School does prepare you for the future. School prepares you for the future because it teaches you how to become an everyday worker. Think of it this way, your boss doesn't want you slacking and not doing your work in a everyday environment. Well thats what school is an everyday environment where you complete assignments and whether you do them is up to you or not. However in a common work place if you don't do your work you end up fired, or in an almost same way you fail the class. Which if you think about it is almost like failing your job.
Exercise 1
Fill the gaps with possessive pronouns.
1. Nick has got a dog. His dog is clever.
2. Have you got a room? Is your room big?
3. Ann has a lamp. Is it her lamp?
4. I have got a book. My book is interesting.
5. They have got a good room. Is their room big?
6. This is my mum. Her name's Jess.
7. These are my sisters. Their names are Mary and Dina.
8. This is my cousin. His name's Fred .
Exercise 2
Choose the correct possessive pronouns.
Если СРАЗУ ПОСЛЕ притяжательного местоимения нет существительного, то используем абсолютные формы (с -s на конце)
1. Is this your book?
2. It's their door, not ours.
3. They're new pupils and I don't know their names.
4. My flat is bigger than hers, but hers is nicer.
5. That's not my book. Mine is new.
6. They took our books and we took theirs.
7. Are these pencils hers?
8. Is this your house or theirs?
Exercise 3
Complete the sentences with correct possessive pronouns.
1. It is my house. It is mine.
2. It is his house. It is his.
3. It is their house. It is theirs.
4. It is her house. It is hers.
5. It is our house. It is ours.
6. It is your house. It is yours.