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Ex. 18. Fill in the blanks with the personal pronouns as in the model. Model: Mr. Black is hungry. Bring … a sandwich.

Mr. Black is hungry. Bring him a sandwich.

A. 1. Ann is in the hospital. Take … these flowers. 2. Mr. and Mrs. Dale are in France. Write… a letter. 3. We are thirsty. Bring … a bottle of Coca-Cola. 4. Jim is in class. Take … this message. 5. Mrs. Brown is here. Give … those magazines.6. The children are hungry. Bring … the large red apples. 7. Al is here. Give … your telephone number. 8. Barbara is at home. Take … this book. 9. We‘re in the kitchen. Bring … the glasses. 10. The class is too small. … is going to be cancelled.

B. 1. I have a wonderful family. I love … very much and … love me. 2. I looked up some information about the average American family. I found out that … consists of 2-3 children. 3. The soccer team felt unhappy because … had lost in the closing moment of the game. 4. A basketball team is relatively small. … doesn‘t have as many members as a baseball team. 5. The audience clapped enthusiastically. Obviously … had enjoyed the concert. 6. The audience filled the room to overflowing.

… was larger than I had expected. 7. The crowd became more and more excited as the premier‘s motorcade approached. … began to shout and wave flags in the air. 8 The crowd at the soccer game was huge. … exceeded 100.000 people. 9. The office staff gave … boss a gold watch when she retired. 10. The office staff isn‘t large. … consists of a secretary, a file clerk and receptionist. 11. When a student wants to study,

… should try to find a quiet place. 12. Everyone who came to the picnic brought … own food. 13. Anyone can learn how to dance if … wants to. 14. Someone forgot … umbrella. I wonder whose it is. 15. Each student in Biology has to spend three hours per week in the laboratory where … does various experiments. 16. A pharmacist fills prescriptions but … is not allowed to prescribe medicine.

Ex. 19. Choose the correct form of the personal pronoun to complete the sentences below.

A. 1. When I came back from France I brought (they, them) all a present. 2. Here‘s a snapshot of (he, him) and his dog. 3. Are you going to vote for (he, him) or (she, her)? 4. This is something for you and (I, me) to think about. 5. Bill won‘t go to the party without (she, her). 6. We live closer to the school than (they, them) live. 7. The dress fits you better than (she, her). 8. The referee penalized (they, them) more often than (we,

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us). 9. Although I was just as guilty, the teacher scolded Fred more than

(I, me). 10. You‘ve been working much harder than (I, me) have.

B. 1. Mary and (I, me) both wanted to ring you yesterday. 2. (She, her) and (I, me) first met at Alice‘s party. 3. Mr. Thomas always gave (she, her) and (I, me) the same marks. 4. Only (he, him) forgot about the test. 5. It was (she, her) that asked the question. 6. No one except (she, her) brought a lunch. 7. The first ones in line were Nancy, Jim and (he, him).8. They offered their seats to you and (I, me). 9. There should be no secrets between you and (he, him). 10. The picnic won‘t be any fun without you and (they, them). 11. This is a picture of Scott, his sister and (I, me). 12. Everyone but (he, him) did well on the test. 13. If you were (I, me) where would you go for vacation? 14. My teacher thinks that I am more intelligent than (he, him).

Ex. 20. Choose the correct form of the possessive pronoun to complete the sentences below.

1. My parents have a car. (Their, theirs) doesn‘t have air conditioning. 2. My wife and I have a car. (Our, ours) car is a Chevy. 3. Your car is old. (My, mine) is new. 4. My car has a new battery. (Your, yours) has an old battery. 5 Can I borrow (your, yours) car? (My, mine) is broken. 6. My sister has a car but (her, hers) car needs a new battery. 7. Is this bicycle (your, yours)? 8. This is (my, mine) typewriter. 9. This is (her, hers) problem. 10. Those glasses are (my, mine). 11. Are there (your, yours) shoes? – No, they are (their, theirs). 12. (Your, yours) suitcase is bigger than (my, mine).

