Pronouns - General Theory and Exercises

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Pronouns

Pronouns are small words that take the place of a noun. We can use a pronoun instead of a noun. Pronouns are wordslike: he, you, ours, themselves, some, each... If we didn't have pronouns, we would have to repeat a lot of nouns. Wewould have to say things like:

• Do you like the manager? I don't like the manager. he manager's not friendly.

With pronouns, we can say:

• Do you like the manager? I don't like him. He's not friendly.

What is a Pronoun?

he !o" of a pronoun and how to recogni#e one pronoun $noun%: a word that takes the place of or represents a noun

& pronoun is a small word with a "ig !o". In fact, a pronoun can take the place of an entire noun phrase. In this way, pronoun

help us use fewer words and avoid repetition.

In the sentence "Please give this letter to Rosemary" , we can replace "this letter" with it and "Rosemary" with her , as you

see "elow:

Please give this letter to (osemary.

Please give it to her .

In a conversation, the speakers normally use pronouns to address each other: I speak to you. You speak to me. When we

talk a"out )ohn, we don't keep repeating )ohn's name. We say he or him. If we talk a"out a thing, we can use the pronoun

& pronoun represents the person or thing that we are talking a"out $as long as we know which person or thing we are talking

a"out%. We don't usually start a discourse with a pronoun. We start with a noun and then move on to use a pronoun to avoid

repeating the noun.

*y noun, we really mean: noun (food), name (Tara), gerund (swimming), noun phrase (twelve red roses). We can replac

even a long noun phrase such as "the car that we saw crashing into the bus" with the simple pronoun it.

+ere are some eamples of noun phrases and the pronouns that could replace them:

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Pronouns

pro - noun on "ehalf of - noun

here are different types of pronoun, "ut they all have the same !o" / to represent a noun $phrase%.

noun (phrase) pronoun

the car

it

&nthony he

the "ig woman with "lack hair she

swimming it

learning 0nglish it

almost all 1rench people they

my wife and I we

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Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

I, me, you, he, him, she...Personal pronouns represent specific people or things. We use them depending on:

• num"er: singular $eg: I% or plural $eg: we%

• person: 2st person $eg: I%, 3nd person $eg: you % or 4rd person $eg: he%

• gender: male $eg: he %, female $eg: she % or neuter $eg: it%

• case: su"!ect $eg: we % or o"!ect $eg: us%

We use personal pronouns in place of the person or people that we are talking a"out. 5y name is )osef "ut when I am talkina"out myself I almost always use I or me, not )osef. When I am talking direct to you, I almost always use you, not you

name. When I am talking a"out another person, say )ohn, I may start with )ohn "ut then use he or him. &nd so on.

+ere are the personal pronouns, followed "y some eample sentences:

number person gender

personal pronouns

subject object

singular 2st male6 female I me

3nd male6 female you you

4rd male he him

female she her

neutral it it

plural 2st male6 female we us

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Pronouns

number person gender

personal pronouns

subject object

3nd male6 female you you

4rd male6 female6 neutral they them

0amples $in each pair, the first sentence shows a subject pronoun, the second an object pronoun%:

• I like coffee. 6 )ohn helped me.

• Do you like coffee? 6 )ohn loves you.

• He runs fast. 6 Did (am "eat him?

• She is clever. 6 Does 5ary know her ?

•

It doesn't work. 6 7an the man fi it?

• We went home. 6 &nthony drove us.

• Do you need a ta"le for three? 6 Did )ohn and 5ary "eat you at dou"les?

• hey played dou"les. 6 )ohn and 5ary "eat them.

When we are talking a"out a single thing, we almost always use it . +owever, there are a few eceptions. We may sometimerefer to an animal as he 6him or she 6her , especially if the animal is domesticated or a pet. 8hips $and some other vessels orvehicles% as well as some countries are often treated as female and referred to as she 6her . +ere are some eamples:

• his is our dog (usty. He 's an &lsatian.

