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PRONOUNS

PRONOUNS
• Personal: I, you, we, they, he, she, it…
• Demonstrative: this, that, these, those
• Reflexive: myself, yourself, etc
• Indefinite: Everybody, something, no one, etc
• Distributive: Each, either, neither
• Interrogative: What vs which, who and whom
Subject Object possessive

I Me My, mine
We Us Our, ours
You You Your, yours
He Him His, his
She Her Her, hers
It It Its, its
They them Their, theirs

1. I saw Lilly yesterday


Lilly saw me yesterday.

2. This is our house


This house is ours
Noun/Pronoun+ I/me
Mahesh and Suresh work together.

1. I and Suresh work together


2. Suresh and I work together.
3. Me and Suresh work together.
4. Suresh and me work together

*The children and I are going to the park.


*My friends and I are at the interview.

The boss gave the project to Joe and Sam


5. The boss gave the project to I and Sam
6. The boss gave the project to Sam and I.
7. The boss gave the project to me and Sam.
8. The boss gave the project to Sam and me
Reflexive pronouns:
Myself, yourself, himself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves

1. I saw myself in the mirror.


2. He talks to himself.

Identify the errors:

3. We’re going to paint the house by ourself.


4. Students who cheat on exams cheat themself.
5. My sisters theirself don’t recognize me now after all these years.
6. George bought hisself a present for his birthday.

• Joey and myself are going to give a presentation at the meeting.


• For more information, please feel free to write to myself any time
Indefinite Pronouns
Anybody anyone anything each
Everybody everyone everything
Somebody no one something
Nobody either nothing
Each someone neither

1. There’s a party at our place on Saturday night and


everybody is/are welcome.

2. No one know/knows the answer to that question.

3. You look worried, is/are something wrong?

4. Neither of the two teams was/were able to crack the


interview.

5. One of my friends ____ a doctor.


Interrogative
Who, whom, whose, which, what, when.
What-general, which – specific

1. What do you want to eat?(many options)

2. Which do you want to eat?(limited options)

Who Vs Whom:

3. _______ visited Vizag last week.


4. _______ did Helen visit at the hospital
Find the words that are pronouns in each sentence. Each sentence has at least one
pronoun. Some have more than one. Choose all that apply.\

1. My son dropped his bottle on the ground.


2. The girls standing under the tree are eating their lunch.
3. When I looked over at him, I noticed that he was reading a book.
4. The guys ate all of their pizzas.
5. Grandma is waiting for her shawl.
6. Each company is fighting to protect its own commercial interests.
7. Anything is possible if you believe.
8. Has anybody seen my pen?
9. We finally moved to another apartment.
10. No one can cope with her in English.
Choose the appropriate pronouns to complete the sentences.
1. I didn't buy ---- in the end.

A) nothing
B) something
C) everybody
D) anything

2. It's not good if everyone ---- to get ---- own license.

A) wants / their
B) want / their
C) wants / there
D) want / theirs

3. He was an only child, so he had to learn how to amuse ----.

A) himself
B) him
C) anybody
D) each other
4. They always defend ----. If you blame one, the other will spring to her aid.

A) themselves
B) one another
C) him
D) them

5. He claimed to be an expert, but he knew almost ---- about it.

A) everything
B) nothing
C) anything
D) something

6. If ---- had called, they would have left a message.

A) anybody
B) nobody
C) everybody
D) no one
7. No one can find Alice and David ----.
A) everywhere
B) somewhere
C) anywhere
D) nowhere

8. Despite her father's complaints, she decided to live ---- in


Canada.
A) herself
B) of her own
C) by herself
D) her

9. The music in the house was so loud that everybody had to


shout to make ---- heard.
A) herself
B) oneself
10. He is older than ____ so I have to respect and give priority to ____
A) myself / himself
B)mine / his
C)me / his
D)me / him

11. I suggest you to take this pill ____ the week. That is, take it on
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
a)every other day
b)each day
c) everyday

12. I told Fatma and Ali not to go outside without an umbrella. Look,


____ have got wet!
a)she and he
b)why
c)They
10. There was ---- to help me so I had to do all the cleaning myself.

A) anybody
B) no one
C) somebody
D) everyone

The car near the fence is ____ but the house is ____ not ____ .
his / their / him
his / them / his
him / theirs / him
his / theirs / his

When Disraeli and Gladstone made speeches for Queen Victoria's government, the


speeches weren't written for ____ by ghost writers. When ____ sent ____ lovingly or
respectfully inscribed copies of ____ new books, ____ had written the books themselves.

them / they / her / their / they


her / they / their / her / they
them / she / her / her / she
their / she / their / her / they
This is a secret between ____ , ____ should keep it until you die. And ____ will,
too. Let ____ know about ____ .
us / you / I / nobody / it
ourselves / we / I / someone / them
us / we / you / anyone / it
you / they / he / us / it

When I entered the room I saw her sitting alone, she was talking ____ .
to herself
with himself
by herself
for herself

I think he ____ can solve this problem of ____ own.


his / him
himself / his
himself / himself
by himself / himself

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