Ex. 21. Paraphrase the following sentences as in the model. Model: He is my friend. — He is a friend of mine.

1. Kate is his distant relative. 2. Her uncle is in the Far East now. 3. Let me introduce my cousin to you. 4. Their great friend is a doctor. 5. Our grandson is a first-year student at the University. 6. Is Helen your niece? 7. It is my habit to get up early. 8. It is his favourite expression. 9. He is our colleague. 10. It is her idea.

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Ex. 22. Fill the blanks with the correct forms of the possessive pronouns as in the model.

Model: We have … English class here. — We have our English class here.

A. 1. Paul keeps … books in the bookcase. 2. I usually go to see … friends in the evening. 3. They often take … children to this park. 4. Do you help … parents? 5. The film is very interesting but I don‘t remember … title. 6. Mary does … work well. 7. Pete and Ann teach … children music. 8. Have you got a pencil? Kate has got no pencil to write with. Give her …. 9. Charlotte insisted that the coat was … . 10. Alice brought a friend of … to class yesterday. 11. I forgot my book so I borrowed … .12. The little boy dropped his ice-cream so his mother gave him … .

B. 1. Tell him not to forget his ticket, ask Helen not to forget … either. 2. Take … English magazines and give me …. 3. Look at the cat,

…coat is so thick. 4. Everyone will feel proud if the team finishes … season without a loss. 5. The family has sold … summer home. 6. Everyone did … best on the homework. 7 Anyone who wishes can bring

…husband to the party. 8. It is surprising that no one turned in … papers on time. 9. If I can do … homework, you should certainly be able to do

…. 10. Neither of the boys had … hair cut lately. 11. Either the students or the teacher will give you … book. 12. Either Martin or Jones will give

…report next. 13. Not only the players but also the coach has on … uniform. 14. Not only the director but also the members of the choir

invited … friends. 15. Both the cat and the dog spend … days outside. 16. Both John and Mary are returning to … class.

Ex. 23. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the personal or possessive pronouns.

A. Fill in each blank with I, I’m, me, my or mine.

1. … a student. 2. … live in an apartment near school. 3. … apartment is on the first floor. 4. … parents often visit … . 5. They don‘t have a computer. They use … .

B. Fill in each blank with we, we’re, us, our or ours.

1. … classroom is large. 2. … study English here. 3. … foreign students. 4. The teacher helps … learn English. 5. The teacher brings her book, and we bring … .

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C. Fill in each blank with you, you’re, your or yours. Pretend you are talking directly to the teacher.

1. … the teacher. 2. … come from the U.S. 3. My first language is Polish. … is English. 4. … pronunciation is very good. 5. We see … every day.

D. Fill in each blank with he, he’s, his or him

1. I have a brother. … name is Paul. 2. … married. 3. … has four children. 4. My apartment is small. … is big. 5. I see …on the weekends.

E. Fill in each blank with she, she’s, her or hers.

1. I have a sister. … name is Marilyn. 2. I visit … twice a week. 3. … lives in a suburb. 4. … a teacher. … husband is a doctor. 5. My children go to private school. … go to public school.

F. Fill in each blank with it, it’s or its.

1. A dog is a good pet. … a good friend. 2. … teeth are sharp. 3. …bites when … angry. 4. … has a good sense of smell. 5. … wags … tail when … happy.

weekends.

Ex. 24. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the reflexive pronouns as in the model.

Model: I saw … in the mirror. — I saw myself in the mirror.

A. 1. Let me introduce … . 2. Go there … . 3. They know it … . 4. Let me speak with the child … . 5. Let her do the work … . 6. We prefer living by … . 7. She found … a job without much trouble. 8. She can‘t solve the problem by … . 9. They talk about … at the meeting. 10. No one can help him. He needs to help … . 11. You should like … more. 12. I promised … to lose ten pounds.

B.1. Helen! Do this exercise … and let Peter and Bob do it … too.

2.Children! Dress …! 3. You can‘t expect a baby to take care of … .4.

