PRONOUN

Personal pronouns as object (accusative and dative) Possessive determiners Possessive pronouns

as subject (nominative)

I You He She It We you They

Me You Him Her It Us You Them

My Your His Her Its Our Your Their

Mine Yours His Hers Its Ours Yours Theirs

We have some books.

The books are for us.

These are our books.

The books are ours.

EXERCISES A. Use the correct personal pronouns. Watch the words in brackets. Example: ___ often reads books. (Lisa) Answer: She often reads books. 1. __________ is dreaming. (George) 2. __________ is green. (the blackboard) 3. __________ are on the wall. (the posters) 4. __________ is running. (the dog) 5. __________ are watching TV. (my mother and I) 6. __________ are in the garden. (the flowers) 7. __________ is riding his bike. (Tom) 8. __________ is from Bristol. (Victoria) 9. __________ has got a brother. (Diana) 10. Have __________ got a computer, Mandy?

B. Choose the correct personal pronoun. 1. (I / You / They) am sitting on the sofa. 2. (He / we / it) are watching TV. 3. Are (he / she / you) from England? 4. (I / he / we) is going home.

5. (They / I / She) are playing football. 6. (He / She / It) is a wonderful day today. 7. (She / We / I) are speaking English. 8. Is (she / he / you) Kevin's sister? 9. (I / She / You) are swimming in the pool. 10. (Is / Am / Are) they in the cinema? C. Which object form of the personal pronoun can substitute the underlined phrase in the sentence? 1) The teacher always gives the students homework. me them you 2) I am reading the book to my little sister. her us him 3) The boys are riding their bikes. it them her 4) My father is writing a letter to John. me her 5) I don't know the answer. she her 6) Sally is going to Anne. her him 7) Open the window, please. him it me

it them us 8) Can you tell the people the way to the airport, please? you them 9) The books are for Peter. us

him her you 10) Can you help my sister and me, please? her me us

D. Give the correct possessive determiners. (my, your, her, his, their, our) Example: I have got a sister. ___ name is Susan. Answer: I have got a sister. Her name is Susan. Hi Daniel, ________ name is John. This is _______ friend Jason. He's 12. _______ sister is nine. _______ pet is a budgie. _______ name is Dickens. Jason and I go to the same school. There are 450 boys and girls in _______ school. Jason's form teacher is Mrs. Peterson. She has got a pet, too. _______ pet is a tortoise. Our form teacher is Mr. Smith. I like _______ lessons. He has two dogs. The dogs love to play in _______ garden. Now I have a question for you. What's _______ pet?

Yours, John