[Grammar] Are possessive adjectives a type of possessive pronouns?

[Delphine]

Dear Teacher,

My exercise requires students to write the answers including subject pronouns (I, we, you they, he, she, it), object pronouns (me, us, you, them, him, her, it) and possessive adjectives/pronouns (my, our, your, their, his, her, its).

Which of the following instructions is correct?
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns.
2. Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

Thanks!

 

[probus]

In my opinion 1 is far more natural than 2.

 

[Delphine]

Thanks! I wrote the second instruction as well.
However I was requested to change the word "pronouns" into "words".

My colleague argued that processive adjectives are not pronouns.
Can the following processive adjectives be a type of pronouns?
1. We have a dog. (Its) name is Lucky.
2. I have a happy family. We always share (our) happy and sad times together.

Thanks!

 

[MikeNewYork]

What used to be called a possessive pronoun is now commonly called a possessive adjective.

 

[Delphine]

What used to be called a possessive pronoun is now commonly called a possessive adjective.

Dear Teacher,
Do you mean Possessive Pronoun is the original term for "my, his, our ..."?
Thanks!

 

[MikeNewYork]

That is the way I learned them.

 

[Raymott]

However I was requested to change the word "pronouns" into "words".

That's using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
Is there anything wrong with "Fill in the blanks with the correct pronoun or possessive adjective"?

Note "possessive" is not "processive", which is a different word.

 

[Delphine]

Note "possessive" is not "processive", which is a different word.

Sorry for the spelling mistakes!
Can I correct the title by myself?

 

[Rover_KE]

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[5jj]

Is there anything wrong with "Fill in the blanks with the correct pronoun or possessive adjective"?

There is if you have been taught that 'my' is a possessive pronoun. You could get round this with "Fill in the blanks with the correct personal pronoun or possessive form".

 

[Raymott]

There is if you have been taught that 'my' is a possessive pronoun.

Yes, but my understanding is that this is all happening within a school in which the nomenclature is shared by everyone.
In any case, your "possessive pronoun" is covered by "pronoun", so it's not a valid argument.

 

[5jj]

Yes, but my understanding is that this is all happening within a school in which the nomenclature is shared by everyone.

The nomenclature is not shared by everyone - that's what the problem appears to be. Delphine and her colleageague do not agree.

In any case, your "possessive pronoun" is covered by "pronoun", so it's not a valid argument.

Well. '... correct pronoun or possessive adjective' will leave the poor student wondering what a possessive adjective is.

 

[Delphine]

There is if you have been taught that 'my' is a possessive pronoun. You could get round this with "Fill in the blanks with the correct personal pronoun or possessive form".

Dear Teacher,
Is it ok if I add 's' after 'pronoun' and 'form'?

Fill in the blanks with the correct personal pronouns or possessive forms.

Thanks!

 

[MikeNewYork]

If there is only one word allowed per blank, I would leave off the s's.