Indicate the sentence that does NOT contain a possessive pronoun.
B) That film is very good. (this is a demonstrative pronoun)
As for the remaining alternatives:
a) Your Excellency, your Performance at the last meeting was remarkable. (In addition to the possessive pronoun “sua”, the sentence also contains the pronoun “Your Excellency”, which is used when speaking to high authorities.)
c) This is the my journal? (In addition to the possessive pronoun “my”, the sentence also contains the demonstrative pronoun “this”.)
d) Where is the my dessert? I can't believe you ate it. (In addition to the possessive pronoun “my”, the sentence also contains the personal pronoun in the oblique case “a”.)
Select the alternative that explains what a possessive pronoun is.
a) It is the type of pronoun that replaces or accompanies the noun in a vague or imprecise way.
b) It is the type of pronoun that indicates the position of some element in relation to the person, whether in speech, time or space.
c) It is the type of pronoun that conveys the idea of possession.
d) It is the type of pronoun that refers to a term already said previously.
As for the remaining alternatives:
a) It is the type of pronoun that replaces or accompanies the noun in a vague or imprecise way. (indefinite pronoun)
b) It is the type of pronoun that indicates the position of some element in relation to the person, whether in speech, time or space. (demonstrative pronoun)
d) It is the type of pronoun that refers to a term already said previously. (relative pronoun)
a) yours, yours, yours, yours
b) whose, whose, whose, whose
c) mine, mine, with me, with you
d) this, this, this, this
As for the remaining alternatives:
b) whose, whose, whose and whose are relative pronouns.
c) mine, mine, with me, with you (mine and mine are possessive pronouns, but with me and with you are personal pronouns in the oblique case)
d) this, this, this, this are demonstrative pronouns.
Select the alternative where the possessive pronoun is used incorrectly.
Yours and yours are possessive pronouns in the 2nd person singular. It makes no sense to tell the person I speak to that I guarantee they will have their own support and their own solidarity.
It makes sense to tell the person I speak to that I guarantee they will have my support and my own solidarity. Meu and minha are possessive pronouns in the 1st person singular.
If they refer to a single thing, the possessive pronouns in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular are, respectively: mine, mine, yours, yours, yours, yours.
If they refer to two or more things, the possessive pronouns in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular are, respectively: mine, mine, yours, yours, yours, yours.
If they refer to a single thing, the possessive pronouns in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person plural are, respectively: our, our, yours, yours, yours, yours.
If they refer to two or more things, the possessive pronouns in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person plural are, respectively: ours, ours, yours, yours, theirs, theirs.
Examples of sentences with possessive pronouns:
1st person singular:
MY notebook is this.
or
MY mom's carrot cake is delicious.
2nd person singular:
YOUR dream became reality.
or
Ana, YOUR mother has arrived.
3rd person singular:
João called to say that HIS car broke down.
or
Before, I still received a message from YOU on my birthday.
1st person plural:
OUR book got wet from the rain.
or
OUR tests were super difficult.
2nd person plural:
YOUR gesture was very kind.
or
YOUR voice is enchanting.
3rd person plural:
She found HER documents on the floor.
or
The brother loved doing HIS.
The possessive pronouns her(s) and your(s) can create ambiguity. When this happens, they should be replaced with his or hers.
a) Ana, told Maria that the your work was excellent.
Was the work that was excellent from Ana or Maria?: Ana, I told Maria that the work her it was excellent. (in this case, it is clear that the work belongs to Maria)
b) Pedro, the problem is that I don’t understand your explanations.
I don't understand Pedro's or someone else's explanations?: Pedro, the problem is that I don't understand the explanations his or hers. (in this case it is clear that these are other people's explanations)
c) He just left with the your bicycle.
Whose bike is it? From the person I'm talking to or the person who left?: He just left with the bike from him. (in this case, it is clear that the bike belongs to the person who left)
d) Your requests were never fulfilled.
Whose requests were not met?: The requests his or hers were never attended to. (In this chaos, it is clear that the requests were from other people).
FERNANDES, Márcia. Exercises on Possessive Pronouns (with template).All Matter, [n.d.]. Available in: https://www.todamateria.com.br/exercicios-sobre-pronomes-possessivos/. Access at:
