Possessive Pronouns: Mine, Yours, His, HersB2 Grammar Exercises

Exercise 1Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option for each gap.
1

Which option correctly completes the sentence? “That book isn’t yours—it’s ______.”

2

Identify the sentence in which “mine’s” is used correctly as a contraction.

3

Which sentence shows informal/dialectal (non‑standard) use of “mines” as a possessive pronoun?

4

“— Whose turn is it? — ______ going next.”

5

The geologists explored three ______ in the valley.

6

I don’t want your help; I can do it ______.

7

Informally, someone might say ‘That seat is ______’ instead of ‘mine.’

8

Which sentence correctly uses “mine’s” to mean “mine has”?

9

Which of these is a non‑standard possessive pronoun often found in dialect?

10

Complete with the standard possessive pronoun: “That victory was entirely ______.”