4. Complete the following table.

	Strong form	Weak forms
		Quantitative reduction	Qualitative reduction	Zero reduction
me
			/hq/ + C /hqr/ + V
	/hIm/
				/s/
them

IV. Find in the text reduced pronouns and give their full forms. Punishment

There was no need to waste time in preliminary admonitions. Miss Dove's rules were as fixed as the signs of the zodiac. And they were known. If a child introduced a foreign object – a pencil, let us say, or a wad of paper, or a lock of hair – into his mouth, he was required to wash his mouth with yellow laundry soap. If his posture was incorrect he had to go and sit for a while upon a stool without a back-rest.

V. Explain if the italicized words undergo reduction. Transcribe the word combinations in bold type.

If you think that you can be a good owner, then keeping a dog or a cat is a wonderful experience. Unfortunately, there are many people who bring a kitten or puppy to their homes without thinking about the responsibilities. They think that loving their pet is all that matters, but often these small pets become a burden. If they are lucky, their owners will be kind enough to take them to an animal shelter to be adopted. Too often, however, they are simply abandoned and left to join the hundreds of homeless animals roaming the streets of our cities.

VI. Complete the following table.

	Strong form		Weak forms
			Quantitative reduction	Qualitative reduction	Zero reduction
		/hH/
					/hVm/

VII. Read the sentences carefully and put pluses near the ones where pronouns are reduced and minuses where they aren't.

1. Her ignorance is our power.

2. I don't need his book, I need mine!

3. Take a look at this cute puppy.

4. She calmed herself down and set to work.

5. I need some sugar and apples.

6. I think I know whom you meant.

7. They could do it themselves.

8. Somebody needs a good dressing-down.

9. Now Jane new who was to blame.

10. What was she like?

1l. My mother and I adore shopping.

12. Whom did you see?