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

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.

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 do not change the form with gender, person, or number.
Only who changes form with case.

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 do 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?

3. The proud parents brought home ......... new baby girl.
(a) his
(b) her
(c) their
4. William strummed ......... guitar and invited everyone to sing.
(a) his
(b) its
(c) her
5. The computer quickly stores information on ......... huge memory.
(a) yours
(b) theirs
(c) its
6. These warm chocolate chip cookies melt in ......... mouth.
(a) its
(b) your
(c) yours
7. Is ......... seat belt always fastened?
(a) your


(b) mine
(c) its
8. The fluffy brown puppy is ..........
(a) its
(b) my
(c) theirs
9. ......... hand shot up when the teacher asked for volunteers.
(a) Their
(b) Her
(c) Mine

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?

(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

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

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 ----.

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 do all the cleaning myself.
A) anybody
B) no one
C) somebody
D) everyone
SUBJECT- VERB AGREEMENT
1. Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief administrator ____ going
to have to make a decision.
is
are
2. ______ my boss or my sisters in the union going to win this grievance?
Is
Are
3. Some of the votes __________ to have been miscounted.
seem
seems
4. The tornadoes that tear through this county every spring _____ more than
just a nuisance.
are
is
5. Everyone selected to serve on this jury _____ to be willing to give up
a lot of time.
have
has

D) At the end of the story, they was living happily ever after.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
1. Either the photographer or her companions (was, were) the first to see the gorilla.
2. Jill’s natural ability and her desire to help others (has, have) led to a career in the ministry.
3. Everybody who signed up for the ski trip (was, were) taking lessons.
4. Some of our luggage (was, were) lost.
5. None of his advice (make, makes) sense.
6. One out of every three sunsets (was, were) covered with clouds.
7. A ship and a plane (has, have) recently disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle.
8. The teeth in a crocodile’s mouth (is, are) sharp.
9. 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.