Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts : Use Pronouns in Proper Case: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.1.A

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Example Question #11 : Use Pronouns In Proper Case: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.1.A

Select the correct possessive pronoun to complete the sentence.

The team knew the championship was __________.

Possible Answers:

they

whom

them

theirs

Correct answer:

theirs

Explanation:

You can use a possessive pronoun when it is not necessary to name the person the thing belongs to. In this case, theirs indicates the team’s possession of the championship.

 

 

Example Question #11 : English Grammar And Usage In Writing And Speaking: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.1

Select the wording that best completes the underlined portion for the following sentence.

 We informed the gentlemen that the biscuits were you.

Possible Answers:

NO CHANGE

us

ours

them

Correct answer:

ours

Explanation:

You can use a possessive pronoun when it is not necessary to name the person or people the thing belongs to. In this sentence, “ours” indicates possession of the biscuits to be with the narrator (and his group) and not with the gentlemen.

 

 

Example Question #12 : English Grammar And Usage In Writing And Speaking: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.1

Select the wording that best completes the underlined portion for the following sentence.

Who’s ball is it?

Possible Answers:

They

Whose

NO CHANGE

Them

Correct answer:

Whose

Explanation:

It is tempting to go with “Who’s” here, as it sounds just like the correct “whose”. “Who’s”, however, is not a possessive pronoun, and suggests “who is ball is it?” which just doesn’t make sense. 

 

 

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