Question

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun from the options given.
This is my book and that is .

a. Yours
b. Your
c. Our
d. Ours

Answer 1

Hint: The words that are used in place of nouns are referred to as pronouns. For example, I, we, you, they and others.

Complete answer:
In this case, the pronoun that signifies the second person will be the most suitable option. Also, the pronoun should be a possessive pronoun that shows the association of someone with the thing (book in this case).

We will analyze the options keeping in mind the above points.

> ‘Yours’ is a possessive pronoun. It also refers to a second person. Therefore, in this case, yours can be the most suitable answer. That means option A can be possibly correct. For example, that beautiful doll is yours.

> ‘Your’ is a possessive adjective. Although it also refers to the second person it cannot be used in this sentence as it does not depict the possession or belongingness of the book with someone. Therefore, option B is incorrect. For example, your doll is beautiful.

> Option C is ’our’. This is a possessive adjective like ‘your’ and it refers to the first person. In this case, the second person is referred to by the first person. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

> Ours is a possessive pronoun like yours. Also, ours refers to the first person. Therefore, ‘ours’ is not the most appropriate option in this case.

Thus, option A is the most appropriate answer.

Note: Being a possessive adjective, ‘your’ and ‘our’ are followed by a noun in the sentence here it is not the case. Therefore, the types of pronouns should be well understood.