Friday, December 9, 2016

PRONOUN EXERCISES (INTERMEDIATE) (EXERCISE I90E267)











A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun; Usually pronouns refer to something that was already mentioned in a previous sentence or understood by the listener. They are useful because when we use them, you do not need to repeat nouns all the time.


1.  Fill in the blanks with these following pronouns: her; herself; himself; it; mine; myself; oneself; ours; ourselves; she; them; themselves; they; us; yours; yourself; yourselves.

(A)  My mother told her friends to make ____________________ at home.
(B)  ________________________is still too young to go out on her own.
(C)  I am the one who found the missing wallet, so the reward is ___________________.
(D) The teacher told the girls that she would help ______________ if they needed help.
(E)  He hurt _____________________ when he jumped over the fence.
(F)  He picked up a stone and threw ___________________ at the dog.
(G) The house is ________________________.  We bought it!
(H)  “You must practice by _________________ whenever you can,” he advised players.
(I)  His sister helped _________________________ to the fruit on the table.
(J)  I hate ___________________________ whenever I make a mistake.
(K)  I have bought my ticket. Have you bought _________________________ yet?
(L)   One can easily hurt ________________________ in a fight.
(M)  He likes to look at __________________________ in the mirror.
(N) _______________________ often play football with their children.
(O)  I always remind ________________________ to pray before I go to bed.
(P)   My sister was able to bake the cake __________________________.
(Q)  “You must always take care of ___________________________,” he advised me.
(R)  We asked the lawyer and he explained the procedure to _____________________.
(S) We have only ____________________ to blame for not arriving at the station earlier.
(T) The little girl screamed when the nurse gave ___________________ an injection.

2. Fill in the gaps using the best alternative.

(A)    ______________________________ found our missing wallets in his possession.
            (Ourselves; we; himself; him; myself)
(B)    “Show _____________________________ your ticket,” the conductor said.
                        (I; myself; yourself; me; we)
(C) The fugitive disguised _______________ so that the police would not recognize him.
                                         (he; him; himself; oneself; itself)
(D) My friends and ___________________________ often play badminton together.
                                           (me; us; her; I; them)
(F) “Stop blaming ______________________________. It's not your fault.”
                                        (yourself; you; itself; him; he)

ANSWERS

      
1.  Fill in the blanks with these following pronouns: her; herself; himself; it; mine; myself; oneself; ours; ourselves; she; them; themselves; they; us; yours; yourself; yourselves.

(A)  My mother told her friends to make themselves at home.
(B)  She is still too young to go out on her own.
(C)  I am the one who found the missing wallet, so the reward is mine.
(D) The teacher told the girls that she would help them if they needed help.
(E)  He hurt himself when he jumped over the fence.
(F)  He picked up a stone and threw it at the dog.
(G) The house is ours.  We bought it!
(H)  “You must practice by yourselves whenever you can,” he advised players.
(I)  His sister helped herself to the fruit on the table.
(J)  I hate myself whenever I make a mistake.
(K)  I have bought my ticket. Have you bought yours yet?
(L)   One can easily hurt oneself in a fight.
(M)  He likes to look at himself in the mirror.
(N) They often play football with their children.
(O)  I always remind myself to pray before I go to bed.
(P)   My sister was able to bake the cake herself.
(Q)  “You must always take care of yourself,” he advised me.
(R)  We asked the lawyer and he explained the procedure to us.
(S) We have only ourselves to blame for not arriving at the station earlier.
(T) The little girl screamed when the nurse gave her an injection.

2. Fill in the gaps using the best alternative.

(A)    We found our missing wallets in his possession.
            (Ourselves; we; himself; him; myself)
(B)    “Show me your ticket,” the conductor said.
                        (I; myself; yourself; me; we)
(C) The fugitive disguised himself so that the police would not recognize him.
                                         (he; him; himself; oneself; itself)
(D) My friends and I often play badminton together.
                                           (me; us; her; I; them)
(F) “Stop blaming yourself. It's not your fault.”
                                        (yourself; you; itself; him; he)

          

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