Directions:

1. Identify the underlined pronouns in the sentences below as correct or correct by using the following code:

C  correct             N  not correct

2. For each incorrect item write the correct pronoun on the space at the end of the sentence.

C Is this clarinet yours? __________

N 1. Mary Lee picked up my briefcase, and now I’m stuck with her’s. hers

N 2. Our neighbors’ lawns are always better kept than our’s. ours

C 3. Gene always has trouble understanding his telephone bill.

N 4. I wish I could find dress shoes as attractive and comfortable as your’s. yours

C 5. Lauren told me that the idea for the new advertising campaign was hers.

N 6. Our telephone is made of white plastic, and theirs’ is made of brass and polished wood. theirs

C 7. I told the eye doctor that I was seeing lines and spots dancing across my field of vision.

N 8. Stuart has spent his’ life on the road, moving from city to city. his

C 9. Because the state faces a huge deficit, programs and jobs may be cut, including ours.

N 10. Please tell the people in the copying department that these folders are theirs’, not mine. theirs

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