• he Titanic was a great ship "ut she sank on her first voyage.

• 5y first car was a 5ini and I treated her like my wife.

• hailand has now opened her "order with 7am"odia.

1or a single person, sometimes we don't know whether to use he or she . here are several solutions to this:

• If a teacher needs help, he or she should see the principal.


















































































































Pronouns

• If a teacher needs help, he should see the principal.

• If a teacher needs help, they should see the principal.

We often use it to introduce a remark:

• It is nice to have a holiday sometimes.

• It is important to dress well.

• It 's difficult to find a !o".

• Is it normal to see them together?

• It didn't take long to walk here.

We also often use it to talk a"out the weather, temperature, time and distance:

• It 's raining.

• It will pro"a"ly "e hot tomorrow.

• Is it nine o'clock yet?

• It 's 9 kilometers from here to 7am"ridge.

















































Pronouns

!emonstrative Pronouns

this, that, these, those

demonstrate $ver"%: to show; to indicate; to point to

& demonstrative pronoun represents a thing or things:

• near in distance or time $this, these%

• far in distance or time $that, those%

near " #ar ⇒

singular $ this that

plural $$$ these those

+ere are some eamples with demonstrative pronouns, followed "y an illustration:

• his tastes good.

• +ave you seen this?

• hese are "ad times.

• Do you like these?

• hat is "eautiful.

• <ook at that=

• hose were the days=

• 7an you see those?

• his is heavier than that.

• hese are "igger than those.





Pronouns

Do not confuse demonstrative pronouns with demonstrative ad!ectiveshey are identical, "ut a demonstrative pronoun stands alone, while ademonstrative ad!ective >ualifies a noun.

•

hat smells. $demonstrative pronoun%

• hat boo% is good. $demonstrative ad!ective - noun%

ormally we use demonstrative pronouns for things only. *ut we canuse them for people when the person is identified. <ook at theseeamples:

• his is )osef speaking. Is that 5ary?

• hat sounds like )ohn.



Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns

mine, yours, his...We use possessive pronouns to refer to a specific person6people or thing6things $the antecedent% "elonging to a

person6people $and sometimes "elonging to an animal6animals or thing6things%.

We use possessive pronouns depending on:

• num"er: singular $eg: mine% or plural $eg: ours%

• person: 2st person $eg: mine%, 3nd person $eg: yours% or 4rd person $eg: his%

• gender: male $his%, female $hers%

*elow are the possessive pronouns, followed "y some eample sentences. otice that each possessive pronoun can:

• "e su"!ect or o"!ect

• refer to a singular or plural antecedent

number person gender (o# &owner&) possessive pronouns

singular 2st male6 female mine

3nd male6 female yours

4rd male his

female hers

plural 2st male6 female ours

3nd male6 female yours

4rd male6 female6 neuter theirs

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Pronouns

• <ook at these pictures. 'ine is the "ig one. $su"!ect 5y picture%

• I like your flowers. Do you like mine? $o"!ect my flowers%

• I looked everywhere for your key. I found )ohn's key "ut I couldn't find yours. $o"!ect your key%

• 5y flowers are dying. Yours are lovely. $su"!ect @our flowers%

• &ll the essays were good "ut his was the "est. $su"!ect his essay%

• )ohn found his passport "ut 5ary couldn't find hers. $o"!ect her passport%

• )ohn found his clothes "ut 5ary couldn't find hers. $o"!ect her clothes%

• +ere is your car. urs is over there, where we left it. $su"!ect Aur car%

• @our photos are good. urs are terri"le. $su"!ect Aur photos%

• 0ach couple's "ooks are color/coded. Yours are red. $su"!ect @our "ooks%

• I don't like this family's garden "ut I like yours. $o"!ect your garden%

• hese aren't )ohn and 5ary's children. heirs have "lack hair. $su"!ect heir children%

• )ohn and 5ary don't like your car. Do you like theirs? $o"!ect their car%

otice that the following $with apostrophe BC% do A eist: her's, your's, their's

otice that the interrogative pronoun whose can also "e a possessive pronoun $an interrogative possessive pronoun%. <ook

at these eamples:

• here was 2 on the ta"le and ara wondered whose it was.

