Whose is it?

Title: Who Does It Belong To? Possessives
Questions:
- Category: Possessive Adjective
  Question: This is ____ book. I bought it yesterday.
  Options:
  - my
  - mine
  - me
  Answer: my
  Explanation: We use the possessive adjective 'my' before the noun 'book'.
- Category: Possessive Pronoun
  Question: The book on the table is ____.
  Options:
  - my
  - mine
  - me
  Answer: mine
  Explanation: We use the possessive pronoun 'mine' to replace 'my book'. It stands alone.
- Category: Possessive Adjective
  Question: Where are ____ keys? You left them here.
  Options:
  - your
  - yours
  - you
  Answer: your
  Explanation: 'Your' is an adjective that goes right before the noun 'keys'.
- Category: Possessive Pronoun
  Question: Are these keys ____? I found them on the floor.
  Options:
  - your
  - yours
  - you
  Answer: yours
  Explanation: 'Yours' is a pronoun that replaces 'your keys' at the end of the sentence.
- Category: Possessive Adjective
  Question: That is ____ car over there. She bought it last year.
  Options:
  - her
  - hers
  - she
  Answer: her
  Explanation: We use the adjective 'her' because it is followed by the noun 'car'.
- Category: Possessive Pronoun
  Question: That fast car is ____. She loves driving it.
  Options:
  - her
  - hers
  - she
  Answer: hers
  Explanation: 'Hers' is a pronoun replacing 'her car' and stands alone without a noun.
- Category: Possessive Adjective
  Question: We need to paint ____ house this summer.
  Options:
  - our
  - ours
  - us
  Answer: our
  Explanation: 'Our' describes whose house it is and sits right in front of the noun 'house'.
- Category: Possessive Pronoun
  Question: The house on the corner is ____.
  Options:
  - our
  - ours
  - we
  Answer: ours
  Explanation: We use the pronoun 'ours' instead of repeating 'our house'.
- Category: Possessive Adjective
  Question: Did they bring ____ jackets? It is cold outside.
  Options:
  - their
  - theirs
  - them
  Answer: their
  Explanation: 'Their' is used before the noun 'jackets' to show who owns them.
- Category: Possessive Pronoun
  Question: Those warm jackets are ____.
  Options:
  - their
  - theirs
  - they
  Answer: theirs
  Explanation: The pronoun 'theirs' stands alone and replaces 'their jackets'.
- Category: Possessive Adjective
  Question: ____ brother is very tall. He plays basketball.
  Options:
  - His
  - He
  - Him
  Answer: His
  Explanation: 'His' is used as an adjective before the noun 'brother'.
- Category: Possessive Pronoun
  Question: I forgot my pen. Can I borrow ____?
  Options:
  - his
  - he
  - him
  Answer: his
  Explanation: 'His' can be both an adjective and a pronoun. Here, it replaces 'his pen'.
- Category: Possessive Adjective
  Question: The dog wagged ____ tail when I came home.
  Options:
  - its
  - it's
  - it
  Answer: its
  Explanation: 'Its' is the possessive adjective for an animal or thing. 'It's' means 'it is'.
- Category: Possessive Pronoun
  Question: This bag is not mine, it must be ____.
  Options:
  - your
  - yours
  - you
  Answer: yours
  Explanation: We use 'yours' to replace 'your bag' so we don't repeat the noun.
- Category: Possessive Adjective
  Question: I really like ____ new shoes. Where did you get them?
  Options:
  - your
  - yours
  - you
  Answer: your
  Explanation: Use 'your' before the noun phrase 'new shoes'.
- Category: Possessive Pronoun
  Question: My phone is broken. Can I use ____?
  Options:
  - yours
  - your
  - you
  Answer: yours
  Explanation: 'Yours' is used alone here to mean 'your phone'.
- Category: Possessive Adjective
  Question: ____ parents live in Spain. I visit them every summer.
  Options:
  - My
  - Mine
  - Me
  Answer: My
  Explanation: 'My' is the adjective that must come before the noun 'parents'.
- Category: Possessive Pronoun
  Question: These tickets are for us. They are ____.
  Options:
  - our
  - ours
  - we
  Answer: ours
  Explanation: 'Ours' replaces 'our tickets' and stands by itself at the end of the sentence.
- Category: Possessive Adjective
  Question: Please take off ____ shoes at the door.
  Options:
  - your
  - yours
  - you
  Answer: your
  Explanation: The noun 'shoes' follows the blank, so we need the adjective 'your'.
- Category: Possessive Pronoun
  Question: I found a hat on the chair. Is it ____?
  Options:
  - his
  - he
  - him
  Answer: his
  Explanation: The pronoun 'his' is used here to ask if it is 'his hat'.
- Category: Possessive Adjective
  Question: She gave me ____ phone number so I could call later.
  Options:
  - her
  - hers
  - she
  Answer: her
  Explanation: 'Her' is a possessive adjective used before 'phone number'.
- Category: Possessive Pronoun
  Question: The blue umbrella is ____. I bought it yesterday.
  Options:
  - my
  - mine
  - me
  Answer: mine
  Explanation: 'Mine' is a pronoun that replaces 'my umbrella' and needs no noun after it.
- Category: Possessive Adjective
  Question: They sold ____ old car last week.
  Options:
  - their
  - theirs
  - them
  Answer: their
  Explanation: We need the adjective 'their' to describe whose 'old car' it was.
- Category: Possessive Pronoun
  Question: Their garden is big, but ____ is very small.
  Options:
  - our
  - ours
  - us
  Answer: ours
  Explanation: Instead of saying 'our garden', we can just use the pronoun 'ours'.
- Category: Possessive Pronoun
  Question: I have my laptop, but she forgot ____.
  Options:
  - her
  - hers
  - she
  Answer: hers
  Explanation: 'Hers' stands alone to mean 'her laptop'. We don't use 'her' without a noun after it.

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