Question

underline the possessive adjective(s) in each sentence. circle the possessive pronoun.

1. my sisters manager is generous, but my manager is more generous than hers.
2. their job is boring, but our job is more boring than theirs.
3. my husband gets a good salary. his salary is better than mine.
4. my brother says his coworkers are friendly, but my coworkers are friendlier than his.
5. her manager is much more easy - going.
6. his office is clean, but ours is bigger.

Explanation:

A possessive adjective shows ownership. In each sentence, we look for the word that indicates something belongs to a particular person.

1. In "My sister's manager is generous, but my manager is more generous than hers", "my" is the possessive adjective as it shows the manager belongs to the speaker.
2. In "Their job is boring, but our job is more boring than theirs", "their" and "our" are possessive adjectives indicating ownership of the jobs.
3. In "My husband gets a good salary. His salary is better than mine", "my" and "his" are possessive adjectives. "My" shows the husband belongs to the speaker and "his" shows the salary belongs to the husband.
4. In "My brother says his coworkers are friendly, but my coworkers are friendlier than his", "my", "his" are possessive adjectives.
5. In "She likes her manager, but mine is much more easy - going", "her" and "mine" (where "mine" = my manager) are possessive adjectives.
6. In "His office is clean, but ours is bigger", "his" and "ours" (where "ours" = our office) are possessive adjectives.

Answer:

1. My
2. Their, our
3. My, His
4. My, his
5. her, mine
6. His, ours