Question

Replace the possessive noun or noun phrase with the correct pronoun

Beth's books.
Billy's ball.
The chicken's eggs.
Rover's bone.

Answer 1

Beth's books. her

Billy's ball. his

The chicken's eggs. its no apostrophe

Rover's bone. his because rover is a boy.

Answer 2

What is a pronoun? Him, her, they, them, etc.


Whose books are they? They're hers. Her books.
Whose ball is it? It's his. His ball.
The chicken's gender isn't revealed so the pronoun is it. Its eggs. No apostrophe.

Rover is likely a boy dog, so it's the same as Billy's ball.