One can easily injure … while skiing. 5. I can‘t help you, Bob. You‘ll have to solve your problem by … . 6 Jane did not join the rest of us. She sat in the back of the room by … . 7. You may think Stan is telling the truth, but I … don‘t believe him. 8. It is important for all of us to be honest with … . 9. Now that their children are grown, Mr. And Mrs. Grayson live by … . 10. You … have to make that decision, Ann. No one

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can make it for you. 11. I don‘t know what to tell you, Sue and Jack. You will have to take care of that problem … . 12. When everybody else forgot his birthday, Ralph decided to give … a birthday present. He bought a new shirt for … .

Ex. 25. This is a conversation between two women at lunch. They are discussing weight. Fill in each blank with a reflexive pronoun.

A.Help … to a piece of cake.

B.I can‘t. I‘m on a diet.

A.But you look so thin.

B.I have to watch … . I go to an over-eating group.

What goes on at those groups? Do you just talk about food?

Food … is not the most important topic. We learn to like … better.

A.You mean you don‘t like … .

B.When I‘m overweight, I look at … and think I‘m ugly. I don‘t like … very much when I‘m fat.

A.But you‘re the same person, fat or thin.

B. I know that, but sometimes I don‘t feel it.

A.Are people in your group successful at losing weight?

B.One woman promised … a year ago that she would lose 50 pounds by January, and she did. We‘re so proud of her.

A.Every year I tell … that I‘m going to lose 10 pounds, but it never happens. I get very angry at … .

B.You have to like … whether you‘re fat or thin. You said so … .You

should join our group.

A.I don‘t know if other people can help me. My brother lost 30 pounds, and he did it by … . No one helped him.

B.That‘s great. But some people can‘t do it by … . They need the help of

a group. Why don‘t you come to our group next Tuesday night?

A. Let me think about it.

Ex. 26. Fill in the blanks with the interrogative pronouns.

1. … rides a bike to school? 2. … explains the grammar? 3. … of them speaks Spanish? 4. … usually sits near the door? 5. … student arrived first today? 6. … usually happens after classes? 7. … wants to repeat this course? 8. … needs help with this lesson? 9. … of her sons goes to private school? 10. … of our students came late today? 11. … is

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that girl over there? 12. … is your brother-in-law? 13. … old is your little daughter? 14. … many are you in the family? 15. … are you at home? 16. Here are the books. … is yours? 17. … will you be free? — Tomorrow. 18. … do you live with? — I live with my sister. 19. … has the right answer? — I have the right answer. 20. There‘s no name on this book. … is it? 21. … parents speak English? — My parents do. 22. … gives you English books to read? — My friend does. 23. … are you looking at? — I‘m looking at my son.

Ex. 27. Fill in the blanks with the relative pronouns as in the model. Model: Do you know … time is? — Do you know what time is?

1. I couldn‘t understand … she said. 2. That‘s the man … wife works in the office. 3. The woman … lives across the street won a thousand dollars. 4. The girl … team lost the game is very unhappy. 5. The man doesn‘t know … he‘s doing. 6. The man … lives next door is very friendly. 7. We know a lot of people … live in London. 8. Where are the eggs … were in the fridge? 9. The woman … I wanted to see was away on holiday. 10. Do you know the girl … Tom is talking to? 11. We saw some people … car was broken down. 12. The hotel … we stayed wasn‘t very clean. 13. The last time … I saw her, she looked very well. 14. The girl with … he fell in love left him. 15. Ben works for a company … makes typewriters. 16. Jack has three brothers all of … are married.

Ex. 28. Combine the following individual sentences into single sentences with relative clauses as in the model.

Model: A woman helped me. I thanked her. — I thanked the woman who helped me. Some boys are following us. Do you know them?

Do you know the boys who are following us?

1. A man repaired our television. We paid him. 2. Some girls took your magazines. I saw them. 3. A woman owns that company. We know her. 4. A policeman found her handbag. She thanked him. 5. Some tourists arrived at the airport. I met them. 6. A pretty girl works at the bank. Do you know her? 7. A tall man was here a little ago. Did you see him? 8. Some people are talking in the hall. I heard them. 9. Feline bought a camera. The camera has three lenses. 10. This book contains some useful information. I found the book last week. 11. The doctor is with a patient. The patient‘s leg was broken in an accident. 12. John has received a scholarship. John‘s grades are the highest at school. 13. This is

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a book. I have been looking for this book all year. 14. Mr. Bryant looks very sad. Mr. Bryant‘s team has lost the game. 15. William wants to become a judge. William‘s brother is a lawyer.

