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PRONOUNS Personal pronouns: Subject Pronouns: I, you, she, he, it, we, they are used as a subject or predicate noun She is a teacher It was he who said that Object Pronouns: me, you, him, her, them, us, it are used as Indirect object: She baked him a pie Direct object: I can hardly see it Object of a preposition: They are going with us Possessive Pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, theirs, ours, its take the place of possessive nouns If this isn’t ours, it must be theirs Yours is much better than mine Tables below show the breakdown of the English personal pronouns along the four dimensions of case, person, number, and gender Singular First Person Second Person Third Person Plural First Person Second Person Third Person Subjective/Nominative Objective Possessive Male Female Neutral Male Female Neutral Male Female Neutral I me mine you you yours he she it him her it his hers its Subjective/Nominative Male Female Neutral we you they Objective Possessive Male Female Neutral Male Female Neutral us ours you yours them theirs Case and personal pronouns In the following example, the pronoun is a part of the subject so subject pronoun should be used My sister and me went to the movie (Incorrect) My sister and I went to the movie (Correct) In the following example the pronoun is a direct object so object pronoun should be used My sister took a picture of him and I (Incorrect) My sister took a picture of him and me (Correct) Ex: I saw you when she talked to them The pronoun I refers to the person speaking The pronoun you refers to the person spoken to The pronoun she and them refer to persons spoken about Demonstrative Pronouns List of Demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those Ex: That is his book I want to exchange this for that and these for those This is an excellent question Reflexive Pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, oneself, ourselves, themselves, yourselves a emphasize (intensify) a noun or another pronoun Ex: Instructor himself ordered this product Ex: We did all the work ourselves b point back to the subject of the sentence Ex: He wanted to kick himself for even making that stupid comment I bought myself a new shirt Never use a reflexive pronoun in place of a personal pronoun The following sentences are incorrect Ex: Mary and myself went to the movie My father drove Mary and myself to the movie The following sentences are correct Ex: Mary and I went to the movie My father drove Mary and me to the movie Indefinite pronouns Indefinite pronouns not refer to any particular persons or places or things They replace nouns without specifying which noun they replace Singular: another, anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, little, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, other, somebody, someone, something Plural: both, few, many, others, several Singular or plural: all, any, more, most, none, some Indefinite pronouns that end in -one or -body are always singular //except none// These words include: anyone, everyone, someone, one, anybody, somebody, nobody a Pronouns that are always singular Examples Everybody can something, but nobody can everything Either looks like a good option b Pronouns that are always plural Examples Few were late for the meeting Many bought tickets to the show For indefinite pronouns that can be singular or plural, it depends on what the indefinite pronoun refers to Ex: - There is a lot of furniture in the room; some is damaged (some refers to furniture, which is singular ) - There are many books there; some are very interesting ( some refers to books, which is plural ) Reciprocal Pronouns Reciprocal Pronouns show a mutual relationship They are each other and one another Each other is used when the group consists of just two people, animals or things One another is used when the groups consists of more than two people, animals ot things Examples John and Bob respect each other We are commanded to love one another Relative Pronouns Relative Pronoun begins a subordinate clause and connects that clause to another noun that precedes it in the sentence Relative pronouns list: who, whom, whose, whoever, whomever, which, whichever, that, what, whatever Examples It is a book that is difficult to ignore The dog, which is a terrier, is four years old  I will consider renting or buying, whichever works out best All relative pronouns not change the form with gender, person, or number Only who changes form with case Subjective: who Objective: whom Possessive: whose Examples The girl who told me the story lives down the street The girl whom I chose will get a present I am not sure whose that is Interrogative Pronouns Interrogative pronouns are used to begin or introduce interrogative sentences They are who, whom, whose, what, and which They are similar to the Relative Pronouns; the difference is their use in the sentence Examples Whom did you invite to the party? Which did you prefer? Who did what to whom? Possessive adjectives Possessive adjectives (also called determiners or determinative possessive pronouns) always modify/describe a noun They must be used together with nouns they are describing, and come in front of them There are seven of them in modern English: my, your, his, her, its, our, their His book is excellent Their house is new Highlighted words inform us to whom something belongs and their function is similar to those of adjectives More about possessive adjectives Pronouns and Adjectives Some words that function as pronouns may function as adjectives because they tell something about the noun they modify rather than stand in for it Examine the following table to see the different roles of some words and remember that Adjective describes a noun and Pronoun replaces a noun Possessive Adjectives My English is