PERSONAL PRONOUNS (I, you, we, they, he, she, it)

1. Rina is not a teacher, __________ is a nurse

2. My name is John, _______ am a teacher
3. Jane is a good student. ________is very diligent
4. Those are nurses. _________ are women
5. That is Andy. ________is a student
6. My parents aren’t at home. _________ are in London
7. My book is on the table. _______ is blue
8. What are your brothers ? __________ are policemen
9. What is your mother ? ________ is a teacher
10. What is their father? _________ is a doctor
11. What is his sister ? __________ is a teacher
12. What is her aunt ? __________ is a cook
13. What is your uncle ? ___________ is a pilot
14. What am I ? ________ are a teacher
15. What are you ? _________ am a student
16. What are we ? ________are students
17. There are some monkeys. _________ like bananas
18. Are your brothers painters ? Yes, _________ are
19. Is that girl your cousin ? No, ________ isn’t
20. Is that cat yours ? No, ________ is Andy’s

1. The old lady is walking down the street.

2. Those kites are very beautiful

3. Diane and I are sisters

4. Our father is kind and generous

5. The monkey is naughty

6. Elephants are big

7. Her bag is red

8. Billy is my best friend

9. John and Ann are classmates

10. My mother is beautiful

PRONOUN (TOTAL GRAMMAR P 93)

Unit 3/5, Broadway,

Crawley 6000
Western Australia

2nd December 2008

Dear Samantha,

I am doing well here. I like ______ new apartment. ____ is not too large and not
too small. It is comfortable. I share it with _______ room-mates. ______ names are
Kathy and Yuki. Kathy is from the US. Yuki is from Japan. You will meet _______ when
you come to visit me in the summer. Kathy and ______ are classmates. We have a lot
in common._____ and ______ like to read. ______ favourite author is John Gruesome.

Kathy, Yuki and ______ share the rent and utility bills. ______ don’t share the phone
bill. We each pay for _______ own phones calls. My phone bill is very high because
_____ call you and my family so often. Yuki doesn’t call Japan often because ______
parents call her twice a mont. Kathy doesn’t call home at all because her parents
visit _______ once a month._______ is lucky.

_____ next door neighbours are college students too.______ go to the same college
as _________. They are Sonny and Lucille from Hongkong. ______ are friendly people.
______ are married to each other. They don’t have any children but _______ have a
female cat named Ling Ling._____ is a Persian cat.

That is early spring but the tulips are starting to bloom. Kathy, Yuki and ______ are
going to the nursery this weekend to buy some flowers for _______ little garden. It will
be a lot of fun to see trees with leaves on them and flowers again. The winter was too
cold for me.

Soon it will be summer. I am looking forward to your visit

Love,

( _________________)

Complete them with the correct pronoun

1. Yesterday was my birthday. ____ got a present from my boyfriend, Karl. ____
gave ____ a scarf. I love ____! ___ is a blue (my favourite colour)and feels really
soft.

2. My boy friend, Carlos, is from Argentina. For his birthday, ___- gave ____ a
pocket knife. ____ didn’t like _____. I asked his friend Juan about it. Juan told
____ a knife means the persons wants to end the relationship! I didn’t know
that!

3. In Korea, older people give children money on new Year’s day. My brother and
____ always visit our grandparents on that day. ____ always give ____ envelope
filled with new won (Korean money). Then ____ buy something with the
money.
 4. My friend Hasan had a beautiful painting on his wall. I said,” It’s beautiful._____
like it very much.” That was a mistake. ____ wanted to give me the painting!
He took ___ of the wall and handed it to _____. Of course, I told ____ no, but
___were both uncomfortable. Live and learn.

Read this thank you note. Find and correct 9 mistakes in the use of subject and
object pronouns.

