Question

Choose if each sentence requires a possessive adjective or a possessive pronoun: 1. She's not his friend, she's ... (my/mine). 2. Robert didn't drink his own coffee. He drank (her/hers). 3. That is one of (her/hers) friends. 4. His grandfather is old, while (my/mine) grandfather isn't. 5. Did (your/yours) mother play volleyball? 6. I don't know (their/theirs) daughter very well. 7. I talked to (my/mine) grandmother for three hours last night. 8. I think I got my books mixed up with (your/yours). 9. Julia's hair is shorter than (my/mine). 10. Their children are older than (our/ours).​

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. She's not his friend, she's mine.

2. Robert didn't drink his own coffee. He drank hers.

3. That is one of her friends.

4. His grandfather is old, while my grandfather isn't.

5. Did your mother play volleyball?

6. I don't know their daughter very well.

7. I talked to my grandmother for three hours last night.

8. I think I got my books mixed up with yours.

9. Julia's hair is shorter than mine.

10. Their children are older than ours.​

Answer 2

Sure, I'll go through each sentence and determine whether a possessive adjective (like "my," "your," "his," etc.) or a possessive pronoun (like "mine," "yours," "his," etc.) is needed.

1. She's not his friend, she's mine. - In this sentence, "mine" is a possessive pronoun, indicating that the friend belongs to the speaker.

2. Robert didn't drink his own coffee. He drank hers. - In this sentence, "hers" is a possessive pronoun, indicating that the coffee belongs to someone else (a female, presumably).

3. That is one of her friends. - In this sentence, "her" is a possessive adjective modifying the noun "friends."

4. His grandfather is old, while mine grandfather isn't. - This sentence has a grammatical error. It should be "my grandfather" instead of "mine." So it would be: "His grandfather is old, while my grandfather isn't."

5. Did your mother play volleyball? - In this sentence, "your" is a possessive adjective modifying the noun "mother."

6. I don't know their daughter very well. - In this sentence, "their" is a possessive adjective modifying the noun "daughter."

7. I talked to my grandmother for three hours last night. - In this sentence, "my" is a possessive adjective modifying the noun "grandmother."

8. I think I got my books mixed up with yours. - In this sentence, "yours" is a possessive pronoun, indicating that the books belong to someone else (the person you're addressing).

9. Julia's hair is shorter than mine. - In this sentence, "mine" is a possessive pronoun, indicating that the hair belongs to the speaker.

10. Their children are older than ours. - In this sentence, "ours" is a possessive pronoun, indicating that the children belong to the speaker and someone else.

So, to summarize: - Sentences 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, and 10 require possessive pronouns (mine, hers, theirs, yours, ours). - Sentences 3, 5, and 9 require possessive adjectives (her, your, my). - Sentence 4 has a grammatical error and should be corrected to "my grandfather."