the desert sun cannot evaporate all the cactus’s water.
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Possessive pronouns show who or what owns or possesses something My, mine, yours, her, hers, his, its, our, ours, their, and theirs are possessive pronouns.
• Use my, your, her, our, and their before nouns
• Use mine, yours, hers, ours, and theirs alone
• His and its can be used both before nouns and alone
• Do not use an apostrophe with possessive pronouns
Write the pronouns that correctly completes
each sentence
1 Ants use (theirs, their) antennae for
touch and smell
2 That nest under the tree is (theirs,
their)
3 An ant has two stomachs in (its, our)
abdomen
4 One stomach stores food for other ants
to share, and another stomach holds (it’s,
its) own food
5 The queen is larger than the other ants,
and (her, hers) body is an egg factory
6 All the worker ants are sterile, so the egg
laying task is (her, hers)
7 A male ant lives apart from the colony and
plays (his, theirs) part by mating with the
queen
8 My family and I sometimes get ants in
(our, hers) house
9 The house with purple trim is (my mine)
10 Don’t have (your, theirs) picnics next to
an ant colony
11 This is (mine, my) cat that chases ants
12 The dog is (her, hers)
13 The dog hurt (its, it’s) paw
14 The barking dog is (their, theirs)
15 This ant farm is (our, ours)
16 Amy and I spent (our, mine) afternoon at the zoo
17 Amy’s favourite is the elephant Which is (your, yours)?
18 (Hers, My) favourite was the dolphins
19 A mother wolf nursed (hers, her) pup
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The hike was Tony and Dora’s idea
Did you like Pablo’s and my movie?
We all know about Zara’s birthday
I would listen to Dad’s suggestions
Every living thing must adapt to every living thing’s surroundings.
Plants are even more affected by plants; surroundings than animals are.
Grandpa has a cactus garden in Arizona’s; the largest cactus in the
neigbourhood is grandpa’s.
Because Arizona is a desert, Arizona’s climate is hot and dry.
Mary and I observed desert plants and animals on Mary’s and my vacation.
A cactus has few or no leaves, so the desert sun cannot evaporate all the cactus’s water.
Some desert plants tap water from the deep underground with the desert plant’s long roots.
The guide advised the hikers to take long canteens, but Dorie and Ed forgot Dorie’s and Ed’s.
Every living thing must adapt to every living thing’s surroundings.
Plants are even more affected by plants; surroundings than animals are.
Grandpa has a cactus garden in Arizona’s; the largest cactus in the
neigbourhood is grandpa’s.
Because Arizona is a desert, Arizona’s climate is hot and dry.
Mary and I observed desert plants and animals on Mary’s and my vacation.
A cactus has few or no leaves, so the desert sun cannot evaporate all the cactus’s water.
Some desert plants tap water from the deep underground with the desert plant’s long roots.
The guide advised the hikers to take long canteens, but Dorie and Ed forgot Dorie’s and Ed’s.
Replace the underlined words or phrases with possessive pronouns Rewrite the
sentences
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each sentence
1 Ants use (theirs, their) antennae for
touch and smell
2 That nest under the tree is (theirs,
their)
3 An ant has two stomachs in (its, our)
abdomen
4 One stomach stores food for other ants
to share, and another stomach holds (it’s,
its) own food
5 The queen is larger than the other ants,
and (her, hers) body is an egg factory
6 All the worker ants are sterile, so the egg
laying task is (her, hers)
7 A male ant lives apart from the colony and
plays (his, theirs) part by mating with the
queen
8 My family and sometimes get ants in (our,
hers) house
9 The house with purple trim is (my mine)
10 Don’t have (your, theirs) picnics next to
an ant colony
11 This is (mine, my) cat that chases ants
12 The dog is (her, hers)
13 The dog hurt (its, it’s) paw
14 The barking dog is (their, theirs)
15 This ant farm is (our, ours)
16 Amy and I spent (our, mine) afternoon at the zoo
17 Amy’s favourite is the elephant Which is (your, yours)?
18 (Hers, My) favourite was the dolphins
19 A mother wolf nursed (hers, her) pup
The hike was Tony and Dora’s idea (their) Did you like Pablo’s and my movie? (our)
We all know about Zara’s birthday (her)
I would listen to Dad’s suggestions (his) Look at the anteater’s snout (its) The picture is Ed’s and mine (ours) The prize was Lisa’s (hers)
The decision was the judges’ (theirs)
I would listen to Dad’s suggestions (his)
The prize was Lisa’s (hers)
ANSWER KEY
Trang 4Every living thing must adapt to every living thing’s surroundings.
Ans: their
Plants are even more affected by plants; surroundings than animals are.
Ans: its
Grandpa has a cactus garden in Arizona’s; the largest cactus in the
neigbourhood is grandpa’s.
Ans: his
Because Arizona is a desert, Arizona’s climate is hot and dry.
Ans: its
Mary and I observed desert plants and animals on Mary’s and my vacation.
Ans: ours
A cactus has few or no leaves, so the desert sun cannot evaporate all the cactus’s water.
Ans: its
Some desert plants tap water from the deep underground with the
desert plant’s long roots.
Ans: its
The guide advised the hikers to take long canteens, but Dorie and Ed forgot Dorie’s and Ed’s.
Ans: theirs
Every living thing must adapt to every living thing’s surroundings.
Ans: their
Plants are even more affected by plants; surroundings than animals are.
Ans: its
Grandpa has a cactus garden in Arizona’s; the largest cactus in the
neigbourhood is grandpa’s.
Ans: his
Because Arizona is a desert, Arizona’s climate is hot and dry.
Ans: its
Mary and I observed desert plants and animals on Mary’s and my vacation.
Ans: ours
A cactus has few or no leaves, so the desert sun cannot evaporate all the cactus’s water.
Ans: its
Some desert plants tap water from the deep underground with the
desert plant’s long roots.
Ans: its
The guide advised the hikers to take long canteens, but Dorie and Ed forgot Dorie’s and Ed’s.
Ans: theirs