Personal and possessive pronouns

Ex. 1 Fill in the blanks with personal pronouns in the objective case.

1. I don't see _____. Please look at _____ and listen to me. 2. Remember _____ to your parents. 3. The money is on the table. Please, take _____. 4. The documents are in the safe. Take ____ out and show ____ to _____. 5. They wouldn't listen to _____, if you say it. 6. The lecture begins at 10. Don't be late for ____. 7. I love _____, but you love _____. 8. I don't love ____, I love ____. 9. "Scorpions" have come to Rostov. Everybody knows about _____. 10. It's clear, he doesn't trust _____, and nothing can be done about _____.

Ex. 2 Use the proper form of a personal pronoun.

1. Will _____ explain _____ to _____? - Please, listen to ______ attentively. 2. Where are my spectacles? I can't find _____. 3. He never eats fish. _____ doesn't like _____. 4. If you need any money, _____ is in the safe. 5. We are buying a house. Would you like to have a look at _____? 6. What a nice bonnet! I'm buying _____. 7. He translates better than _____ do. 8. Who's there? - It's _____. 9. I know you are thinking of ______. 10 How can _____ trust _____?

Ex. 3 Use the proper form of a personal pronoun.

1.____ am a student. 2. I want to see Ann. Is _____ at home? 3. Peter and Mary are brother and sister, aren't _____? 4. _____ is my aunt, and _____ is my uncle. 5. These are my friends. Do you know _____? 6. Peter is in the room. Do you see _____? 7. The book is interesting. Have you read ____? 8. What nice music! Do you hear ____? 9. Ann, she is talking to ____. Listen to ____. 10. He is coming tomorrow. Will you meet ____? 11. We want your answer. Answer _____. 12. They need your help. Help _____. 13. I like this book. Give _____ to _____. Give _____ the book. 14. He wants to know the news. Tell _____ the news. 15. I know the news. ______ is good. 16. We don't know their telephone number. Tell _____. 17. I want to help you. Let _____ help _____. 18. He has no pen. Give _____ your pen. 19. They are nice people. I like _____. 20. They have invited us. _____ are waiting for _____.

Ex. 4 Answer the following questions using personal pronouns in your answers.

1. How old are you? 2. How old is your father? 3. Is your mother younger than your father? 4. Is your father tall? 5. Is your father's hair dark? 6. Is your mother pretty? 7. Is your mother tall or short? 8. Are her eyes grey or brown? 9. What colour is her hair? 10. What is she?

Ex. 5 Write the suitable pronouns into the blank spaces.

I, me, my, mine

___ am sitting on the sofa. ___ am watching a new video film. It's ___ own tape with ____ favourite comedy. Those tapes on the shelf are also _____.

You, your, yours

Are _____ watching a new comedy, Fred? Do _____ like it? Is it _____ favourite one? Can _____ lend it to me, if it's _____?

She, her, her, hers

My sister is at home. _____ is having _____ 11 o'clock tea. I see _____ through the open door. _____ white cat is sitting next to _____. The black cat on the sofa is also _____. _____ loves _____ pets, and _____ pets love _____.

We, us, our, ours

_____ know that _____ parents love _____ very much. _____ also love them. _____ family is very friendly. _____ is a friendly family.

He, him, his, his

My brother is very clever. _____ studies at University. I often see _____ bent at _____ textbooks. _____ textbooks are scattered all over _____ room. These textbooks in the kitchen are also _____.

It, its

Rex is my brother's dog. _____ is very clever. Look at _____. _____ has a collar with _____ name on _____ neck. My brother never uses the pronoun "_____" speaking about Rex. He says Rex is his friend.

They, them, their, theirs

Look at our pets. Look at _____. _____ are quite happy. The cats are sitting in _____ basket. It is _____. Rex knows it is _____ and never pushes it. He often plays with the cats. He likes to play with _____.

Ex. 6 Use the proper form of a possessive pronoun.

1. I love _____ parents. 2. He takes after _____ father. 3. My grandparents live in _____ own house. 4. She spends a lot of time with ______ children. 5. She nodded _____ head but said nothing. 6. He likes to play with _____ younger brother. 7. Let me introduce _____ sister to you. 8. _____ friends often visit her. 9. Do you often see _____ grandmother? 10. We've invited _____ friends to _____ summer cottage. 11. This isn't my book. I wonder where _____ is. 12. I don't like this pen. Can you give me _____? 13. My book is on the table. Put _____ books there too. 14. Don't take my pen, take _____. 15. This isn't her hat. _____ is on the chair. 16. These are not our pencils. _____ are in the bag. 17. We don't need your umbrella. We have _____. 18. They always use our books. They never have _____ own ones.

Ex. 7 Choose the proper pronoun. Cross out the wrong one.

1.I didn't see (his/him). 2. Ask (their/them). I'm sure they know the answer. 3. (Their/them) house is not far from here. 4. She asked (me/my) for advice. 5. I think it's (her/hers) composition. 6. It's my umbrella. Give (it/its) to me. 7. (I/me) liked the play very much. 8. (We/us) are very lucky to study here. 9. Tell (they/them) the news. 10. I didn't hear (you/your). Will you say it again?

Ex. 8 Fill in the blank spaces with the possessive pronouns in the Absolute form.

1. His marks are worse than _____. 2. You can use my pencil if you don't find _____. 3. If you don't like your book, you can take _____. 4. Whose hat is this? I think, it's _____. 5. Our house is older than _____, but it's better. 6. Your furniture is more modern than _____. 7. That wasn't my fault, it was surely _____. 8. This bag looks like _____. – No, it isn't _____. It is ______. 9. Fred sold his bike a week ago and his friend is going to sell _____ too. 10. My friends' flat is on the first floor and _____ is on the fifth.

