Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate pronoun
The dog likes playing with you, so you should have him. He is _______.
a) yours
b) your
c) his
d) mine

Answer 1

Hint: A pronoun is a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase. For example- he, she, it, they, us.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we know that there is a change in ownership taking place. The dog now belongs to ‘you’. Thus, the possessive pronoun used for the blank should be in the second person.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question-
Option (a.), 'yours', refers to the possessive second person singular pronoun used without a following noun. Therefore, option (a.) is correct.
Option (b.), ‘your', refers to ‘Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).’
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as it is followed by a noun, and there is no noun present in the sentence after the blank.
Option (c.), ‘his', refers to ‘That which belongs to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.’Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as it is in the third person.
Option (d.), ‘mine', refers to ‘Non-premodifying possessive case of I. My; belonging to me; that which belongs to me.’Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as it is in the first person.

Note:
In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of possessive pronouns. A possessive pronoun is a pronoun in the possessive case. The possessive case is the case expressing ownership.