Ex. 29.Complete the sentences choosing the most suitable ending from the box and make it into relative clause.

1. John works for a company that makes clothes. 2. The book is about a girl … . 3. What was the name of the horse … . 4. The police have caught the men … . 5. Alexander Bell was the man … . 6. Where are the pictures … ? 7. The police are still trying to identify the body … . 8. A dictionary is a book … . 9. I don‘t like people … . 10. It seems that Earth is the only planet … .

Ex. 30. Fill in the demonstrative pronouns as in the model.

Model: … is tea and … is coffee. — This is tea and that is coffee.

1. … article is easy and … one is difficult. 2. Pass me … magazines. Thank you. 3. Who is … little girl at the window? 4. … books are mine and … are yours. 5. Are … men over there your friends? 6. … flowers are beautiful, aren‘t they? 7. Leave … two dictionaries on my table and take … books on the table over there to the library. 8. … picture is framed and … one is not. 9. … roof is red and … one is green. 10. … are my friends. 11. … newspapers are old. 12. … are newspapers and … are magazines. 13 … are not my books, …are her books. 14. Is … Ann‘s hat?

Ex. 31. Translate into English.

А. Цей хлопчик, та дівчинка, ці учні, ті студенти, ця сукня, та книга, ті яблука, ці зошити, та парта, ця дошка, ці дерева, ті окуляри, цей малюнок, ця газета.

В. 1. Це – моя книга, а то – ваша. 2. Це моя машина, а та – їхня. 3. Це – його портфель, а той – її. 4. Це зошити наших студентів.

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5. Той годинник – його. 6. Я бачу цього кота. 7. Він бачив тих собак. 8. Чиї ці сукні? 9. Чий це годинник?

Ex. 32. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the indefinite pronouns as in the model.

Model: I have … money in my pocket. — I have some money in my pocket.

Do you have … time to help me? — Do you have any time to help me?

A. 1. Have you got … lessons tomorrow morning? 2. There are … books on the shelf. 3. Are there … apple-trees in the school garden? 4. Give me … time to think about it. 5. They did not bring … chairs into the room. 6. She translated … articles into English. 7. Do you know … proverbs in English? 8. We wanted to make … sandwiches but we found we hadn‘t got … bread. 9. There aren‘t … good films this week. 10. Please buy … stamps for me on your way to work.

B. 1. Will you have … tea? There is … hot water in the kettle. 2. You may read … book you like. 3. Where can I buy … flowers? 4. I‘m interested in … information you can give me on this question. 5. May I have … water, please? 6. Give me … money if you have … . 7. If you have … idea about it, please tell it to me. 8. If you see … nice prints, buy them, please. 9. If we have … extra time, we‘ll go over the homework. 10. He left home without … money. 11. Come to see me … time you want. 12. Sing … song you like. 13 Didn‘t he give you … money? 14. Aren‘t there … stamps in the drawer? 15. We did the work without … difficulty. 16. Before you go … further, we must agree on procedure. 17. I can‘t stay here … longer.

Ex. 33. Translate into English.

1. Ви вивчали яку-небудь іноземну мову минулого року? 2. Хто має питання? — Дехто із нас має питання. 3. Деякі статті дуже цікаві. 4. Він прочитав які-небудь англійські книги минулого місяця? 5. Деякі учні роблять тут свої уроки. 6. Я не маю ніяких німецьких журналів вдома. 7. Ви маєте яких-небудь друзів у Києві? — Так, я маю декілька. 8. У нього нема ніяких запитань. 9. До обіду є хліб? 10. Вона не помітила ніяких помилок в цьому реченні. 11. Ваш батько розмовляє якою-небудь іноземною мовою? 12. У відрі немає ніякої води.

