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Personal and reflexive pronouns exercise

December 5, 2013 A2pdf

Complete the following sentences using appropriate pronouns. Choose your answers from the given options.

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1It is ............... car.
Wrong!
Use the possessive adjective "my" before a noun.
2That coat is ...............
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "mine" without a following noun.
3It is ............... party.
Wrong!
Use the possessive adjective "his" before a noun.
4She is quite fond of praising ...............
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "herself" when the subject and object refer to the same person.
5That must be ............... dog.
Wrong!
Use the possessive adjective "their" before a noun.
6You must have a word with ...............
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "him" after the preposition "with".
7He did it ...............
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "himself" to emphasize that he did it personally.
8"Whose bag is this?" "It’s ..............."
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "hers" without a following noun.
9My dog is an Alsatian. ............... is a Doberman.
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "Theirs" as the subject without a following noun.
10She ............... took the baby to the hospital.
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "herself" to emphasize that she did the action personally.
11I don’t believe ............... story.
Wrong!
Use the possessive adjective "your" before a noun.
12Mind ............... own business.
Wrong!
Use the possessive adjective "your" in the phrase "your own business".
13I saw it with ............... own eyes.
Wrong!
Use the possessive adjective "my" in the phrase "my own eyes".

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  1. It is my car.
  2. That coat is mine
  3. It is his party.
  4. She is quite fond of praising herself
  5. That must be their dog.
  6. You must have a word with him
  7. He did it himself
  8. “Whose bag is this?” “It’s hers“
  9. My dog is an Alsatian. Theirs is a Doberman.
  10. She herself took the baby to the hospital.
  11. I don’t believe your story.
  12. Mind your own business.
  13. I saw it with my own eyes.

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