The pronoun

Exercise 560. Replace the nouns by the personal pronouns: I, we, you, they, he, she, it.

1. My girlfriend is 12 years old.

2. Her brother is a student.

3. The dog barks.

4. Their parents are watching TV.

5. My brother and I like playing computer games.

6. Ann is hungry.

7. Oleg is looking through the window.

8. Teachers are working.

9. My friend and I can sing very well.

10. The cat is white.

Exercise 561. Complete the sentences using personal pronouns in the Objective Case: me, him, her, it, us, you, them.

1. Give … (I) a book.

2. We often meet … (they) in the park.

3. This man often visits … (she).

4. She gives … (you) books to read.

5. Mark always helps … (we).

6. They teach … (I) at school.

7. He knows … (we).

8. I always thank … (they).

9. Does she phone … (you)?

10. They agree with … (he).

Exercise 562. Complete the sentences. Use the correct possessive pronoun.

1. I'm with … friends on the beach today.

2. Tom and … mum are here for the party.

3. My friends and I really like … school.

4. I think Helen is with … parents today.

5. This is a good book … title is The Planet Zorg.

6. Look! I've got a photo of you and … little brother.

7. That's Anna, my best friend and that is … sister, Kate.

8. Do you want … pizza or can I have it?

9. We're in … school football team.

10. Jenny and Clare are with … grandparents.

Exercise 563. Insert possessive pronouns: my, his, her, its, our, your, their.

1. I can't find the bag. Where's … bag?

2. He has a brother. … brother lives in London.

3. She grows flowers. … flowers are beautiful.

4. They have a new car. … car is expensive.

5. We live in Ukraine. … country is very big.

6. The dog is white. … hair is short.

7. My name is Oxana. What's … name?

8. The woman dresses well. … clothes is nice.

9. The boy has a room. … room is comfortable.

10. We often work in the garden. … garden is in front of the house.

Exercise 564. Insert possessive pronouns.

1. They have a new car. … car is expensive.

2. We live in Ukraine. … country is very big.

3. The dog is white. … hair is short.

4. My name is Oxana. What's … name?

5. The woman dresses well. … clothes is nice.

6. The boy has a room. … room is comfortable.

Exercise 565. Insert possessive pronouns in the absolute form: mine, his, hers, its, ours, yours, theirs.

1. This is my mother's dress. The dress is …

2. This is our school. The school is …

3. This is their car. The car is …

4. This is not my book, … is at home.

5. I have lost my pen. Please, give me…

6. This is my father's computer. The computer is …

Exercise 566. Insert reflexive pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.

1. Go and wash …

2. Ben translate the text …

3. Mary dressed …

4. The boys hurt …

5. I saw … in the mirror.

6. We cooked the dinner …

7. It works by …

8. My brother and I washed up …

9. The pupils wrote the composition …

10. My mum cooked buscuits …

Exercise 567. Complete the sentences using the demonstrative pronouns this, that, these, those.

1. Hello, ___________________ is Rachel speaking. “Hello. How are you, Rachel?”

2. Hey, Jillian, is ___________________ your ring? I've just found it on the floor.

3. Look at ___________________ woman over there. She's a Spanish teacher

4. ' Jane! ___________________ is her penfriend Joe'. ' Hello, pleased to meet you'.

5. Look at ___________________ painting over there. What fabulous colours!

6. Listen! ___________________ awful dog next door is barking again.

7. His uncle, who fought in world war II, told him that in ___________________ days they didn't have enough food.

8. ___________________ mountains in the distance are the Alps.

9. Mmm. I love ___________________ pancakes. They're home-made, aren't they?

10. He can't finish ___________________ chocolate. Would you like some?

Exercise 568. Choose the correct answer.

1) __________________ beach was quite empty last year. a) that b) these c) those 2) __________________ exhibition will be open until the end of May. a) this b) those c) these 3) __________________ people come from that hotel over there. a) that b) this c) these 4) What does __________________ notice say? a) these b) those c) that 5) __________________ exhibition closed a month ago. a) those b) these c) that 6) He was dismissed on the 13th. __________________ night the factory went on fire. a) those b) these c) that 7) Do you see __________________ birds at the top of the tree? a) that b) this c) those 8) __________________ are the old classrooms.Those are the new ones. a) those b) that c) these 9) __________________ is my cousin, Jessica. a) this b) those c) that 10) Wasn't __________________ a horrible thing to say? a) that b) this c) those

Exercise 569. Choose the correct answer.

Q1 - You shouldn't do it like that, do it ____ way.

a) this b) that c)these d) those

Q2 - Take one of _____ books from that pile.

a) this b) those c)these

Q3 - Everyone does it _____ days.

a) this b) that c)these d) those

Q4 - Everyone did it in _____ days.

a) this b) that c)these d) those

Q5 - If ____ class doesn't stop making so much noise, I'm going to go and tell them to shut up.

a) this b) that c)these d) those

Q6 - Can you see what _____ car's registration is? It's too far away for me.

a) this b) that c)these d) those

Q7 - I'm leaving ____ Tuesday.

a) this b) that c)these d) those

Q8 - I spoke to her a few hours ago- at the meeting _____ morning.

a) this b) that c)these d) those

Q9 - The flat we looked at today was better than ____ two we saw at the weekend.

a) this b) that c)these d) those

Q10 - 'Waiter, I think ____ wine is off.'

a) this b) that c)these d) those

Interrogative Pronouns

Exercise 570. Choose the right pronoun: where, what, how many, how far, when, whose, how, who, which.

