161 We have washed ____ clothes.
162 The little boy has torn ____ trousers.
163 Yesterday Ravi forgot to take back ____ football from the playground.
164 My daughter is singing and ____ voice is beautiful.
165 This pen is ____ pen?
166 They all like the gifts of ____.
167 Have you finished ____ breakfast?
168 This is ____ school and we should keep it tidy.
169 We have soiled ____ clothes while playing outside.
170 I have not brought ____ book. Please lend me.
Answer (1)
This question focuses on the use of possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives to fill in the blanks in various sentences. Possessive pronouns and adjectives show ownership or belonging and help indicate who something belongs to. Here's how you would correctly fill in each blank:
We have washed our clothes.
'Our' is used as a possessive adjective indicating that the clothes belong to us.
The little boy has torn his trousers.
'His' is used to show possession, indicating the trousers belong to him.
Yesterday Ravi forgot to take back his football from the playground.
'His' indicates Ravi owns the football.
My daughter is singing and her voice is beautiful.
'Her' is the possessive adjective indicating the voice belongs to my daughter.
This pen is your pen?
'Your' is the correct possessive adjective suggesting ownership of the pen.
They all like the gifts of theirs .
'Theirs' is a possessive pronoun indicating ownership of the gifts by them.
Have you finished your breakfast?
'Your' indicates the breakfast owned by you.
This is our school and we should keep it tidy.
'Our' indicates ownership or belonging of the school to a group including the speaker.
We have soiled our clothes while playing outside.
'Our' is used to indicate that the clothes belong to us.
I have not brought my book. Please lend me.
'My' indicates that the speaker owns the book they did not bring.
These sentences help illustrate how possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives are essential in English for indicating relationships between people and objects, helping to clarify sentences and enhance communication effectiveness. This topic is commonly covered in middle school English classes.