Ex. 9 Answer the questions using the absolute form of the possessive pronouns as a subject. Use phrases in brackets in your answers.

1. My parents are at home. Where are your parents? ___________________ at our friends’.

2. Mrs. Parker's son is at the library now. Where is Mrs. Smith's son? ___________________at the football match.

3. Our teacher is in the classroom. Where is your teacher? ___________________in the Dean's office.

4. Mr. Parker's car is in the garage. And where is our car? _______________also there.

5. These are my shoes. And where are his shoes? ________________ in the hall.

6. His letters are on the table. Where are their letters? _______________ in the drawer.

7. Your Dad is in the garden. Is my Dad there too? _______________ in the house.

8. My sister is at the concert now. Is your sister their too? ____________ at the University.

9. My handkerchief is in my pocket. Where is yours? ____________ in my hand.

10. Your newspapers are still in the mailbox. Are mine there too? __________ on the table.

Ex. 10 Answer the questions using possessive pronouns or nouns in the possessive case.

1. Whose watch is this? (his) 2. Whose bag is this? (Kate) 3. Whose flat is this? (my uncle) 4. Whose scissors are these? (my mother) 5. Whose bike is this? (my elder brother) 6. Whose towel is this? (my father) 7. Whose coats are these? (John and Mary) 8. Whose house is this? (Mr. and Mrs. Collins) 9. Whose idea is this? (his cousin) 10. Whose boots are these? (John) 11. Whose work is this? (mine) 12. Whose spectacles are these? (hers) 13. Whose hats are those? (those men) 14. Whose money is this? (mine) 15. Whose dog is this? (my neighbour)

Ex. 11 Complete the following sentences using the phrases of mine, ofhis, of ours, of theirs, etc. as in the model: We can sing some songs of ours.

1. She is no relation _____. 2. It was no fault _____. 3. That's no business _____. 4. Isn't she an aunt _____? 5. You can take this book _____. 6. This is an old umbrella _____. 7. I dislike that indifferent smile _____. 8. Don't trust those candid eyes _____. 9. It was a cowardly act _____. 10. I gave him some paints _____.

Ex. 12 Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Разве вам не нравится этот его новый рассказ? 2. Не доверяйте этим его честным голубым глазам. 3. Не следуйте этим его мудрым советам. 4. Это не ваше дело. 5. Эта его тетушка подарила ему щенка на день рождения. 6. Теперь он никогда не ходит на прогулку без этой своей ужасной собаки. 7. Твой братец обещал познакомить меня со своим коллегой, который тоже собирается в Англию. 8. Терпеть не могу этого его черного кота. 9. Это подарок одного из моих друзей. 10. Мымоглибыпригласитькое-когоизвашихдрузей.

Ex. 13 Define the pronoun and state its function in the sentence.

1. She didn't ask me to come. _________________________________

2. Open the door. It's me. _________________________________

3. Your book is on the table, but where is mine? __________________________

4. This book is his. Don't take it. _________________________________

5. Your breakfast is on the table. _________________________________

6. There is nothing interesting in it. _______________________________

7. She sat down next to him. _________________________________

8. I saw a shop and near it there was a small gate. __________________________

9. Take the money. It's yours. _________________________________

10. She finished reading the story and its end surprised her.___________________

Ex. 14 Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Она всегда ищет свои очки. 2. Он открыл глаза и увидел незнакомую комнату. 3. Где твои вещи? – Они все еще на вокзале. 4. Можно поговорить с Джоном? – Нет, его еще нет дома. 5. Чьи это книги? – Наши. 6. Это не моя сумка, моя черная. 7. Ваше платье красивое, но и ее мне тоже нравится. 8. Интересно, где он покупает свою одежду. 9. Он опустил руку в карман, но ключа там не было. 10. Она расчесала волосы и посмотрела в зеркало. 11. Идите в свою комнату, поговорим позже. 12. Онвошелвсвойкабинет, большуюсветлуюкомнату.

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

Ex. 15 Change the following sentences using the plural form of the demonstrative pronouns.

1. This story is very interesting. 2. Do you see that girl by the window? 3. This is my brother, but I don't know that man. 4. This is a book and that is a notebook. 5. This goose looks strange. 6. Watch your fingers! This knife is very sharp. 7. I don't like that friend of yours. 8. This deer is so beautiful. 9. That sheep over there is nice, isn't it? 10. What shall I do with this mouse?

Ex. 16 Change the following sentences using the singular form of the demonstrative pronouns.

1. We must get rid of these mistakes. 2. She told me about those days. 3. These leaves are brown now. 4. These cups are too large, take those. 5. We have never met those people. 6. These books are not ours. 7. I don't like these flowers. 8. These apples are very sweet, take them. 9. These are the exercises for you. 10. Those were very happy days.

Ex. 17 Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Это письмо не для вас, оно для меня. 2. Где Джон? Я хочу поговорить с ним. 3. Почему вы смотрите на эту женщину? 4. Мы идем в кино. Вы идете с нами? 5. Мне нужна эта книга. Дай мне ее. 6. Анна никогда не пьет молока. Она не любит его. 7. Где газета? – Ты сидишь на ней. 8. На столе книги. Дай их мне. 9. Вы знаете этих девушек? – Нет, я не знаю их. 10. Вы знаете этого человека? – Да, я работаю с ним. 11. Эти фотографии хорошие. Хотите взглянуть на них? 12. Я не люблю собак. Я боюсь их. Яихтожебоюсь.