Question

Select a suitable option to complete the sentence:
I forgot my pen at home. May I borrow _____?
a. our
b. your
c. yours
d. my

Answer 1

Hint: Read the sentence and understand what it means. Now, go through the options and recall what each of them signify. You can also use the ‘hit and trial’ method to choose the option which fits the context of the sentence whilst keeping it grammatically correct.

Complete answer: In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of pronouns. A pronoun is a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase. A possessive pronoun is a pronoun in the possessive case, which is the case expressing ownership.
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question -
Option (a.), 'our', refers to ‘(attributive) Belonging to us’.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as it is not a possessive pronoun. A possessive pronoun is needed as the pen in question is the object, and its ownership is being expressed.
Option (b.), ‘your', refers to ‘Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; two or more owners)’.
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as it is not a possessive pronoun. A possessive pronoun is needed as the pen in question is the object, and its ownership is being expressed.
Option (c.), ‘yours', refers to ‘That which belongs to you (singular); the possessive second person singular pronoun used without a following noun’.
Therefore, option (c.) is correct as it is a possessive pronoun. A possessive pronoun is needed as the pen in question is the object, and its ownership is being expressed.
Option (d.), ‘my', refers to ‘(attributive) Belonging to me’.
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as it is not a possessive pronoun. A possessive pronoun is needed as the pen in question is the object, and its ownership is being expressed.
Therefore, option c is correct.

Note: Subject pronouns are used when the pronoun is the subject of the sentence. They are also used if they rename the subject. They will follow to be verbs, such as is, are, was, were, am, will be, had been, etc.