Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
My niece can't find her umbrella. Is this blue one __________ ?

• A. of her
• B. his
• C. mine
• D. hers

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

hers

Both 'her' and 'hers' are possessives used to indicate as belonging to someone. Usually for a name or a noun we add an 's' to get the meaning right. Therefore, option D is correct.

'His' refers to the male gender and niece over here is feminine.

'Mine' is used to refer to a thing or things belonging the speaker. Here the umbrella belongs to the speaker's niece and not the speaker.

Hence, options A, B and C are incorrect.