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Pronouns

Test 1

Choose the correct pronouns to complete the sentences.

1. The old woman lived alone, with ---- to look after ----.

A) someone / her

B) anyone / herself

C) everyone / she

D) no one / her

E) anyone / she's

2. ---- two rings here on my little finger belonged to ---- grandmother.

A) These / my

B) That / mine

C) Those / me

D) The / myself

E) This / my

3. When the little boy grabbed the lizard, ---- tail broke off in ---- hand.

A) it's / his

B) it / him

C) its / his

D) it / one's

E) its / he's

4. A baby learns the meaning of words as ---- are spoken by others and later uses ---- in sentences.

A) their / they

B) they / them

C) they / themselves

D) it / them

E) they / it

5. Some of these clothes are ----, and the rest of ---- belong to Zack.

A) yours / it

B) my / them

C) hers / their

D) me / they

E) mine / them

6. As for ----, I prefer to let people make up ---- minds.

A) myself / each other's

B) I / his own

C) mine / one another's

D) me / their own

E) my / theirs

7. The solicitor wrote a letter to Ann and ---- in which he asked us if we could settle the matter between ----.

A) I / us

B) me / us

C) myself / ours

D) mine / our

E) me / we

8. As ---- cuts it as well as he does, I always have my hair cut at Johnson's.

A) anyone

B) someone else's

C) no one else

D) everyone

E) nobody's

9. They decided to buy the house because ---- location would allow ---- to get to work very easily.

A) theirs / them

B) it / themselves

C) its / them

D) they / us

E) its / their

10. Our dog is of a very good breed as ---- is the offspring of two very champion dogs and inherited ---- features.

A) this / its

B) he / them

C) she / theirs

D) that / his

E) it / their

Answers

1. D) no one / her

2. A) These / my

3. C) its / his

4. B) they / them

5. E) mine / them

6. D) me / their own

7. B) me / us

8. C) no one else

9. C) its / them

10. E) it / their

Test 2

Choose the appropriate pronouns to complete the sentences.

1. I didn't buy ---- in the end.

A) nothing

B) something

C) everybody

D) anything

2. It's no good if everyone ---- to get ---- own way.

A) wants / their

B) want / their

C) wants / their

D) want / theirs

3. He was an only child, so he had to learn how to amuse ----.

A) himself

B) him

C) anybody

D) each other

4. They always defend ----. If you blame one, the other will spring to her aid.

A) themselves

B) one another

C) him

D) them

5. He claimed to be an expert, but he knew almost ---- about it.

A) everything

B) nothing

C) anything

D) something

6. If ---- had called, they would have left a message.

A) anybody

B) nobody

C) everybody

D) no one

7. No one can find Alice and David ----.

A) everywhere

B) somewhere

C) anywhere

D) nowhere

8. Despite her father's complaints, she decided to live ---- in Canada.

A) herself

B) of her own

C) by herself

D) her

9. The music in the house was so loud that everybody had to shout to make ---- heard.

A) herself

B) oneself

C) themselves

D) them

10. There was ---- to help me so I had to do all the cleaning myself.

A) anybody

B) no one

C) somebody

D) everyone

Answers

1. D) anything

2. C) wants / their

3. A) himself

4. B) one another

5. B) nothing

6. A) anybody

7. C) anywhere

8. C) by herself

9. C) themselves

10. B) no one

Test 3

Choose the appropriate pronouns to complete the sentences.

1. Hello Henry, Kate, Peter. Help ---- to some food and I'll be with you in a moment.

A) you

B) yours

C) yourself

D) yourselves

2. A student of ---- has just been to see me.

A) your

B) yours

C) yourself

D) you

3. Her parents were in Malaya. So were ----.

A) mine

B) your

C) my

D) myself

4. The cat caught ---- tail in the door.

A) it's

B) itself

C) its

D) it

5. When Sally won the lottery, she pinched ---- to make sure she wasn't dreaming.

A) hers

B) herself

C) her

D) himself

6. ---- in the village went to the party but ---- enjoyed it very much.

A) Someone / no one

B) Nobody / no one

C) Everyone / nobody

D) Everyone / somebody

7. William Shakespeare is ---- who I have always admired.

A) someone

B) no one

C) everyone

D) anyone

8. You mustn't blame ----. You are the guilty one.

A) yourself

B) me

C) myself

D) you

9. Almost no friend of ---- came to the funeral.

A) her

B) myself

C) theirs

D) them

10. It's partly finished. There is ---- left.

A) nothing

B) everything

C) anything

D) something

Answers

1. D) yourselves

2. B) yours

3. A) mine

4. C) its

5. B) herself

6. C) Everyone / nobody

7. A) someone

8. B) me

9. C) theirs

10. D) something

Test 4

Choose the appropriate options to complete the sentences.