Dear grandma and grandpa,

Thank your so much for the green sweater. He looks really good on me. My girlfriend
she likes the colour a lot. Do you remember my girlfiend Lisa? He wanted to wear it !
(I told she, maybe next week). Mom and Dad gave I a great party. I invited ten of my
friends. They all went to the water park. We stayed there all afternoon. Then mom
and dad they took us to the movie.
I hope you’re both fine. When are you going to visit we again ? We miss you a lot.

Love

Ian

Circle the correct answer!

1. A : Hi! I lost mine / my umbrella. I think I left it in Mr. Jenkin/ Mr. Jenkin’s house
B : Is this your / yours ?
A : No, mine/ my is black. But that one looks like my roommate/roommate’s!

2. A : My sister lost her / hers cell phone

B : We have four cell phones. Is one of these your/ yours sister’s / sisters?
A : I’m not sure
B : Well, what’s her/ hers phone number ? Call it ! If it rings, it’s her/ hers!

3. A : We lost our/ ours notebooks.

B : Do they have your / yours names in them ?
A : Mine/ my has mine/ my name on the inside cover
But her/ hers notebook doesn’t have her/ hers

4. A : Who / whose gloves are those ?

B : Those are my / mine !

5. A : Are these your / yours keys ?

B : No. Mine / My are in my / mine pocket
A : Maybe they’re the children/ children’s
B : Maybe. They lose their/ theirs all the time
Fill in the blank!
1. My brother is writing. _______ is not reading
2. ____ am a girl. My name is Belinda
3. Look at the house. _____ has a big garden
4. Do you have a ball ? Yes, ____ do
5. I can’t find the books. _____ are not here
6. The children are in the garden. ____- are playing
7. Tina is thin. ____ is not fat
8. Rosalinda and I are good friends. _____ always go to school together
9. Mary is a nurse. ______ is not a teacher
10. The cat is black. _____ is not white
11. These men are soldiers. _______ are not doctors
12. I have lost my pen. Have you seen ______?
13. Where are my shoes ? I can’t find _____
14. I want some coffee. Please bring _____ a cup
15. Anita is my friend. Do you know _____?
16. You must hurry, Ann! Your friends are waiting for _____.
17. Is Mr. Wang here? I wish to speak to ______
18. The cat is up in the tree. The dog is barking at _____
19. Jimmy is sick. His mother took _____ to the hospital
20. John is waving to us. Let’s walk to ______
21. Jeremy has a hat. It is _____ hat
22. Alice has a book. This is______ book
23. I have a dog. This is _____ dog
24. The cow has a tail. It is _____ tail
25. You have a shirt. That is ______ shirt

Replace the words in bold with suitable personal pronoun

1. Peter owns a car. Have you seen the car ?

2. My brother and I hid so that they wouldn’t see my brother and I
 3. Could Susan lend Tom a pen ?
4. The dog barked when it saw the boys.
5. My parents will fetch my sister from school
6. The card was drawn and painted by Paul and I
7. Father waited for the children at the station
8. Can David do Jack a favor ?
9. Will you meet your friends today ? Yes, John will
10. Jane can’t borrow the typewriter because I am using the typewriter
11. The people cheered for the team
12. What is the time ? The time is one o’clock
13. Will Mary help Peter and I with the chores ?
14. It’s Susan’s camera
15. You and I must always carry our driving licenses with you and I

