Question

Underline the correct word.

1 Is this book (
your / yours) or your brother’s?
2 This isn’t our camera; it’s (their / theirs).
3 Have you seen ( her / hers)new computer?
4 Dom and Kate have gotten a dog.( Its / Their) name is Scooby.
5 That pen is (my / mine)! Give it to me!
6 I don’t know where the teacher is, but that’s (his / hers) car.

Answer 1

Resposta:

1 Is this book (

your / yours) or your brother’s?

2 This isn’t our camera; it’s (their / theirs).

3 Have you seen ( her / hers)new computer?

4 Dom and Kate have gotten a dog.( Its / Their) name is Scooby.

5 That pen is (my / mine)! Give it to me!

6 I don’t know where the teacher is, but that’s (his / hers) car.

Explicação:

Quando o sujeito é feminino, usamos she, her ou hers. Para masculino usamos he, him ou his. Quando é sem gênero definido, como no caso de um cachorro, usamos them ou its. Para você, usamos you ou yours.

No caso de dizer a posse, usamos yours, their, her, his ou mine.