8C GRAMMAR possessive pronouns

a Circle the correct word in the conversations.

1 A Is that the neighbours’ cat?

B No, their / theirs is brown, not black.

2 A Where does your girlfriend live?

B She lives in the city centre with her / hers parents.

3 A Can you move your / yours car, please?

B That’s not my / mine car.

4 A Is that Bill’s camera?

B No, it’s our / ours . Why?

5 A My / Mine son’s just got a new job in London.

B Oh, really? Our / Ours daughter’s working there at the moment.

6 A I love this motorbike! Is it your / yours?

B No, it’s not my / mine, unfortunately.

b Complete the sentences with the correct subject or object pronouns

(I, me, etc.) and possessive adjectives or pronouns (my, mine, etc.).
1 If Andrew doesn’t leave soon, he’ll miss the train. I think you should
tell him to hurry.

2 A What are you looking for, Mum?

My it
B purse. I can’t find anywhere.
it
A ’s on the table in the dining room.
it me
B Oh, great! Can you get for ?

she her
3 Do you know where Sally is? isn’t at desk,
and one of the administrators is looking for her .

They theirs
4 My brothers are very lazy. spend most of
free time sleeping or watching TV. My dad’s always angry
with their .

5 A Is that your umbrella, Lucy?

hers
B No, it isn’t mine . Ask Claire. I think it’s .

6 My sister and I work in the same office. our hours are the
we
same, so often have lunch together.

ACTIVATION

Write four sentences that are true for you using I, me, my, and mine.
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