• his car hasn't moved for two months. Whose is it?

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Pronouns

Interrogative Pronouns

who, what, which...

We use interrogative pronouns to ask >uestions. he interrogative pronoun represents the thing that we don't know $what weare asking the >uestion a"out%.

here are four main interrogative pronouns: who , whom, what, which

otice that the possessive pronoun, whose can also "e an interrogative pronoun $an interrogative possessive pronoun%.

subject object

person who whom

thing what

person6 thing which

person whose

otice that whom is the correct form when the pronoun is the o"!ect of the ver", as in Whom did you see? $I saw *ohn.+owever, in normal, spoken 0nglish we rarely use whom . 5ost native speakers would say $or even write%: Who did yousee?

<ook at these eample >uestions. In the sample answers, the noun phrase that the interrogative pronoun represents isshown in bold.

+uestion answer

Who told you? *ohn told me. su"!ect

Whom did you tell? I told 'ary. o"!ect


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Pronouns

+uestion answer

What 's happened? ,n accident 's happened. su"!ect

What do you want? I want co##ee. o"!ect

Which came first? he Porsche -.. came first. su"!ect

Which will the doctor see first? he doctor will see the patient in blue first. o"!ect

here's one car missing. Whose hasn't arrived? *ohns (car) hasn't arrived. su"!ect

We've found everyone's keys. Whose did you find? I found *ohns (%eys). o"!ect

ote that we sometimes use the suffi /ever to make compounds from some of these pronouns$mainly whoever , whatever , whichever %. When we add /ever, we use it for emphasis, often to show confusion or surprise<ook at these eamples:

• Whoever would want to do such a nasty thing?

• Whatever did he say to make her cry like that?

• hey're all fantastic= Whichever will you choose?








































































Pronouns

/e#le0ive Pronouns

myself, yourself, himself...

reflexive $ad!.% BgrammarC: reflecting "ack on the su"!ect, like a mirror

We use a refleive pronoun when we want to refer "ack to the su"!ect of the sentence or clause. (efleive pronouns end in

self $singular% or /selves $plural%.

here are eight refleive pronouns:

re#le0ive pronoun

singular mysel#

yoursel#

himsel# , hersel# , itsel#

plural ourselves

yourselves

themselves

<ook at these eamples:

non1re#le0ive

the underlined words are NOT the same person/thing

/23425I62 pronouns

the underlined words are the SAME person/thing

)ohn saw me. I saw mysel# in the mirror.

Why does he "lame you? Why do you "lame yoursel# ?

David sent him a copy. )ohn sent himsel# a copy.

David sent her a copy. 5ary sent hersel# a copy.





Pronouns

non1re#le0ive

the underlined words are NOT the same person/thing

/23425I62 pronouns

the underlined words are the SAME person/thing

5y dog hurt the cat. 5y dog hurt itsel# .

We "lame you. We "lame ourselves.

7an you help my children? 7an you help yourselves?

hey cannot look after the "a"ies. hey cannot look after themselves.

Intensive pronouns

otice that all the a"ove refleive pronouns can also act as intensive pronouns, "ut the function and usage are different. &n

intensive pronoun emphasi#es its antecedent. <ook at these eamples:

• I made it mysel# . OR I mysel# made it.

• +ave you yoursel# seen it? OR +ave you seen it yoursel# ?

• he President himsel# promised to stop the war.

• 8he spoke to me hersel# . OR 8he hersel# spoke to me.

• he eam itsel# wasn't difficult, "ut the eam room was horri"le.

• ever mind. We'll do it ourselves.

• @ou yourselves asked us to do it.

• hey recommend this "ook even though they themselves had never read it. OR hey recommend this "ook eventhough they had never read it themselves.