Fill in with the suitable pronoun

1. Did you see the hum ? No, ______ didn’t

2. They came as soon as ______ heard the news
3. He’s busy. Don’t disturb ______
4. ______ are lost. Can you take us home ?
5. Did you see the film ? Yes, I saw_____
6. She didn’t speak to him because ______ was angry with him
7. My purse was on the table. _____ is not there now.
8. can you drive the car ? Yes, _____ can
9. Have _____ met Mr. Grim ? Yes, I know _____well
10. I can’t carry this load. Could you help _____?
11. He won’t speak to ______ until she apologizes
12. Could you lend me your sweater ? _____ am cold
13. George and his friend haven’t met each other since _____ were twenty
14. He believes that _____ must be on one’s best behaviour in public
15. When you see _______, will _____ give him this message ?
16. When the clock strikes one, _____ chimes the hour
17. Do ______ know if I left my umbrella here yesterday ?
18. She enquired if the police had traced the missing dog, but ______ had not
19. The doctor advised _____ to rest, otherwise he would suffer the relapse
20. Please wake _____ early, my sister and I don’t want to miss the train
21. That is our hat. That is ______
22. The book with the green cover is John’s. It’s ______
23. That is Mr and Mrs. Flo’s house. It’s ______
24. They are her spectacles. They are ________
25. These cars belong to that man. They are ______
26. Those are our seats. They are ______
27. Here is my pet. It’s _____
28. This boat belongs to Susan and I. It was _______
29. Those pencils belonged to the children. They are _______
30. That’s Peter’s bike. That’s ______
31. That is Rosa’s photograph album. It’s ________
32. The dog bit my friend when he patted _______
 33. He didn’t want the ticket, so he gave _____- away.
34. _______is certain to rain. Look at those grey clouds!
35. ______ were pretty but I could only afford one dress

Pronoun and possessive

1. Jim is a fireman. _____ is wearing _____ uniform

2. Mary is cooking in _____ kitchen. _____ son is sitting in the dining table
waiting for _____- lunch.
3. Tim and I are drivers. _______ cars are in the depot now
4. Sue and Lia are doing ______ homework at the moment
5. The dog is chasing _____ tail. _____ name is Spot
6. The pen on the table is ________. I bough ______ last week
7. You wash _____ car once a week
8. Let _____ introduce myself. My name is John
9. The house is ______. They bought _____- last week
10. I gave _____ a ring for her birthday and she likes ______
11. Look at ______! He’s on _____ way to the bank
12. He didn’t bring _____ pens. Can you lend ____ _____ ?
13. We took _____ share. Did she take ______?
14. I saw _____ nephew yesterday. ______ is my sister’s son.
15. ______ need to get yourself a haircut. _____ is long
16. Give _______ a pen. I want to write a letter.
17. A : Hi, John ! What are _____ doing ?
B : _____ am reading
18. Budi and _____ parents are on _____ way to Bogor
19. The Purbas are at home. _______ are wathing TV
20. The dog is hungry. _____ master forgot to feed ______
21. Look at _____! We’re very dirty. We just helped Mum. She needed ______
help
22. A : Can _____ help ______?
B : Yes, please. I need a pair of shoes.
23. Norman’s going to Spain. It’s _____ first bussines trip
24. A : Where’s ______ passport?
B : It’s in ______ pocket. I put it there just now
25. The police are on ______ way to the scene of the crime
26. Hand me _____ book. You bring ______, don’t you ?
27. That car is _______. Our parents bought it last year
28. Joe and Jim sold ______ car because ______ need money
29. We forgot _______ books. _______ are on the bookshelf.
30. The children are here. ______ are having _____ lunch now.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words!

 1. _______ don’t like that boy. He always copies my homework.
2. Don’t bet on _______! He’s the slowest runner in this race.
3. Mum bought a ring from that shop. She likes ______ very much.
4. A tiger uses ______ claws to kill ______ enemies.
5. Hand me your exercise book! ______ bring _____, don’t you ?
6. The teacher will scold the pupils if _____ don’t do ____ homework.
7. That brave fireman will get ______ reward tomorrow.
8. Mr. Jim likes ______ children. ______ make him proud.
9. I visited Jim’s house last nigt. _____ is at the end of Sukajadi street.
10. We play soccer on Monday. Mr. Ricky lends _______ the ball before the
game. _____ is a leather ball.
11. ______ is the woman whose son gets a scholarship from BPK Penabur.
12. I’ m using my pen. I shall lend _____ to you after I finish writing.
13. You must listen to what _______ parents say.
14. Those comics are Mary’s. I borrowed _____ from _____ just now.
15. We didn’t have _____ report cards with us. We forgot to bring ______.
16. Don’t believe that story! _____ is a lie.
17. A : Why don’t ______ get some rest ? B : ______ am not tired.
18. The boys in our class are naughty. _______ often misbehave.
19. Those books are expensive. ______ teacher told me to borrow them from
the library.
20. Don’t forget to bring all the things you need for the camping trip. I shall
call _______ later to remind _______
21. A : How’s ______ sister ? B : ______ is fine. Who told you that _____ have
one?
22. My parents took me to Bali last month. ______ had a great time.
23. Jim was begging for ______ teacher’s forgiveness when I saw ______.
24. A : Do you know ______ name ? B : Yes, I do. You’re Andy.
25. I’ve lost my keys. Do you know where ______ are ?

