Pronouns.

1. LOOK AT THE STORY :

Sam Watson said that Sam Watson was hungry. Ann Watson said that Ann Watson was hungry. When Mrs. Watson heard that Sam and Ann were hungry, Mrs. Watson gave Sam and Ann a piece of cake each. Sam and Ann thanked Mrs. Watson for the piece of cake and Sam and Ann ate the piece of cake. Then Sam said, “Sam thanks Mrs. Watson, Sam isn’t hungry now,” and Ann said, “Ann thanks Mrs. Watson, Ann isn’t hungry now.” Mrs. Watson said, “ Did Sam and Ann enjoy the cake?” and Sam and Ann said together, “Sam and Ann enjoyed the cake very much.”

NOW CHANGE THE STORY FOR IT SOUND MORE NATURAL, USING PERSONAL PRONOUNS.

2. OPEN THE BRACKETS USIG THE PROPER PRONOUNS, PERSONAL OR POSSESSIVE :

1. (she) _ is a nice girl. Look at _! Look at _ hat! Is it _? 2. (he) _ is my brother. I’m waiting for _. _ bus is late. Is this bus _? 3. (they) _ are students. Ask _. Listen to _answers. Are these reports _? 4. (we) _ enjoy parties. Don’t go without _! Let’s go with _friends. Are the tickets _? 5. (it) _ is our classroom. We have our classes in _. We are responsible for _ cleaning. 6. (you) Here _ are. Can I help _? Where is _ mother? And where is that friend of _? 7. ( I ) _am at home at 17.00. Call _. _house is your house. What is _, is yours as well. 8. ( our teacher ) Give your tests to _. _ speaks English very well. Consult to _about this question. Is this book _? 9. (a cat ) _is sleeping. Feed _! Where’s _ food? Is this box _? 10. (parents ) _ work a lot. You must obey _. _ ideas are always right. The money that you spend is _, isn’t it?

3. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH:

A) POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS :

1. Is _ group small or large ? 2. Whose text-book is this ? – It’s _ . 3. Don’t take _ money, take _ .4. Whose test is better, _ or _? 5. Will you give me _ pen? I forgot to take _ . 6. She is an old friend of _ . 7. There are two places. Which is _? 8. This is _ bag, _ is brown. 9. This note-book is _,look at _ cover, here is _ name. 10. Everybody has _ own opinion. 11. The group was unhappy, because _ monitor hadn’t come. 12. She is _ teacher of English. 13. He reads very well, but _ grammar isn’t O’K. 14. She looked at me with the beautiful eyes of _. 15. Who knows where the Smiths are? I need to talk to _ father. 16. This cat is _, _ is at home. 17. The chair is useless. _ legs are broken. 18. _ mother is my friend as well. 19. Mind _ own business! 20. He is very clever. _ test is the best in the group.

B) DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS :

1. 555-876-43-239? Hello, _ is Kate. Is _ Peter? 2. Have you seen _?!?! The G H O S T !!! 3. _ is a nice room. I like it. 4. _ is the first time I’ve seen Voronezh. 5. We’ll never forget _ day, 5 years ago, when we entered the Academy. 6. Listen to _ song. It’s “Queen”. 7. Who’s _ over there? 8. Tom, meet Mary. Mary, _ is Tom. 9. How was _party? – O’K, but I didn’t like _ people who drank too much. 10. Do you remember _ awful hamburgers we ate at McDonald’s? And all _ weekend? 11. What do you think of _ sunglasses? Will they suit me? 12. I don’t like noise, _is why I hate loud music. 13. We hope, _ will help you with the problem. 14. Was _ your sister on the phone? 15. Let’s go to the cinema. - _ a good idea! 16. _ is a list of questions for the exam. 17. _ is very important, don’t forget about it. 18. _ are my friends, Ann and Julia. 19. _ is my pen, and _ is yours. 20. _ were the happiest days of my life.

C) REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS :

1. My father cut _ when he was shaving. 2. Jane saw _ in the mirror. 3. What I did was very wrong. I’m ashamed of _. 4. Can I have some tea? – Of course. Help _ . 5. Don’t worry about us. We can look after _. 6. They are on Hawaii now and are enjoying _. 7. I taught _ to play the piano. 8. He boiled _ some eggs for breakfast. 9. The kitten tried to bite me, but it bit _ by mistake. 10. Did you really build this house by _? 11. One can easily lose _ in the wood. 12. She used to do everything _. 13. You shouldn’t blame _ for the incident. 14. Be careful with the pan! Don’t burn _! 15. There was no water, so we couldn’t wash _. 16. They promised _ a summer holiday abroad. 17. The film _ wasn’t very good, but I liked the music. 18. You needn’t to worry. I’ll pay for _. 19. Stop making fool of _! 20. He introduced _ to me.

4. CORRECT THE MISTAKES IF ANY :

1. Which pen is your ? 2. Who is on duty? – Their. 3. She always tries to do everything himself. 4. This are my friends. 5. The room is light and her walls are painted white. 6. What are that people? 7. This is mine sister. 8. We haven’t seen his for a long time. 9. An elephant is big, but its tail is short. 10. That is the dog of her. 11. You is our teacher. 12. He couldn’t see shes face, because it was dark. 13. Jack cut him while shaving. 14. Tom and Jane are your parents, aren’t we? 15. Him test was the best in the group. 16. I talk to Mrs. Brown yesterday. He said her husband was O’K. 17. Help myself. 18. I felt very tired, that’s why I went straight to bed. 19. Tell me about themselves, please. 20. We did this exercise by ourself.

5. RESTORE , USING PRONOUNS :

1. are / my

2. this / mine

3. cut / himself

4. is /a/ doctor

5. made / ourselves

6. these / are

7. him / not / his

8. car / hers

9. those / children

10. am / here

11. they / is / hers

12. him / not / his

13. Where / live?

14. she / that’s / why

15. let / introduce