Pronouns

/eciprocal Pronouns

each other, one another

reciprocal $ad!.%: given or done in return; BgrammarC epressing mutual action

We use reciprocal pronouns when each of two or more su"!ects is acting in the same way towards the other. 1or eample, &

is talking to *, and * is talking to &. 8o we say:

• & and * are talking to each other .

he action is reciprocated. )ohn talks to 5ary and 5ary talks to )ohn. I give you a present and you give me a present. he

dog "ites the cat and the cat "ites the dog.

here are only two reciprocal pronouns, and they are "oth two words:

• each other

• one another

When we use these reciprocal pronouns:

• there must "e two or more people, things or groups involved $so we cannot use reciprocal pronouns with I, youBsingularC, he6she6it%

• they must "e doing the same thing

<ook at these eamples:

• )ohn and 5ary love each other .

• Peter and David hate each other .

• he ten prisoners were all "laming one another .

• *oth teams played hard against each other .

• We gave each other gifts.

•

Why don't you "elieve each other ?

• hey can't see each other .

• he gangsters were fighting one another .

• he "oats were "umping against each other in the storm.

@ou pro"a"ly noticed that each other is used in more eamples a"ove than one another . hat's "ecause in general we

use one another $which sounds a little formal% less often than we use each other . &lso, some people say that we should

use one another only for three or more people or things, "ut there is no real !ustification for this.

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Pronouns

Inde#inite Pronouns

another, much, no"ody, few, such... &n indefinite pronoun does not refer to any specific person, thing or amount. It is vague and not definite. 8ome typical

indefinite pronouns are:

• all, another, any, any"ody6anyone, anything, each, every"ody6everyone, everything, few, many, no"ody, none, one,several, some, some"ody6someone

ote that many indefinite pronouns also function as other parts of speech. <ook at another in the following sentences:

• +e has one !o" in the day and another at night. $pronoun%

• I'd like another drink, please. $ad!ective%

5ost indefinite pronouns are either singular or plural. +owever, some of them can "e singular in one contet and plural in

another. he most common indefinite pronouns are listed "elow, with eamples, as singular, plural or singular6plural.

otice that a singular pronoun takes a singular verb &D that any personal pronoun should also agree $in num"er and

gender%. <ook at these eamples:

• 2ach of the players has a doctor.

• I met two girls. ne has given me her phone num"er.

8imilarly, plural pronouns need plural agreement :

• 'any have epressed their views.

pronoun meaning e0ample

s

i

n

g

u

l

a

r

another an additional or different person or thing hat ice/cream was good. 7an I have another ?

any"ody6

anyone

no matter what person 7an anyone answer this >uestion?

anything no matter what thing he doctor needs to know if you have

eaten anything in the last two hours.

each every one of two or more people or things,

seen separately

2ach has his own thoughts.

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Pronouns


either one or the other of two people or things Do you want tea or coffee? 6 I don't mind. 2ither is

good for me.

enough as much or as many as needed 2nough is enough.

every"ody6

everyone

all people We can start the meeting "ecause everybody has

arrived.

everything all things hey have no house or possessions. hey lost

everything in the earth>uake.

less a smaller amount 4ess is more $5ies van der (ohe%

little a small amount 4ittle is known a"out his early life.

much a large amount 'uch has happened since we met.

neither not one and not the other of two people or

things

I keep telling )ack and )ill "ut neither "elieves me.

no"ody6 no/

one

no person I phoned many times "ut nobody answered.

nothing no single thing, not anything If you don't know the answer it's "est to

say nothing.



Pronouns


one an unidentified person 7an one smoke here? E &ll the students arrived "ut

now one is missing.

other a different person or thing from one already

mentioned

Ane was tall and the other was short.

some"ody6someone an unspecified or unknown person 7learly somebody murdered him. It was notsuicide.

something an unspecified or unknown thing <isten= I !ust heard something= What could it "e?

you an unidentified person $informal% &nd you can see why.

p

l

u

r

a

l

"oth two people or things, seen together )ohn likes coffee "ut not tea. I think both are good.

few a small num"er of people or things 3ew have ever diso"eyed him and lived.

fewer a reduced num"er of people or things 3ewer are smoking these days.

many a large num"er of people or things 'any have come already.

others other people; not us I'm sure that others have tried "efore us.

several more than two "ut not many hey all complained and several left the meeting.



