Writing Exercise-French Possessive Pronouns

Directions: Choose the correct possessive adjective for each sentence. Use the clue in the parenthesis and the genders provided to help. Also, use this exercise to review demonstrative adjectives from Module 13.

1. Ces chaussures (f, pl)sont trop petites. Ce sont_________ ? (yours, informal)
2. Je suis propriétaire de la terre. Ce champ (m) est __________. (mine)
3. Vous avez vos lunettes (f. pl) ? Nous avons _________. (ours)
4. Cette sculpture (m. pl) de la nature est_________. (theirs)
5. Elle a écrit (wrote) ce poème – il est __________. (hers)
   

Answers and Translation:

1. les tiennes / These shoes are too small. Are these yours ?
2. le mien / I am the owner of some land. This field is mine.
3. les nôtres /Do you have your glasses ? We have ours.
4. la leur / These nature paintings are theirs.
5. le sien / She wrote a poem – it is hers.