Ownership Words: Identifying Possessive Determiners in Sentences Quiz

My is the possessive determiner modifying the noun 'phone.' Yours is a possessive pronoun.

Their and its are possessive determiners. 'Me' is an objective pronoun; 'hers' is a possessive pronoun.

Its is the possessive determiner modifying the noun 'babies.'

Their is correctly used as the possessive determiner modifying 'team.'

This is false. Possessive determiners always require a noun (or noun phrase) to follow; if they stand alone, they are possessive pronouns (e.g., mine, yours).

Your is the possessive determiner modifying the noun 'watch' across the adjectives.

Mine is a possessive pronoun, and him is an object pronoun. Her can function as a possessive determiner (e.g., her book), so it is not included.

My is the possessive determiner that shows who owns the color.

Her is the possessive determiner modifying the noun 'cat.'

This is false. 'The' is an article (a general determiner), not a possessive determiner. Its is the possessive determiner.

Our is the possessive determiner modifying the noun 'house.'

His, Your, and Their all precede and modify a noun. Hers is a possessive pronoun, not a determiner.

Your is the possessive determiner modifying the noun 'book.'

His is the possessive determiner modifying the noun 'jacket.' (A, B use pronouns; D uses a possessive pronoun).

This is false. 'It's' is a contraction for it is, not the possessive determiner its.

Their is the possessive determiner modifying the noun 'garden.'

My, its, and his all precede and modify a noun. Yours is a possessive pronoun.

His is the possessive determiner modifying the noun 'coat.'

Our is the possessive determiner modifying the noun 'friend.'

This is false. A possessive determiner comes before the noun phrase, but adjectives may appear between the determiner and the noun (e.g., my new car).