Possession in Two Ways
About this practice test
Practise A1 Use of English through constrained sentence rewrites. Build accuracy with possessive determiners and pronouns and singular possessive.
What you’ll practice
Grammar and vocabulary
Choose forms and words that work together.
Meaning in context
Follow meaning across sentences and texts.
Accurate expression
Use natural phrases and sentence patterns.
What to expect:
7 questions with explanations to review after submission.
Study the questions and tasks
Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.
- Practice level
- A1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.
- Question formats
- Sentence transformation
How to approach this practice
Read the complete context. Check both the meaning and the grammar, including word forms, collocations and links between sentences.
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Question 1 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the given word unchanged. This is my scarf. This scarf is ___.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- mine
Mine stands alone to express possession by me.
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Question 2 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the given word unchanged. That is your seat. That seat is ___.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- yours
Yours replaces your seat after is.
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Question 3 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the given word unchanged. These are our pencils. These pencils are ___.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- ours
Ours is the possessive pronoun for our pencils.
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Question 4 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the given word unchanged. Those are their bags. Those bags are ___.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- theirs
Theirs is the possessive pronoun for their bags.
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Question 5 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. The blue coat belongs to Sara. The blue coat is ___.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- Sara's / Sara’s
Sara's expresses ownership by Sara.
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Question 6 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the given word unchanged. This is her cup. This cup is ___.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- hers
Hers stands alone without the noun cup.
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Question 7 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. That is his hat. That hat is ___.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- his
His can be both a determiner and a possessive pronoun.
What to review next
Explain why each answer fits the meaning and structure. Record useful phrases and write a new example using each pattern you found difficult.
A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.