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Ex. 34. Fill in the blanks with the compound forms of the indefinite pronouns as in the model.

Model: There is … important in the letter.

There is something important in the letter. Is there … new? — Is there anything new?

A. 1. It‘s dark here. I cannot see … . 2. She knows all about it, but she doesn‘t want to tell us … . 3. You must do … to improve your pronunciation. 4. Ask … to help you in this work. 5. Did you say …? 6. Please give me … interesting to read. 7. Will … go to the library right after classes? 8. Did you hear … about this film? 9. There is … in the next room who wants to talk to you. 10. I haven‘t any more money about me, so I cannot buy … else. 11. Is there … in your groups who lives in the hostel? 12. Can you see … through the fog?

B. 1. Will you give me … to eat? I‘m hungry. 2. If … calls while I‘m out, ask him to wait. 3. If there is … else you want, please let me know. 4. Where can I get … to drink? 5. When can I find … here who can give me some information on this question? 6. Let me know if … happens. 7. Do … you can to help him. 8. … of our students speak English during the break. 9. … of us know her address. 10. … of them must speak to the teacher about it. 11. If there is … interesting in this magazine, let me know. 12. Don‘t ask him about … .

Ex. 35. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate indefinite or negative pronouns.

1. I haven‘t read all of this book but I‘ve read … of it. At least I know … about the subject. 2. It is a big book, but we must read it all during the year. We can‘t leave … out. 3. Has smoking … to do with cancer? … people believe smoking has … to do with cancer at all. Others feel that it might have … to do with it, but they don‘t know what. 4. I haven‘t read … of the last four chapters yet, so I know … about them, I‘m afraid. 5. … doctors insist that people should give up smoking. 6. Here are two keys. Will … of them fit this drawer? — No, … of them will. There is in fact … key for that drawer. 7. Where is the book? — It‘s on the table. — But there is … there. 8. Please tell us the story … knows it yet. 9. Are there … letters for me? — No, there aren‘t letters for you. There are … letters in the letter-box. 10. I have got … time to speak to you now. I‘m very busy. 11. I know … about your town. Please tell me

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… about it. 12. The other day we went to see our friends, but … was at home.

Ex. 36. Fill in the blanks with the defining pronouns each or every.

1. … man in the crowd raised his hand. 2. There were police on … side of the square. 3 The crowd lined … side of the street. 4. Everyone in the team received a prize. … received a medal too. 5. The ceremony will be repeated … four years. 6. The players received $100 … . 7. They were … looking anxiously at the referee. 8. Not … horse can run fast. 9. … boy in the class passed the examination. 10. … seat in the theatre was taken.

Ex. 37. Fill in the blanks with the defining pronouns all, everything or everybody (everyone) as in the model.

Model: Ann knows … in the street.

Ann knows everybody (everyone) in the street.…

I‘ve eaten today is a sandwich. — All I‘ve eaten today is a sandwich.

1. Tom is very popular. … likes him. 2. … was very kind to us. They did … they could to help us. 3. Jill doesn‘t do any of the housework. Her husband does … . 4. Margaret told me … about her new job. It sounds quite interesting. 5. Can … write their names on piece of paper, please? 6. I can‘t lend you any money. … I‘ve got is a pound and I need that. 7. I can‘t stand him. He disagrees with … I say. 8. I didn‘t spend much money in the shops. … I bought was a pair of gloves. 9. Why are you always thinking about money? Money isn‘t … . 10. He didn‘t say where he was going. … he said was that he was going away. 11. … has got his faults. Nobody is perfect. 12. … I want is peace and quiet. 13. … likes this song. No wonder you can hear it everywhere. 14. Thank you for your explanation. I understand … now.

Ex. 38. Make up sentences using both, neither, all and none as in the model.

Model: Both of those women are clever. — Neither of them is stupid.

None of these books are cheap. — All of them are expensive.

1. Both of those boys are tall. 2. All of those men are sick. 3. None of them are happy. 4. Neither of these hats is good. 5. Both of them are

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