OEGCI test13

• Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate TEST 13 • personal pronouns and possessives Name ● The basics Complete the table me mine you he your yourself herself it we — your yourselves they ● Possessives and personal pronouns Circle all the possible correct forms; there could be one, two, three or more ▲ That’s not your suitcase; it’s A our B our’s A Who is C ours the manager of this shop? B Who’s C Carol Cox is her name Please can you pay back the money you borrowed from A me B my C mine D Carol Cox is hers name ? I didn’t sleep well last night.’ C I am too I’m too tired to drive.’ C She’s ‘Who’s driving home?’ ‘ A Claire is B She is D Me too D She Sue will get better marks in the exam than Carl because she works harder than A him B he works C he does D he is Everything at home is just as A was B it was when I left it; absolutely nothing has changed C it is D it’s Yes, I know Daniella very well She’s A my friend B a my friend How’s A your new dog E our suitcase C Whose You want to speak to the manager? A Carol Cox is she B Her name’s Carol Cox I’m feeling very tired.’ ‘ A So me B So am I D the ours ? Has it been trained yet? B that new dog of yours 10 Tim broke A the arm arm playing rugby B the left arm 11 Try not to swim with A eyes B the eyes C a friend of mine C that your new dog C his arm D his left arm C your eyes D yours eyes 12 Now that I’ve passed my driving test, I wish I had A my own car B an own car C a car of my own D a car of mine 13 I’ve never seen you ride A your motorbike B yours motorbike C that motorbike of yours closed ➔ Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate TEST 13 • personal pronouns and possessives © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE ● Relexives: Correct (✓) or not (✗)? ▲ 10 The light is timed to turn itself of at midnight ✓ They didn’t want the sandwiches so they gave them to ourselves Uncle John asked about yourself when he phoned last night You’ve been working on the computer for too long Give yourself a break! You’ve all been lying in the sun for too long Come inside or you’ll burn yourself She bought my brother Mark a bicycle for his birthday, but she didn’t buy one for me when it was my birthday My husband and I have decided not to buy ourselves expensive birthday presents this year Don’t let Brian sit next to Colin They’re always arguing with each other They’ve bought themselves a beautiful new car – it’s a sports car The directors can’t give each other a big pay rise when the workers’ pay has been cut Please stop playing that loud music Your mother and I can’t hear ourselves think ● Mixed structures Put in the correct missing pronoun forms (I, me, my, mine, myself, etc) or each other ▲ 10 Could you give me the name of your doctor, please? I gave my daughter an old dress of to wear to the party I don’t wear it anymore, so I told to keep it My son’s girlfriend left last week, but he didn’t tell I found out from her I’m sure they know where the party is I gave them the address when I saw last week Neil You don’t need any help from I’m sure that you can cook lunch by , so I’m going out My best friend and I always buy presents on birthdays When you see Pamela, ask her if English teacher has given any homework to at the weekend I’ve made all some cofee Help to a cup Somebody has left phone on the table Is it , Mario? If anybody wants to speak to , tell I’ll be back at o’clock He inds it very expensive to drive car since increased the price of petrol last month ● Mixed structures Correct the mistakes or write ‘Correct’ ▲ ▲ 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 I taught me to play the piano – I’ve never had a teacher myself I bought the same jacket as him Correct Who did you give the money to? Everything is just as I left them when I went out How’s that beautiful daughter of your? I don’t know your boss – is that her over there? This is my new car – don’t you think he’s lovely?’ Britain expects its population to continue increasing Don’t be sad – nothing is ever as bad as irst seems She gave the address to me herself I always feel myself hungry by twelve o’clock When I work on the computer, I get a pain in the neck Look me in the eye and tell me that you didn’t it The soup was so hot that he burnt the mouth I usually dress myself in old clothes when I’m gardening One always knows when it is time to leave a party One’s children’s happiness is always important One does not accept cheques in this shop One says that prices are going to increase again Who’s parked their car in front of mine? Somebody has taken my coat and left me their Why is that boy using their dictionary in an exam? / 80 Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate TEST 13 • personal pronouns and possessives © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE