Exercise 1
Fill the gaps with possessive pronouns.
1. Nick has got a dog. His dog is clever.
2. Have you got a room? Is your room big?
3. Ann has a lamp. Is it her lamp?
4. I have got a book. My book is interesting.
5. They have got a good room. Is their room big?
6. This is my mum. Her name's Jess.
7. These are my sisters. Their names are Mary and Dina.
8. This is my cousin. His name's Fred .
Exercise 2
Choose the correct possessive pronouns.
Если СРАЗУ ПОСЛЕ притяжательного местоимения нет существительного, то используем абсолютные формы (с -s на конце)
1. Is this your book?
2. It's their door, not ours.
3. They're new pupils and I don't know their names.
4. My flat is bigger than hers, but hers is nicer.
5. That's not my book. Mine is new.
6. They took our books and we took theirs.
7. Are these pencils hers?
8. Is this your house or theirs?
Exercise 3
Complete the sentences with correct possessive pronouns.
1. It is my house. It is mine.
2. It is his house. It is his.
3. It is their house. It is theirs.
4. It is her house. It is hers.
5. It is our house. It is ours.
6. It is your house. It is yours.
The first time I went to London, I fell in love with the city.
The second time I went to London, I fell in love with the city’s history.
The third time I went to London, I decided I wanted to live there.
And so the plan goes.
When I think of London, my favorite city in the world, one sight comes to mind: standing beneath the great clock tower,
known to many as Big Ben, and looking up at it in all of its beauty.
The white clock face has black Roman numerals sticking out like Braille, plated in a square of gold, standing atop
the tall rectangular tower.
The clock tower does not stand alone; it is kept company by the Houses of Parliament also known as the Palace of Westminster.
The building has become the symbol of the city, representing London to the world.
The tower, browned by age, is old and rustic against the backdrop of a modern-day city.
I close my eyes and the flowing gowns of long-forgotten queens flutter by, Elizabeth Tudor herself standing in a golden hall.
Yet while the gothic building appears older than Elizabeth herself, she never got to see the clock tower; it was built long after