2020 · Q3
Each of the following sentences has a word or phrase underlined. Read the sentences carefully and find which part of speech the underlined word is. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
This is **his** pen.
EnglishWord Classes
- APossessive pronoun
- BPossessive adjective
- CAdverb
- DVerb
Explanation
In 'This is his pen', 'his' comes immediately before the noun 'pen' and modifies it, showing ownership — the classic behaviour of a possessive adjective (possessive determiner). A possessive pronoun stands alone without a following noun (e.g. 'This pen is his'), which is not the case here. It is neither an adverb nor a verb. Hence (B) Possessive adjective is correct.