Possessive Pronouns vs. Adjectives

The choice of the play for the drama club to perform was ours.

The suggestion to do Beauty and the Beast was mine.

One of our teachers was chosen to direct the play.

It is now her task to assign jobs to the students.

Since Andrew knows a lot about theater, the important job of stage manager will naturally be his.

Their script is on top of ours on Andrew's desk.

• their (script) possessive adjective

• their (script) Possessive pronoun

• ours, possessive pronoun

• ours, possessive adjective

Edward is playing the Beast, and that ugly animal mask is ....

Allison is making some of the sets for the play. The painted backdrop of the castle is ...

Lewis and Elaine are practicing their lines over there, so I think the script on that table is ...

You misplaced your copy? Is that one on the bench ...