Which of the following sentence has a possessive pronoun?

Question

Which of the following sentence has a possessive pronoun?

1. A. The team members frequently encourage each other during practice
2. B. There was a period when I experienced great joy.
3. C. That cat in the yard belongs to her. (Correct answer)
4. D. I will be returning home this evening.

Correct Answer

Option C — That cat in the yard belongs to her.

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is That cat in the yard belongs to her.

Key Points

• A possessive pronoun shows ownership. In its objective possessive form the set includes *mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs*, alongside possessive determiners such as *her* and *his*.
• In "belongs to her", the word her stands in for the owner, marking possession of the cat.
• "each other" is a reciprocal pronoun, and "I" is a personal pronoun in the subject case.
• "There was a period when I..." contains a relative construction but no possessive.

Additional Information

• Distinguish the two possessive forms carefully, as exams test the boundary:
  • Possessive determiners come *before* a noun — *my, your, his, her, its, our, their* (as in *her book*).
  • Possessive pronouns stand *alone*, replacing the noun — *mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs* (as in *the book is hers*).
• Its never takes an apostrophe when showing possession; *it's* is always the contraction of *it is* or *it has*.