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Pronouns

A. Subject Pronouns

- Use at the beginning of a sentence. Act as the subject of the sentence.

I

She

He

It

They

We

You

Exercise 1

Underline the correct answers.

  1. Everyone deserves happiness. (They, It, He) is one of the most important element in our lives.
  2. The girls are at the bus stop. (She, They, We) have been waiting for you to arrive since morning.
  3. I want an axe. (He, She, It) should be here, somewhere in this room.
  4. (It, She, He) must stop barking. I cannot stand it any more.
  5. I haven’t seen you for months. (It, They, You) made me worried.
  6. My dad is not at home. (She, He, I) has gone out after receiving an important call.
  7. The guests have come. (He, She, They) ask to see you immediately.
  8. Peter and I went to the beach last week. (You, They, We) had a great time.
  9. (They, We, He) are here now. What do you want us to tell them?
  10. (I, He, They) am terribly hungry. Where’s the food?

_____ / 10 marks

B. Object Pronouns

- Act as the object of a sentence.

me

her

him

it

them

us

you

Exercise 1

Underline the correct object pronoun for each of these sentences.

  1. Look over there, the houses. Can you see (it,them)?
  2. Those are ours. We want you to return (them, it) to us.
  3. You have a pen. Can I see (it, them)?
  4. Timmy has a new bike. His father bought it for (her, him).
  5. You look exhausted. Please let (us, me) help carry your bag.
  1. It is hungry. Give (him, it) something to eat.
  2. I have bought some new dresses. Do you want to see (it, them)?
  3. We saw Rob yesterday, but (he, you) didn’t see us.
  4. Ann is terribly sick. The doctor is attending to (him, her) now.
  5. The boys want to go home. We can’t force (him, them) to stay.

_____/10 marks

C. Possessive Pronouns

- To show belonging.

mine

hers

his

its

theirs

ours

yours

Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive pronouns.

  1. We bought this television. It is ______.
  2. I own this company. It is ______.
  3. You cannot take these toys. They are not ______.
  4. Lea and Ron are very stingy. All their belonging are ______. They don’t share.
  5. This is not ______. My mother bought this for me, not for Tina.
  6. I want ______back. You cannot take what is mine.
  7. Hans found the money. It is ______.
  8. The manager gave his staff a bonus of RM200 each. It is up to them how they want to spend it as the money is ______.
  9. These are the boy’s pets. They are ______.
  10. That room is ______. Let them spring-clean the whole room themselves.
  1. That bone belongs to the dog. It is ______.
  2. “This is a beautiful piece of art”, said the guest. “Yes, and it is ______,” answered the host proudly.

D.Reflexive Pronouns

- To create a stress.

myself

herself

himself

itself

themselves

ourselves

yourself / yourselves

Exercise 1

Underline the correct pronoun for each sentence.

  1. She burnt (himself, herself) while trying to douse the fire.
  2. She bought (himself, herself) a new dress.
  3. We (themselves, ourselves) must take full responsibility for all our actions.
  4. I built (myself, yourself) a boat last summer.
  5. You will see (myself, yourself) when you look in the mirror.
  6. The young bird fell from the nest and hurt (itself, himself).
  7. They behaved (themselves, ourselves) well at the ceremony.
  8. “When you boys go on holiday, enjoy (yourself, yourselves), but don’t get into any trouble,” said father.
  9. We found (themselves, ourselves) trapped in a very big room.

E. Relative Pronouns

- Normally used when adding ‘extra information’

who

whom

whose

which

that

Exercise 1 : Using ‘Who’, ‘Whom’, ‘Whose’ and ‘Which / That’

Fill in the blanks with the correct relative pronouns.

  1. Daniel, (who, whom) is best friend, came to visit me last weekend.
  2. She, (who, whom) you trusted so much, is actually a liar!
  3. If possible, we wish to meet Mr. Thomas (who, whom) has been very generous to our organization.
  4. Most teenagers (who, whom) are involved in drugs come from a broken family.
  5. Ella, (who, whom) she admires so much, is a great singer.
  6. The workers (who, whom) were detained by the immigration department yesterday do not possess a valid passport.
  7. (Whose, Which, That) purse is that? We had better give it to the guard for safekeeping.
  8. The man (whose, which, that) son was rescued by the caring public during the tsunami, is now an active volunteer at the local n.g.o in Petaling Jaya.
  9. The two bags (whose, which, that) were dropped off in front of the U.S embassy, are harmless.
  10. (Whose, Which ,That) of these that you want?