Pronouns (demonstrative, interrogative, reflexive)

Exercise 1. Use demonstrative pronouns:

A. this, these, it, they

1. Take _____ bags into the kitchen. 2. I don’t like _____ music. 3. – Is _____ John’s? – Yes, _____ is. 4. – How much are _____glasses? – _____ are cheap. 5. _____ exercise is very easy. – No, _____ isn’t. _____’s difficult.

B. that, those, it, they

1. Is ____ your brother over there? 2. Look at _____beautiful flowers! 3. What is _____ in your bag? 4. Is _____ Ann’s house? Yes, ____ is. 5. Are _____boys your brothers? Yes, _____are. 6. How much is _____hi-fi? _____ is $350. 7. Do you like _____shrimps? No, I don’t. _____ are horrible.

Exercise 2. Make one sentence from two. Use who/that/which.

Model: A girl was injured in the accident. She is now in hospital.- The girl, who was injured in the accident, is now in hospital.

1. A man answered the phone. He told me you were away. – The man, _________________ _______________________________________________________________________.

2. A waitress served us. She was very impolite and impatient. – The ___________________ _______________________________________________________________________.

3. A building was destroyed in the fire. It has now been rebuilt. – The__________________ _______________________________________________________________________.

4. Some people were arrested. They have now been released. – The ___________________ _______________________________________________________________________.

5. A bus goes to the airport. It runs every half hour. – The ___________________________ _______________________________________________________________________.

Exercise 3. Complete each sentence using who/whom/whose/where.

1. What’s the name of the man ______ car you borrowed?

2. A cemetery is a person _______ people are buried.

3. A pacifist is a person _______ believes that all wars are wrong.

4. An orphan is a child ______ parents are dead.

5. The place ______ we spent our holidays was really beautiful.

6. This school is only for children _______ first language is not English.

7. I don’t know the name of the woman _______ I spoke on the phone.

Exercise 4. Use reflexive pronouns:

1. It is easy to translate this text. I can do it _____. 2. My brother is only three years old. But he can wash and dress _____. 3. Who made such a beautiful dress? — I have made it _____. 4. He _____ can't believe that he took the first place. 5. You can make a cup of coffee for _____. 6. Don't worry about us. We can take care of _____. 7. Who told you they got married? — Helen _____. 8. The taxi didn't come and we had to carry our heavy luggage _____. 9. She looked at _____ in the mirror and was satisfied. 10. She learnt English _____. 11. The knife is very sharp. Don't cut _____. 12. The play _____ was interesting but the acting was poor.

Exercise 5. Use reflexive or personal pronouns:

1. He is very selfish. He only thinks of _____. 2. Look be­hind _____! You've dropped something. 3. When she came to _____ she found _____ on the hospital bed. 4. It was so dark that we could hardly see anything in front of_____ . 5. Take care of _____! Don't work too hard. 6. I don't like anybody to do my work instead of _____. 7. It's cold. Close the door behind _____. 8.I always keep this dictionary in front of _____ on my desk.

Exercise 6. Comlete these answers for the questions using reflexive pronouns:

Model: Who repaired the bicycle for you? – Nobody. I repaired it myself.

1. Did Bryan have his hair cut a hairdresser? – No. He cut __________________________.

2. Do you want I post that letter for you? – No. I will ______________________________.

3. Who told you that Linda was getting married? – Linda ___________________________.

4. Can you phone John for me? – Why can’t you _________________________________?

5. Who cleans the flat for Mr Brimby? – Mr Brimby _______________________________.

*Exercise 7. Translate into English:

1. Это не мой учебник, мне нужен мой. __________________________________________ 2. Один мой друг знает десять языков. ___________________________________________ 3. Отец сказал своему сыну: «Эта машина твоя, можешь пользоваться ею». _____________________________________________________________________________4. — Кто там? — Это я, твоя тетя из Канады. ___________________________________ 5. Не забудь взять свой зонтик. Я тебе свой не дам. _________________________­­­­­­­________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 6. Посмотри на себя в зеркало. Ты очень бледная. _________________________________ 7. Он сам знал наш ад­рес. ___________________________________________________ 8. Что ты собираешься взять с собой в поездку? _________________________________ 9. — Он на вечере был со своей женой? — Нет, он был один. ____________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 10. Судите сами, кто из них прав. _____________________________________________ 11. — Он оста­вил свой ключ в комнате. — У меня есть свой. ____________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 12. Она вышла и забыла закрыть за собой дверь. _________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 13. Я поре­зался этим острым ножом. ______________________________________________ 14. Она поставила перед собой чашку кофе и начала читать утреннюю газету. ________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 15. Он не смог сам починить телевизор и попросил своего друга (сделать это). _____ ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________16. Он не только сам пришел, но и привел с собой всех своих родственников. ________ ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________17. Я верю только тому, что слышу своими ушами. ____________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 18. Сначала прочитайте эти тексты про себя. _______________________________________ 19. Они очутились в не­знакомом месте. _________________________________________ 20. Она видела это своими собствен­ными глазами. __________________________________