Pronouns are words like he, him, his, she, her, I, me, we, us, they, them and it. Pronouns are used to refer to nouns. They can be the subject or object of a verb. Pronouns have different forms.
Subject forms: I, we, he, she, they, you, it
Object forms: me, us, him, her, them, you, it
Possessive forms: my, mine; our, ours; his, his; her, hers; their, theirs; your, yours; its
Can you use pronouns correctly? Test your understanding with this grammar exercise. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1My name is Samuel. ............... am German.
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Use the subject pronoun "I" before the verb "am."
2My grandparents live in Berlin. We visit ............... often.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "them" after the verb "visit."
3Let ............... help you carry these bags.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after "let."
4Should ............... help you carry these books?
Wrong!
Use the subject pronoun "I" before the verb "help."
5Can you tell me where ............... can find a good restaurant?
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Use the subject pronoun "I" before the verb "can find."
6James should stay after school. ............... has football practice.
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Use the subject pronoun "He" to refer to James as the subject of the sentence.
7That pen is ..............., not yours.
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Use the possessive pronoun "mine" when no noun follows.
8This is my bedroom. That bedroom is ...............
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Use the possessive pronoun "hers" when no noun follows.
9We can go to our place or we can go to ...............
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Use the possessive pronoun "yours" after "go to" when no noun follows.
10My birthday is on 18th May, and ............... is on 21st June.
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Use the possessive pronoun "hers" when the noun "birthday" is not repeated.
11This is my jacket, and that is ...............
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Use the possessive pronoun "his" when no noun follows.
12............... bag is this?
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Use "Whose" to ask who owns something.
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- My name is Samuel. I am German.
- My grandparents live in Berlin. We visit them often.
- Let me help you carry these bags.
- Should I help you carry these books?
- Can you tell me where I can find a good restaurant?
- James should stay after school. He has football practice.
- That pen is mine, not yours.
- This is my bedroom. That bedroom is hers.
- We can go to our place or we can go to yours.
- My birthday is on 18th May, and hers is on 21st June.
- This is my jacket, and that is his.
- Whose bag is this?