Present Simple VS Present Continuous Tense

1. He generally _______(sing) in English but now he now

2. _______ (sing) in French
3. They _______ (sleep) now
4. They usually ______(study) at 8pm
5. The sun _____(rise) in the east
6. My mother _____(listen) to the radio now
7. Look! The boys __________(run) after the bus
8. I always _______(get) up early
9. She always _____(have ) her breakfast in her car
 10. Our teacher is _______ (teach) now

Make into negative

1. The boys are playing football at the moment
__________________________________________________________
2. Our brother writes a letter to his girlfriend
__________________________________________________________
3. I always wake up early
__________________________________________________________

Make into interrogative

1. The girl sings beautifully
___________________________________________________________
2. The boy is standing over there
___________________________________________________________

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT PRONOUN

1. Do Mr. and Mrs. Brown like to skate ?Yes, ______are skaters.

2. Do you and your friend like to play tennis ? Yes, ______ are tennis players.
3. Does their niece like to swim ? Yes, _____ is a swimmer.
4. Do the people like to dance ? Yes, _____ are dancers.
5. A : Who are you calling ?
B : _____ am calling _____ brother in Chicago
A : How often do you call _______?
B : I call ______ every Sunday evening.
A : What are George and Herman talking about ?
B : _____ ‘re talking about ______ grandchildren.
A : How often do _____ talk about _____?
B : _____ talk about _______ all the time.
6. Who are __________ writing to ? I’m writing to ______ uncle.
7. Who is Walter visiting ?______is visiting ______ neighbours across the
street.
 8. What are the students complaining about ? _______ are complaining about
_____ homework.
9. I spoke to Mr. Brown yesterday. _______ said ______’d call ______ back.
10. The other day when I was shopping a woman stopped _____ and asked
______ the way to the post office. ______ gave ______ directions and _____
thanked ______ politely, then ran off quickly in the opposite direction.
________ put _______ hand in ______ pocket and found that my wallet was
missing.

Rewrite the sentences using pronouns.

1. Ian and Tim go to school by car. The school is at Jl. Anggrek no 7.

2. Explain the lesson to that girl. The girl was absent yesterday.
3. The dog is barking because the dog saw a stranger.

Fill in the blank with suitable pronouns

The school holiday began in June. _____ family and I decided to spend a few days
in Sydney. _____ planned to visit ______ uncle who lived there. As _____ were going
to drive there, we left our house early one morning at about six o’clock.
_____ left early in the morning as we wanted to arrive before noon. Besides,
_____father preferred driving in the morning to driving at night, especially a long
drive such as this.

_____ reached Sydney in four hours, uncle David was glad to see _______. We had
a good time, cooked lunch at _____ home. After lunch , ______ went shopping. In
the evening at about seven o’clock. Uncle David brought _____ to a restaurant for
a grand seafood dinner. _____- a very delicious dinner. The restaurant provided
_____ best menus for the customers.

On the following day, _____ uncle took _____ on a tour of the town and we visited
many places of interest. ______ had a wonderful in Australia. Before we left, _____
invited Uncle David to pay _______ a visit on Christmas day.

Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns

My friend James enjoyed _____ visiting at Mike’s house yesterday. When I talked to
______ on the phone, ______ told me about ______ days with Mike. ______ and Mike
played basketball, ate junk food and played computer games. I like James a lot.
I’m going to spend next Saturday with Mike and _______ at a science fair.
 Exercise on Pronouns (Fundamental Ex.22 – chart 6-10)

1. I have a grammar book. _____ is black.

2. Tom borrowed my books. _____ returned _______ yesterday.
3. Susan is wearing some new earrings. ______ look good on _______.
4. Table tennis (also called ping-pong) began in England in the late 1800s.
Today ____ is an international sport. My brother and I played _______ a lot
when we were teenagers. I beat ______ sometimes but _____ was a better
player and usually won.
5. Don’t look directly at the sun. Don’t look at ______ directly even if you are
wearing sunglasses. The intensity of ______ lights can injure your eyes.
6. Do bees sleep at night ? Or do ______ work in the hive all night long ? You
never see ______ after dark. What do ______ do after night falls ?
7. The apples were rotten, so the children didn’t eat ______ even though
_____ were really hungry.
8. The scent of perfume rises. According tone expert, you shuld put ______
on the soles of your feet.
9. Even though clean, safe water is fundamental to human health, an
estimated 800 million people in the world are still without ________.
Unsafe water causes illness. ________ contributes to high numbers of
deaths in children under 5 years old.
10. Magazines are popular. I enjoy reading _______. _______ have news about
recent events and discoveries. Recently, I read about “micromachines.”
______are human made machines that are smaller than a grain of sand.
One scientist called _______” the greatest scientific invention of our time.”

Possessive pronouns and adjectives (Fundamental Ex 26. Chart 6-12)

1. Alice called (her/hers) friend.

2. Tom wrote a letter to (his/he’s) mother.
3. Children should obey (his/ their) parents.
4. A : Excuse me. Is this (my/mine)dictionary or (your/yours)?
5. The bird cleaned (its/it’s) feather with (its/it’s) beak.
6. A : What kind of bird is that ?
B : (It’s/Its) a crow.
7. Paula had to drive my car to work. (Hers/her) had a flat tire.
8. Julie fell off her bicycle and broke (hers/her) arm.
9. Fruit should be a part of (your/yours) daily diet. (It/They) (is/are) good for
(you/your).
10. A. Adam and Amanda are married. (They/Them) live in an apartment
building.
B. (their/there/they’re) apartment is on the fifth floor.
C. We live in the same building. (Our/ ours) apartment has one bedroom but
(their/theirs) has two.
D. (Their/There/They’re) sitting (their/ There/They’re) now because (their/
There/They’re) waiting for a phone call from (their/ There/They’re) son.
11. Alice is a good friend of (me/mine)
12. I met a friend of (you/yours) yesterday.
Exercise on Reflexive pronouns (Fundamental ex.28 – chart 6-13)

1. Are you OK, Heidi ? Did you hurt __________?

2. David was really embarrassed when he had to go to the job interview with a
bandage on his face. He had cut ________________ while he was shaving.
3. Do you ever talk to ___________________? Most people talk to ____________
sometimes.
4. It is important for all of us to have confidence in our own abilities . We need to
believe in ___________________.
5. Sara is self-employed. She doesn’t have a boss .She works for ___________.
6. Steve, who is on the wrestling team wishes _____________good luck before
each match.
7. There’s plenty of food on the table. Would all of you please simply help
____________ to the food ?
8. Brian, don’t blame __________ for the accident. It wasn’t your fault. You did
everything you could to avoid it.
9. I couldn’t believe my good luck! I had to pinch _____________ to make sure I
wasn’t dreaming.
10. A newborn puppy can’t take care of ______________.
11. I know Nicole and Paul have had some bad luck, but it’s time for them to stop
feeling sorry for __________ and get on their lives.
12. Jane and I ran into someone she knew. I’d never met this person before. I
waited for Jane to introduce me, but she forgot her manners. I finally
introduced _____________ to Jane’s friend.