Using Possessives with Gerunds Answers
Directions:
Underline the word that correctly completes each sentence
below.
Example:
Jim supports (our, us) launching solar-powered satellites that would bean electricity down to earth.
1. (Marcy, Marcy’s) getting elected was mostly a matter of luck.
2.
Sean and Joe say that (their,
them) buying special spiked boots was necessary for ice climbing.
3. (You, Your) wearing camouflage pants all the time actually makes you stand out in a crowd.
4. (Jessie, Jessie’s) wearing a black dress for her wedding caused several arguments in our family.
5. The worst mistake was (me, my) buying platinum from a telephone salesperson.
6. (Clay, Clay’s) acting calmly helped me to calm down.
7. My (dentist, dentist’s) leaving the television set on all the time distracts me while I am having my teeth filled.
8. Buzz knew that (him, his) parallel parking might cause him to fail his driver’s test.
9. (Lucy, Lucy’s) carrying a set of skeleton keys in her purse worried her friends.
10. Everyone in Leah’s house woke up because of (her, she) dropping the fishing tackle on the kitchen floor.