Practice with Possessives*

1. Roy managed to climb out on the drivers side.

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2. My father-in-laws sculpture won first place.

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3. The puppy's favorite activity was chasing it's tail.

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4. Ms. Jacobs is unwilling to listen to students complaints about computer failures and damaged disks.

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5. Sue worked overtime to increase her families earnings.

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*These practice exercises are from Diana Hacker's The Bedford Handbook, 5th edition: Instructor's Annotated Edition. Bedford Books: Boston, 1998: 463-65.

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