Pronouns


they people in general $informal% hey say that vegeta"les are good for you.

s

i

n

g

u

l

a

r

7

p

lu

r

a

l

all the whole >uantity of something or of some

things or people

,ll is forgiven.

,ll have arrived.

any no matter how much or how many Is any left?

&re any coming?

more a greater >uantity of something; a greater

num"er of people or things

here is more over there.

'ore are coming.

most the ma!ority; nearly all 'ost is lost.

'ost have refused.

none not any; no person or persons hey fied the water so why is none coming out of

the tap?

I invited five friends "ut none have come.F

some an unspecified >uantity of something; an

unspecified num"er of people or things

+ere is some.

Some have arrived.

such of the type already mentioned +e was a foreigner and he felt that he was treated

as such.

F 8ome people say that none should always take a singular ver", even when talking a"out counta"le nouns $eg five friends

hey argue that none means no one, and one is o"viously singular. hey say that I invited five friends "ut

none has come is correct and I invited five friends "ut none have come is incorrect. +istorically and grammatically there i

little to support this view. one has "een used for hundreds of years with "oth a singular and a plural ver", according to th

contet and the emphasis re>uired.



Pronouns

hats 8ot 'y *ob9

his is a story a"out four people named 0very"ody, 8ome"ody, &ny"ody and o"ody.

here was an important !o" to "e done and 0very"ody was sure that 8ome"ody would do it. &ny"ody could have done it, "u

o"ody did it. 8ome"ody got angry a"out that, "ecause it was 0very"ody's !o". 0very"ody thought &ny"ody could do it, "uto"ody reali#ed that 0very"ody wouldn't do it.

It ended up that 0very"ody "lamed 8ome"ody when o"ody did what &ny"ody could have done.

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Pronouns

/elative Pronouns

who, whom, which...

& relative pronoun is a pronoun that introduces a relative clause. It is called a relative pronoun "ecause it relates to theword that its relative clause modifies. +ere is an eample:

• he person who phoned me last night is my teacher.

In the a"ove eample, who:

• relates to he person, which who phoned me last night modifies

• introduces the relative clause who phoned me last night

here are five relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, thatF

Who $su"!ect% and whom $o"!ect% are generally only for people. Whose is for possession. Which is for things. hat can "eused for things and people only in defining relative clauses $clauses that are essential to the sentence and do not simply addetra information%.FF

(elative pronouns can refer to singular or plural, and there is no difference "etween male and female.

<ook at these eamples showing defining and non/defining relative clauses:

e0ample sentences

S:subject; :object; P:possessive notes

de#ining relativeclauses

S / he person who phoned me last night is my teacher./ he person that phoned me last night is my teacher.

that is prefera"le

/ he car which hit me was yellow./ he car that hit me was yellow.

that is prefera"le

/ he person whom I phoned last night is my teacher./ he people who I phoned last night are my teachers./ he person that I phoned last night is my teacher./ he person I phoned last night is my teacher.

whom is correct "ut formal

relative pronoun is optional

/ he car which I drive is old./ he car that I drive is old./ he car I drive is old.

that is prefera"le to which

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Pronouns

e0ample sentencesS:subject; :object; P:possessive notes

relative pronoun is optional

P / he student whose phone !ust rang should stand up./ 8tudents whose parents are wealthy pay etra.

/ he police are looking for the car whose driver was

masked./ he police are looking for the car o# which the driverwas masked.

whose can "e used with things

of which is also possi"le

non1de#iningrelative clauses

S / 5rs Pratt, who is very kind, is my teacher.