1. _____________________________ shoes are they ? they're mine. 2. _____________________________ are they coming ? by bus 3. _____________________________ are you doing your homework ? in my bedroom. 4. _____________________________ do they get up ? 5. _____________________________ trousers do you want,the red or the blue ones ? 6. _____________________________ apples are there? 7. _____________________________ is Paris from Caen ? 8. _____________________________'s the weather like today ? 9. _____________________________ are you from ? 10. _____________________________'s your phone number ? 11. _____________________________ people are they ? 12. _____________________________ is Paul phoning ? 13. _____________________________ do Philip and Jean want to go ?

14. _____________________________ are they doing in the park ?

Exercise 571. Fill in the blanks with suitable interrogative pronouns.

1.    ——————— did you invite to preside over the meeting?

a)    Who b)    Whom c)    What d)    Whose

2.    She asked —————— I preferred, tea or coffee?

a)    Who b)    That c)    Which d)    Whom

3.    Of ——————— are you speaking?

a)    Who b)    Whom c)    Whose d)    None of these

4.    —————— do you want to do?

a)    What b)    Which c)    That d)    Whom

5.    ——————— shall I give this to?

a)    Whom b)    What c)    Whose d)    Which

6.    —————— of these books will you take?

a)    Which b)    Whom c)    That d)    Whose

7.    I don’t know —————— of them will actually get it?

a)    Whom b)    What c)    Which d)    Whose

8.    ——————— said these words?

a)    Who b)    Whom c)    What d)    Which

9.    Of ——————— boy are you speaking?

a)    Whom b)    Who c)    Which d)    That

10.    ——————– do you want to see?

a)    Who b)    Whom c)    Which d)    Whose

11.    ——————– did he come here for?

a)    Why b)    What c)    Whom d)    Who

12.    ——————, do you think, is the correct answer to this question?

a)    What b)    Which c)    Who d)    Whom

13.    To —————— did she give her necklace?

a)    Whom b)    Whose c)    What d)    Which

14.    ——————– do you think he is?

a)    What b)    That which c)    Who d)    Which

15.    With ——————– were you exchanging pleasantries?

a)    Whom b)    What c)    Which d)    Who

16.    ———————– is better, honor or riches?

a)    Which b)    Who c)    That d)    Whom

17.    ———————— of them wants to see me?

a)    Which b)    What c)    That d)    Whom

18.    To ——————— do you pass on the notes?

a)    Who b)    Whom c)    What d)    Which

Exercise 572. Here are some answers. What are the questions?

1. John Smith. What’s your name?

2. Venezuela. _______________ ?

3. I’m an engineer. _______________?

4. 25. _______________?

5. One metre seventy-eight. _______________?

6. Two brothers and a sister. _______________?

7. In a small flat in Caracas. _______________?

8. Fluent English and a little French. _______________?

9. I watch TV or I go out with friends. _______________?

10. About twice a week. _______________?

Exercise 573. Match the questions and the answers.

1. What nationality are you? 2. What sports do you do? 3. What kind of music do you like? 4. What kind of books do you read? 5. Are you shy? 6. Can you play the guitar? 7. What do you like doing in your spare time? 8. Why are you learning English? 9. Where do you live? 10. Do you like watching football matches on television? 11. What does your father look like? 12. What’s your mother like? 13. Have you got any brothers or sisters? 14. How do you feel about snakes?

a) Knitting and reading. b) Mostly novels; sometimes history books. c) Austrian. d) She’s very calm and cheerful. e) In a small town near Vienna. f) No, I’m fairly self-confident. g) They don’t interest me. h) I prefer playing games to watching them. i) Classical music. j) He’s tall and fair. k) Long-distance running. l) I’d like to travel more, and I think it’s a useful language. m) Yes, two sisters. n) Yes, but not very well.

Exercise 574. Put the words in the right order to form a question.

Model: you the buy shop did at What? What did you buy at the shop?

1. the is teacher Who? ______________________?

2. parents your are at Where moment the? ______________________?

3. When you did her see? ______________________?

4. did to Italy you go Why? ______________________?

5. do How you school to come? ______________________?

6. Whose that is car? ______________________?

7. do to How you often go cinema the? ______________________?

8. often have you do How holiday a? ______________________?

9. do you What up have time get to? ______________________?

10. job to have your wear you a Do uniform in? ______________________?

11. you Why have did so to many books buy? ______________________?

Exercise 575. Match a word in A with a word in B and a line in C. Then answer the questions about yourself.

A	B	C
How What	colour far tall sort much often size long newspaper time	shoes do you take? did you get up this morning? of music do you like? do you read? is it from school to your house? is your hair? do you go swimming? does a hamburger cost in your town? are you? does your English lesson last?