good I see your money Possessive Pronouns Mine is better Yours are gone His girl is a student I like her hair It is our place Their house is old I will take his I like hers It is ours I not want theirs Demonstrative Adjectives I like that story These quizzes are nice Who did this work? Demonstrative Pronouns I like that These are nice quizzes Who did this? Interrogative Adjectives Which classes did you take? Whose phone did you use? What kind of pronoun is it? Interrogative Pronouns Which did you like? Whose did you break? What is a pronoun? Indefinite Adjectives Many children like ice cream Did you want some bananas? Is there any tea? I need a few minutes Indefinite Pronouns Many bought tickets to the show Some are not fresh No, there is not any? I have a few QUIZ Mia left notebook on the bus (a) her (b) yours (c) his The colorful picture of the flowers is (a) their (b) your (c) mine The proud parents brought home new baby girl (a) his (b) her (c) their William strummed guitar and invited everyone to sing (a) his (b) its (c) her The computer quickly stores information on huge memory (a) yours (b) theirs (c) its These warm chocolate chip cookies melt in mouth (a) its (b) your (c) yours Is seat belt always fastened? (a) your (b) mine (c) its The fluffy brown puppy is (a) its (b) my (c) theirs hand shot up when the teacher asked for volunteers (a) Their (b) Her (c) Mine 10 I didn't get a cheeseburger, so I tasted (a) mine (b) its (c) hers 11 Paul, Rudy, and _ are going to play air hockey A me B I 12 _ boys also delivered calendars over the weekend A We B Us 13 The best players on the field were you and A them B they 14 _ and Sharona are graduating from college next year A Her B She 15 My friends and _ like to our homework on the telephone A I B me 16 Ms Reyna marked _ absent A he B him 17 The location of the cave is a secret between _ two A we B us 18 Dad asked Chris and _ to paint the garage A she B her 19 My old red sweater has lost shape A it's B its 20 Please leave the boat keys on dock A you're B your 21 egg salad sandwiches are the best A Their B They're 22 Do you know about these boxes? A these B anything 23 Be sure that knows his or her lines A everybody B his or her 24 The twins were late because of forgot about the party A them B both 25 of balloons have lost helium A Several B these Choose one of the words to complete each sentence her / herself / hers / she 26 Can you drive _ to work? 27 This cat is _ 28 I heard that _ won the lottery 29 She said that she wanted to it _ 30 Do you think _ is older than me? 31 There is a problem with _ TV 32 Has _ called you yet? 33 She doesn't want to go by _ 34 There is no way _ will agree with me 35 brother is a doctor 36 The boat is _ 37 I think, that is _ 38 Once there was a young man who called Icarus (a) myself (b) himself (c) herself 39 His father always wanted his children to look after and what they wanted (a) themselves (b) ourselves (c) herself 40 The trouble was that Icarus always wanted to put into danger (a) herself (b) itself (c) himself 41 His father said again and again if we don't take care, we'd hurt (a) themselves (b) yourselves (c) ourselves 42 Icarus shocked his father with an idea that he was going to try out on (a) himself (b) themselves (c) herself 43 He had watched birds fly by throwing into the air (a) yourselves (b) themselves (c) ourselves 44 His sister said she would like to push into the air and fly but she was too frightened (a) itself (b) himself (c) herself 45 Icarus said he would try and he promised his father: I will not injure (a) yourself (b) myself (c) ourselves 46 The last words his father said before Icarus left were: Look after (a) yourself (b) himself (c) myself 47 Unfortunately Icarus went too near the sun and the wax on his wings melted and the feathers worked free and he fell on the ground and died (a) itself (b) yourselves (c) themselves 48 The old woman lived alone, with to look after A) someone / her B) anyone / herself C) everyone / she D) no one / her E) anyone / she's 49 two rings here on my little finger belonged to grandmother A) These / my B) That / mine C) Those / me D) The / myself E) This / my 50 When the little boy grabbed the lizard, tail broke off in hand A) it's / his B) it / him C) its / his D) it / one's E) its / he's 51 A baby learns the meaning of words as are spoken by others and later uses in sentences A) their / they B) they / them C) they / themselves D) it / them E) they / it 52 Some of these clothes are , and the rest of belong to Zack A) yours / it B) my / them C) hers / their D) me / they E) mine / them 53 As for , I prefer to let people make up minds A) myself / each other's B) I / his own C) mine / one another's D) me / their own E) my / theirs 54 The solicitor wrote a letter to Ann and in which he asked us if we could settle the matter between A) I / us B) me / us C) myself / ours D) mine / our E) me / we 55 As cuts it as well as he does, I always have my hair cut at Johnson's A) anyone B) someone else's C) no one else D) everyone E) nobody's 56 They decided to buy the house because location would allow to get to work very easily A) theirs / them B) it / themselves C) its / them D) they / us E) its / their 57 Our dog is of a very good breed as is the offspting of two very champion dogs and inherited -features A) this / its B) he / them C) she / theirs D) that / his E) it / their 58 Hello Henry, Kate, Peter Help to some food and I'll be with you in a moment A) you B) yours C) yourself D) yourselves 59 A student of has just been to see me A) your B) yours C) yourself D) you 60 Her parents were in Malaya So were A) mine B) your C) my D) myself 61 The cat caught tail in the door A) it's B) itself C) its D) it 62 When Sally won the lottery, she pinched to make sure she wasn't dreaming A) hers B) herself C) her D) himself 63 in the village went to the