/ he car, which was a tai, eploded./ he cars, which were tais, eploded.

/ 5rs Pratt, whom I like very much, is my teacher./ 5rs Pratt, who I like very much, is my teacher.

whom is correct "ut formal

who is common in spoken0nglish and informal written0nglish

/ he car, which I was driving at the time, suddenlycaught fire.

P / 5y "rother, whose phone you !ust heard, is a doctor.



Pronouns

e0ample sentencesS:subject; :object; P:possessive notes

/ he car, whose driver !umped out !ust "efore theaccident, was completely destroyed./ he car, the driver o# which !umped out !ust "efore theaccident, was completely destroyed.

whose can "e used with things

of which is also possi"le

Fot all grammar sources count that as a relative pronoun.FF8ome people claim that we should not use that for people "ut must use who6whom. here is no good reason for such aclaim; there is a long history of that for people in defining relative clauses from 7haucer, 8hakespeare and the &uthori#edGersion of The Bible to Fowlers and 7hurchill.

Pronouns <ui=

est yourself on the a"ove points

2% Pronouns take the place of

a. a noun

". a ver"

c. an ad!ective

show answer:

3% What do pronouns help us add to our speech and writing?

a. personality

". variety

c. detail

4% What sort of pronouns are the words he, me and you?

a. interrogative

". possessive

c. personal

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Pronouns

H% What sort of pronoun is the word we?

a. singular

". su"!ect

c. o"!ect

9% Which personal pronoun is almost always used for a thing?

a. he

". it

c. they

% o refer to something that is far from you, use the pronoun

a. this

". that

c. these

J% his is <isa speaking. In this sentence, what sort of the pronoun is the word his?

a. reciprocal

". demonstrative

c. personal

K% Possessive pronouns can "e su"!ect pronouns or

a. o"!ect pronouns

". interrogative pronouns

c. indefinite pronouns

L% With a singular pronoun the ver" should "e

a. singular

". plural



Pronouns

c. singular or plural

2% What sort of pronoun are the words each other and one another?

a. interrogative

". reciprocal

c. indefinite



Pronouns

Pronoun >omparison

Infographic illustrating different types and uses of pronounshis infographic illustrates the use of the personal pronoun $twice%, re#le0ive pronoun $twice% and reciprocal pronoun

$once%. 7an you tell which is which?

2% personal 3% refleive 4% personal H% refleive 9% reciprocal

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Pronouns

Pronoun >ase

su"!ective, o"!ective, possessive

Pronouns $and nouns% in 0nglish display case according to their function in the sentence. heir function can "e:

• subjective $they act as the su"!ect%

• objective $they act as the o"!ect%

• possessive $they show possession of something else%

he following ta"le shows the different forms for pronouns depending on case.

subjectivecase

objectivecase

possessivecase

personal pronouns singular 1st I me mine

2nd you you yours

rd hesheit

himher it

hishersits

plural 1st we us ours

2nd you you yours

rd they them theirs

relative 7 interrogative pronouns who whom whose

whoever whomever

which, that, what which, that, what

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Pronouns

subjectivecase

objectivecase

possessivecase

inde#inite pronouns every"ody every"ody every"ody's

, problem o# case:'ary and I or 'ary and me?

2. 5ary and I are happy to "e here today. $A 5ary and me%

3. &ti sent the letter to 5ary and me. $A 5ary and I%

In 2, 5ary and I are su"!ects, which is why the pronoun takes the subjective case $I%. In 3, 5ary and I are o"!ects, which i

why the pronoun takes the objective case $me%. &n easy way to check the correct case is to try the sentence without 5aryWould you say I am happy to "e here or 5e am happy to "e here? Would you say &ti sent the letter to me or &ti sentthe letter to I?



Pronouns

2% is dreaming. !"eorge#

3% is green. !the $lac%$oard#

4% are on the wall. !the posters#

H% is running. !the dog#

9% are watching G. !m& mother and '#

% are in the garden. !the flowers#

J% is riding his "ike. !Tom#

K% is from *ristol. !(ictoria#

L% has got a "rother. !)iana#

2% +ave got a computer, 5andy?

