Question
Download Solution PDFFill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
The small coffee shop at the end of the road is ________.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Option 2)
Key Points
- The small coffee shop at the end of the road is being referred to as something belonging to the speaker, which is why 'mine' is the appropriate possessive pronoun.
- Using 'mine' correctly indicates ownership by the speaker without needing to repeat the noun 'coffee shop'.
- Other options like 'their', 'my', or 'our' do not fit grammatically in this context. As these are object pronoun and possessive adjective.
Hence, the correct statement is 'The small coffee shop at the end of the road is mine.'
Additional Information
- Possessive pronouns are used to show ownership and do not require an additional noun after them.
- Common possessive pronouns include: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs.
- Example:
- This book is mine.
- Is this pen yours?
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