party but enjoyed it very much A) Someone / no one B) Nobody / no one C) Everyone / nobody D) Everyone / somebody 64 William Shakespeare is who I have always admired A) someone B) no one C) everyone D) anyone 65 You mustn't blame You are the guilty one A) yourself B) me C) myself D) you 66 Almost no friend of came to the funeral A) her B) myself C) theirs D) them 67 It's partly finished There is left A) nothing B) everything C) anything D) something 68 I didn't buy in the end A) nothing B) something C) everybody D) anything 69 It's no good if everyone to get own way A) wants / their B) want / their C) wants / their D) want / theirs 70 He was an only child, so he had to learn how to amuse A) himself B) him C) anybody D) each other 71 They always defend If you blame one, the other will spring to her aid A) themselves B) one another C) him D) them 72 He claimed to be an expert, but he knew almost about it A) everything B) nothing C) anything D) something 73 If had called, they would have left a message A) anybody B) nobody C) everybody D) no one 74 No one can find Alice and David A) everywhere B) somewhere C) anywhere D) nowhere 75 Despite her father's complaints, she decided to live in Canada A) herself B) of her own C) by herself D) her 76 The music in the house was so loud that everybody had to shout to make heard A) herself B) oneself C) themselves D) them 77 There was to help me so I had to all the cleaning myself A) anybody B) no one C) somebody D) everyone SUBJECT- VERB AGREEMENT Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief administrator going to have to make a decision is are my boss or my sisters in the union going to win this grievance? Is Are Some of the votes to have been miscounted seem seems The tornadoes that tear through this county every spring _ more than just a nuisance are is Everyone selected to serve on this jury _ to be willing to give up a lot of time have has Kara Wolters, together with her teammates, _ a formidable opponent on the basketball court presents present He seems to forget that there things to be done before he can graduate are is There _ to be some people left in that town after yesterday's flood have has Some of the grain to be contaminated appear appears 10 Three-quarters of the students against the tuition hike is are 11 Three-quarters of the student body against the tuition hike is are 12 A high percentage of the population _ voting for the new school is are 13 A high percentage of the people _ voting for the new school was were A) At the end of the story, they was living happily ever after B) At the end of the story, they were living happily ever after C) At the end of the story, they were living happily ever after D) At the end of the story, they was living happily ever after A) Al and Eli go to the beach to surf with their friends B) Al and Eli go to the beach to surf with their friends C) Al and Eli goes to the beach to surf with their friends D) Al and Eli goes to the beach to surf with their friends A) When Al and Eli arrive, they find that their friends has waxed their boards B) When Al and Eli arrive, they find that their friends has waxed their boards C) When Al and Eli arrive, they find that their friends have waxed their boards D) When Al and Eli arrive, they find that their friends have waxed their boards A) The group of children from that school has never seen the ocean B) The group of children from that school have never seen the ocean C) The group of children from that school has never seen the ocean D) The group of children from that school have never seen the ocean A) If our staff members doesn't quit picking at each other, we will not meet our goals B) If our staff members don't quit picking at each other, we will not meet our goals C) If our staff members don't quit picking at each other, we will not meet our goals D) If our staff members doesn't quit picking at each other, we will not meet our goals Either the photographer or her companions (was, were) the first to see the gorilla Jill’s natural ability and her desire to help others (has, have) led to a career in the ministry Everybody who signed up for the ski trip (was, were) taking lessons Some of our luggage (was, were) lost None of his advice (make, makes) sense One out of every three sunsets (was, were) covered with clouds A ship and a plane (has, have) recently disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle The teeth in a crocodile’s mouth (is, are) sharp The leaders of the expedition (was, were) looking for a campsite 10 The lions and the photographer (was, were) face to face 11 During the trip macaroni and cheese (was, were) the favorite meal for the two drivers 12 Measles (is, are) a contagious childhood disease 13 On the side (is, are) political correspondents hoping for an interview 14 The trunk of the elephant and the belly of the hippo (make, makes) me laugh 15 A group of students (was, were) blocking the road 16 Albert and Harry, members of a racing team, (drives, drive) across America 17 The samples on the tray in the lab (need, needs) testing 18 Billy (swim, swims) in the cold water often 19 The Whale Shark, the largest of all sharks, (grow, grows) up to 38 feet long 20 The board of trustees (meet, meets) in Denver on the first Tuesday of each month  ... it''s B its 20 Please leave the boat keys on dock A you''re B your 21 egg salad sandwiches are the best A Their B They''re 22 Do you know about these boxes? A these B anything 23 Be sure that... 26 Can you drive _ to work? 27 This cat is _ 28 I heard that _ won the lottery 29 She said that she wanted to it _ 30 Do you think _ is older than me? 31 There is a problem with _ TV 32. .. Interrogative Pronouns Interrogative pronouns are used to begin or introduce interrogative sentences They are who, whom, whose, what, and which They are similar to the Relative Pronouns; the