2% am sitting on the sofa.

3% are watching G.

4% &re from 0ngland?

H% is going home.

9% are playing foot"all.

% is a wonderful day today.

J% are speaking 0nglish.

K% Is Mevin's sister?

L% are swimming in the pool.

2% &re in the cinema?

Choose the correct object forms of the given personal pronouns.

1) I -

2) you -



Pronouns

3) he -

4) she -

5) it -

) !e -

") they -

Which o"!ect form of the personal pronoun can su"stitute the underlined phrase in the sentence?

2% he teacher always gives the students homewor% me

them

you

3% I am reading the boo% to my little sister her

us

him

4% he boys are riding their bi%es it

them

her

H% 'y #ather is writing a letter to *ohn me

her

him

9% I dont %now the answer she

her

it

% Sally is going to ,nne her



Pronouns

him

me

J% pen the window; please it

them

us

K% >an you tell the people the way to the airport; please? you

them

us

L% he boo%s are #or Peter him

her

you

2% >an you help my sister and me; please? her

me

us

Which #orm o# the personal pronoun can you find in the given sentence6>uestion / subject or object?

2% I am from *erlin. /

3% 7an 5r +enderson help me? /

4% We live in <ondon. /

H% his "ook is for her. /

9% +e is not at school. /

% his present is for us. /

J% his is a new house. It is "lue. /

K% Where are you from? /



Pronouns

L% Don't ask them= /

2% he children can see you. /

Is the un#erline# form subject form or object form of the personal pronoun or is it a possessive determiner$

1) %he li&es playing football. -

2) 'y name is (reg. -

3) im can see her in the supermar&et. -

4) *hat+s your favourite foo#$ -

5) ,e can see mily in the shop. -

) 'ary can see our car near the school. -

") ac& often te/ts him. -

0) 'r ro!n is their teacher. -

) on+t forget it -

1) *hy #on+t you give him

his present$

7hoose the corresponding possessive determiner.

2% I /

3% you /

4% he /

H% she /

9% it /

% we /



Pronouns

J% they /

7hoose the correct possessive determiner.

2% Is this "ook?

3% parents live in +am"urg.

4% his is guitar.

H% +ow old is sister?

9% Where does team play?

% I gave the letter.

J% &re those trainers?

K% Men has cut finger.

L% he children finished game.

2% he hotel has own swimming pool.

7hoose the correct possessive determiners.

+i Daniel, name is )ohn. his is friend )ason. +e's 23. sister is nine. hey have got a

pet. pet is a "udgie. name is 7harlie. )ason and I go to the same school. here are H9 "oys and

girls in school. )ason's form teacher is 5rs. Peterson. 8he has got a pet, too. pet is a tortoise. Aur

form teacher is 5r. 8mith. I like lessons. +e has two dogs. he dogs love to play in garden. ow I

have a >uestion for you. What's pet?

@ours,)ohn

7hoose the corresponding possessive pronoun.

2% I /



Pronouns

3% you /

4% he /

H% she /

9% it /

% we /

J% they /

7hoose either the possessive pronoun or the possessive determiner.

2% Whose is this "ike? Is it really ?

3% Is he teacher?

4% +ey (on= his is not car. is red.

H% <isa "roke left leg.

9% friend lives in a "ig house, "ut is much "igger.

% Is this 0mily's room? / @es, it's ?

J% I lost pen in the li"rary. 7an I have one of ?

K% 8top= / hese sweets are all .

L% Did you forget to do homework yesterday? / o I didn't. I did homework.

2% &re these really shoes? / @es, these are shoes. / hey are not

7hoose the correct form / Possessive determiner or Possessive pronoun.

2% Is that pen? / Is it ?

3% his is house. / It's .

4% hey're children. / hey're .

H% 8he lost "ook. / 8he lost .

