Which sentence has a pronoun in the possessive case?

A) When the storm broke, no one in the neighborhood was ready.

B) Bruce chopped down the rotten pine tree with his new chainsaw.

C) Francesca's golden hair was the envy of all the girls in fifth grade.

D) The librarian welcomed all the new students into the restored library.

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Deegan Greene

31 March, 11:47

Which sentence has a pronoun in the possessive case?

A) When the storm broke, no one in the neighborhood was ready.

B) Bruce chopped down the rotten pine tree with his new chainsaw.

C) Francesca's golden hair was the envy of all the girls in fifth grade.

D) The librarian welcomed all the new students into the restored library.

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Jenna Underwood · Answer 1

B) Bruce chopped down the rotten pine tree with his new chainsaw.

Explanation:

His is being used as a possessive pronoun because it is describing the chainsaw as Bruce's chainsaw.