1. Prague,......many beautiful historical and architectural monuments have made it a tourist attraction, is also a favorite location for historical films.

A) which

B) whose

C) where

D) what

E) that

2. Joseph Conrad was a Polish seaman ......became famous as an English writer.

A) what

B) whose

C) when

D) which

E) who

3. It is difficult to predict......will happen politically if Turkey is refused entry to the European Union.

A) how

B) which

C) when

D) what

E) that

4. I'd like to have an apartment of my own ......I can invite my friends around whenever I want.

A) in that

B) into what

C) to which

D) which

E) how

5. As anyone........has ever watched The Apprentice knows, business is a tough game to play.

A) who

B) when

C) whom

D) what

E) whose

6. As a university student, you should know......to use a library very well.

A) how

B) what

C) that

D) who

E) which

7. No one to......I have spoken is able to answer my question.

A) what

B) whose

C) that

D) whom

E) which

8. No one knows......the Indian custom of sati—widows burning themselves on their husbands' funeral pyres—began, but it has now become very rare.

A) that

B) whose

C) how

D) which

E) who

9. The Tibetans,......claim to be descended from a god in the form of a monkey, seem to have anticipated Darwin.

A) whose

B) who

C) where

D) when

E) what

10. Everyone was upset by the mysterious stranger—no one knew...... he had come or......he was going to do.

A) which / when

B) that / how

C) who / whom

D) how / why

E) why / what

Answers

1. B

2. E

3. D

4. C

5. A

6. A

7. D

8. C

9. B

10. E

Test 5

Choose the appropriate options to complete the sentences.

1. We all told the boss that we wanted to have ---- salaries paid in advance but he just ignored ----.

A) ours / it

B) his / we

C) their / our

D) we / his

E) our / us

2. When the man asked me how I had got ---- address, I told him that I was given it by a relative of ----.

A) my / me

B) his / his

C) mine / his

D) his / him

E) him / him

3. Although ---- in the room seemed to follow ---- said by the speaker, he never intended to simplify his language.

A) no one / anything

B) anybody / anything

C) nobody / nothing

D) anyone / nothing

E) someone / something

4. I hope you will enjoy ---- at the re-union party this weekend because I won't be able to be there ----.

A) you / myself

B) yourself / mine

C) yours / oneself

D) yourself / myself

E) you / me

5. We decided to do all the cooking ---- instead of hiring a catering company for the party.

A) of our own

B) oneself

C) by ourselves

D) ours

E) each other

6. Thousands of children nowadays prefer doing ---- homework with a background of pop-music to doing ---- in a quiet room.

A) theirs / them

B) his / its

C) them / it's

D) they / them

E) their / it

7. You and ---- brother need to take time to prepare ---- for the long journey which will start next month.

A) his / yourself

B) yours / ourselves

C) their / you

D) your / yourselves

E) her / by themselves

8. Th students watched each gesture of ---- as if their teacher were a stranger.

A) them

B) hers

C) him

D) her

E) himself

9. Trademarks enable a company to distinguish ---- products from ---- of another company.

A) their / it

B) it / that

C) our / this

D) its / those

E) my / these

10. ---- cannot see through translucent materials, but light can pass through ----.

A) We / it

B) Anything / their

C) One / them

D) No one / its

E) Everyone / their

Answers

1. E

2. B

3. A

4. D

5. C

6. E

7. D

8. B

9. D

10. C

Test 6

Complete the sentences with appropriate relative pronouns.

1. Tom had had enough of school, ---- is why he decided to join the Marines.

A) that

B) what

C) whom

D) where

E) which

2. If you are planning to drive a long distance, you should drive during the time of the day ---- you are normally awake.

A) which

B) whom

C) when

D) whose

E) who

3. In areas ---- many elderly live alone, the police may visit their homes to make sure they are all right.

A) that

B) which

C) whose

D) whom

E) where

4. Canada is one of the few forested nations ---- forests are mostly public property.

A) which

B) that

C) whom

D) whose

E) who

5. In 1851,---- an international tournament was organized by the great English player Howard Staunton, the modern competitive age of chess began in London.

A) that

B) when

C) which

D) where

E) whose

6. I have always found that it's helpful to have a few wise and trusted people to ---- you can turn for information and advice.

A) whom

B) that

C) whose

D) who

E) which

7. While starting your own business the first principle is to select people ---- you have trust and confidence.

A) on which

B) whose

C) in whom

D) where

E) of which

8. Jack London, ---- works deal romantically with the overwhelming power of nature and the struggle for survival, was a prolific American novelist and short story writer.

A) which

B) whose

C) where

D) what

E) who

9. Parents can learn to create an environment ---- their child can grow and thrive in a more resourceful and less stressful manner.

A) which

B) what

C) where

D) that

E) whose

10. Many foods ---- we consume today are all military creations and were first designed for soldiers.