9% hese are folders. / hese are .

% I like smartphone. / I like .



Pronouns

J% his is 1errari. / his is .

K% Where is key? / Where's ?

L% 7an I use mo"ile? / 7an I use ?

Which form can you find in the sentence6>uestion? Is it a Possessive pronoun or a Possessive determiner ?

2% his is 0mma, my sister. /

3% Is this /shirt hers? /

4% his is not William's ta"let. his is her ta"let. /

H% Is there an interactive white"oard in our classroom? /

9% 8orry, I don't have my homework. /

% Whose trainers are those? &re those yours, <inda? /

J% Is that your Playstation? /

K% hey think everything is theirs. /

L% his sandwich is "etter than mine. /

2% +e took &nna's hand in his. /

7hoose the correct refleive pronouns from the dropdown menu.

mysel# / yoursel# / himsel# / hersel# / itsel# / ourselves / yourselves / themselves

2% (o"ert made this /shirt .

3% <isa did the homework

4% We helped to some cola at the party.

H% 0mma, did you take the photo "y ?

9% I wrote this poem .

% +e cut with the knife while he was doing the dishes.

J% he lion can defend .

K% 5y mother often talks to .



Pronouns

L% im and Nerry, if you want more milk, help .

2% &lice and Doris collected the stickers .

6ut in the relative who7 which or whose !here necessary. ype an x if the relative pronoun can be left out.

1) his is the boy ha# an acci#ent.

2) 8ester#ay I sa! a car !as really ol#.

3) 'an#y is the girl I met on 9ri#ay.

4) I haven+t seen 9ran&7 brother is five7 for a long time no!.

5) he robber stole the car the la#y par&e# in front of the supermar&et.

) his is the man house is on fire.

") Can I tal& to the girl is sitting on the bench$

0) he boo& you gave me is great.

) %he li&es hamburgers are hot.

1) ill Clinton7 !as 6resi#ent of the :%;7 has only one #aughter.

Choose the correct pronouns.

myself 7 yourself 7 himself 7 herself 7 itself 7 ourselves7 yourselves7 themselves or each other.

1) %an#ra an# ;ngela haven+t met for a long time.

2) 'y frien#s enjoye# very much at the concert.

3) im repaire# his car .

4) *e helpe# !ith our report.

5) 6eople often give presents at Christmas.

) I bought a ne! camera.

") Chris7 #i# you #o the 'aths home!or& $

0) hey loo&e# at an# smile#.



Pronouns

) <on an# om often !rite e-mails to because they+re goo# frien#s.

1) ;nn only thin&s of . %he+s an egoist.

*rite the correct refle/ive pronoun into the gap. Choose from the follo!ing pronouns=

myself 7 yourself 7 himself 7 herself 7 itself 7 ourselves7 yourselves7 themselves or each other

1) 'i&e an# ill &no! >uite !ell.

2) %ue an# ?isa haven+t seen for ages.

3) 6eggy an# ane ma#e this #elicious ca&e .

4) (ran#pa constructe# this #es& .

5) Can !e sell the things !e ma#e $

) he little girl can alrea#y ri#e the tricycle .

") ?aura an# etty are helping !ith their home!or&.

0) %ome people only thin& of .

) ohn an# his girlfrien# are still angry. hey+re not tal&ing to .

1) oes the laptop s!itch off automatically$

Choose the correct relative pronouns an# !rite them into the gaps=

1) I can carry this heavy bo/ .

2) 'arcus cut !hile he !as preparing supper.

3) I have been teaching <ussian for five years.

4) ,as 8vonne hurt $

5) 6atric& an# %tephen7 help to some tea7 please.

) he 6ope visite# our church.

") on+t burn he oven is terribly hot.

0) @Claire7 !ho !rote the theatre program for your school$@ - Claire= @I !rote it .@



Pronouns

) *e+re sorry7 !e #on+t &no! the !ay to the castle .

1) ;re oreen an# (eorge marrie# to .

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