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5. potato : __________________

6. fireman : __________________

7. deer : __________________

8. box : __________________

9. knife : __________________

10. man : __________________

Grammar

Words That Show Possession

Read the following sentences.

‘In all the world there is no yarn as fine as mine,’ Arachne said.

‘In all the world my yarn is the finest,’ Arachne said.

The words mine and my tell us whose the yarn was. We use words like my, mine, ours, his, her,
etc. to show possession, belonging or ownership.

Read the following table to understand the relation between person and words to show
possession.

person words to show possession

first person: I, we my, mine, our, ours

second person: you your, yours
third person: she, he, it, they her, hers, his, its, their, theirs

A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from brackets.

1. __________ house is across the river. (Our/Theirs)

2. My mother suggested I wear pink. The idea was __________. (hers/his)

3. They have gone to __________ rooms to take rest. (their/theirs)

4. My brother bought that laptop. It is __________. (his/mine)

5. I found a pair of glasses. Are they __________? (your/yours)

6. I saw it first. It is __________ now. (mine/my)

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