Question

Fill in the blank with a possessive pronoun from the alternatives given below:

A doctor does ____ best to save a patient's life.

• A. Mine
• B. His
• C. Yours
• D. Ours

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

His

Possessive pronouns are used to show possession(yours, mine, his, its etc).

The given sentence mentions the doctor saving a patients life and giving the best. Since the doctor is saving the patient's life, and so he has to give 'his' best to save a patient's life. Therefore, the correct answer is option B) His.

Option A) 'Mine' is incorrect as it is a possessive pronoun in the 1st person whereas the sentence is in 3rd person.

Option C) 'Yours' is incorrect because it is a possessive pronoun that is used in the second person.

Option D) 'Ours' is also incorrect as it is used in plural cases.