BASIC PRONOUNS

I. Choose the best answer for the following question:

1. Our host family always invites my roommate and _______ to their house on Sundays.
a. me
b. my
c. I
d. mine
2. I would like to leave a message for_______ if I may.
a. they
b. them
c. their
d. theirs
3. Of those who took the exam with Jane and ______, I am the only one who studied for it.
a. he
b. his
c. him
d. himself
4. Let you and _______ agree to settle our differences without involving any of the other students.
a. I
b. myself
c. me
d. my
5. I always ask my sister and__________ for advice.
a. her
b. she
c. hers
d. herself
6. His parents told________ to put his coat on.
a. he
b. his
c. them
d. him
7. Someone has forgotten to put________ name on their term paper. (British English).
a. his
b. her
c. their
d. one's
8. We are all very excited_______ are very excited.
a. All me
b. Us all
c. All us
d. All of us
9. John is a cousin of_______
a. him
b. his
c. he
d. himself
10. Tom asked Ann and_______ about the new theatre.
a. I
b. my
c. me
d. self
11. Janice and _______ live in an apartment.
a. me
b. my
c. self
d. I
12. Tom is going to lose_______ job.
a. him
b. his
c. he
d. he's
13. I don't want you to pay for me. I'll pay for_______
a. me
b. yourself
c. myself
d. mine
14. It's our own fault. We blame_______
a. ours
b. us
c. ourselves
d. out
15. Tom and Ann stood in front of the mirror and looked at_______
a. each other
b. themselves
c. them
d. herself
16. Tom looked at Ann; Ann looked at Tom. They looked at_______
a. themselves
b. them
c. each other
d. together
17. They told_______ there was nothing to be afraid of.
a. them
b. their
c. they
d. themselves
18. James is very interested in mathematics and _______ applications.
a. its
b. their
c. them
d. it
19. My picture is different from_______
a. them
b. theirs
c. they
d. themselves
20. He asked _______ to leave the office then.
a. our
b. we
c. us
d. ours
II- Choose the best answer for the following question:
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1. I doubt whether_______ could read your letter, your hand writing is really terrible.
a. somebody
b. anybody
c. nobody
d. everybody
2. There isn't_______ in the next room.
a. nobody
b. no one
c. any one
d. someone
3. Can there be_______ who has not stood in awe at the sight?
a. no one
b. none
c. someone
d. anyone
4. He doesn't catch anything. He never catches_______
a. nothing
b. anything
c. something
d. everything
5. This note is only a reminder. It's_______
a. nothing
b. no one
c. nothing extra
d. nothing more
6. Did_______ happen? No, nothing happened.
a. nothing
b. anything
c. any
d. a thing
7. He wasn't noticed by_______ as he crept off the boat.
a. no one
b. none
c. anyone
d. not one
8. They didn't steal anything. They stole_______
a. anything
b. not anything
c. not nothing
d. nothing
9. John, what is that noise? Is there_______ on the street?
a. something
b. nothing
c. anything
d. none thing
10. Would you like ______________to eat?
a. something
b. nothing
c. anything
d. none thing
III- Find a mistake in each sentence
1. I can introduce your to a friend of mine, Yi Ling.
2. Now, I have had a lot of students staying with I over years and I have a few rules.
3. First of all, my husband and me want everyone to feel at home so we treat everyone like they are a
member of our own family.
4. And what about other meals? Can I cook for theirs?
5. Yes, everyone makes their own breakfast and I always make sure there is plenty of food in the fridge so
we can prepare theirs a packed lunch if they like.
6. I expect everyone to wash and iron for theirselves.
IV- Complete the sentence with a suitable personal pronoun
1. I clean the kitchen and the living area by__________
2. Would you like me to bring __________a cup of coffee?
3. The government have changed the law recently because ________want to offer more equality to
American citizens.
4. Would you mind if I turned on ___________radio?
5. Yesterday, the police found Peter kill ____________in the living room with a handwritten letter.
6. Studying abroad requires you to be able to live by______________, without the support of your relatives.
7. I have seen Johns wife for several times but I hate _________characteristics.
8. Although Sarah hasnt met his cousins, she felt that ________ are the warm people.
9. Shall__________go out tonight for new dishes at Kouchi restaurant?
10. I really admire my best friend because she can living on __________own at the early age.
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11. At first, they speak English badly, then they made progress since the teacher encouraged_______a lot.
12. I dont have my pen here. Can I borrow __________?
V-Fill in the blank with a suitable indefinite pronoun to fill in the blank:
1. He spent all of the money that his parents left him; therefore, he has _________to live now.
2. Sorry, we sold out all the chocolate hamburgers. Would you like to try __________new?
3. In Vietnam, ___________ often go to the pagoda to pray for their families at Tet.
4. Did John find _____________interesting when he traveled around Hoi An Old Quarter?
5. Last week, I didnt want to go____________because I had a high temperature.
6. Maybe Ms Minhs class was off today because I found ____________in the classroom.
7. Would you like to drive to_________________for relaxing after a hard working day?
8. Because it was snowing heavily, ____________wanted to work outside.
9. I feel very hungry. Why dont we buy_____________to eat?
10. The boss shouted at John because he didnt prepare ____________ for the meeting.
VI- Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning:
1. When I came to Mrs Browns house, I didnt find anyone in the living room. (no one)

2. I forgot bringing the documents. Luckily, one of my friends saw and brought it for me.(mine)

3. Sarah is an independent girl because she knows how to live on her own. (herself)

4. Would you like to go to the cinema with me? (we)

5. Checking the old furniture, he could see nothing useful. (anything)

6. Romeo killed himself and Juliet killed herself. (themselves)

VII- Choose the correct answer:

1. Im sorry, but we cant do (anything/nothing ) to help you.
2. Is there (somewhere/anywhere) in Santiago we can go horse riding?
3. Im afraid (no one/anyone) remembers who he is.
4. Im not sure where I put it, I think it is (everywhere/somewhere) in the kitchen.
5. There was (nothing/anything) left after the dinner party.
6. Please, dont tell (nobody/anybody). Its a secret.
7. He said there was (someone/anyone) in the garage.
8. She didnt say (nothing/anything) during the interview.
9. I dont want to go (anywhere/nowhere). I prefer to stay at home.
10. My boss said there was(something/anything) he wanted to go over before signing the contract..

VIII. Complete these dialogs with the following words:

Anyone
anywhere
everywhere
nowhere
anything
somewhere
everybody
nothing
1.A: Whats the matter?
B: Theres ______________ in my eye.
2. A: Where did you go last night?
B: _________________, I stayed home reading a book.
3. A: Was there ________________ in the house?
B: I saw nobody.
4. A: Where is _______________?
B: They are all having lunch in the Coffee Shop.
5. A: Where can I put my belongings?
B: Just put them ______________ in my room.
6. A: Who do you want to speak with?
B: With ________________ who can solve my problem.
IX. Choose the best answer:

something
somebody

1. Erna's friends will be on the coast. That's where _______ of them will be.
a. more
b. the most
c. most
d. the more
2. We are all very excited_______ are very excited.
a. All me
b. Us all
c. All us
d. All of us
3. Which boxes contained clothing?
a. The wooden
b. The wood
c. The woody ones d. The wooden ones
4. The United States and Canada have many trade agreements that benefit_______
a. on the other
b. other
c. other one
d. each other
5. Neither of us spoke. We_______
a. neither spoke
b. either spoke
c. both didn't speak d. neither didnt speak
6. Have you learned by heart all those five poems? I have learned _______
a. both of them
b. either of them
c. neither of them
c. none of them
Both men realized what was happening; _______ could do anything about it.
a. they neither
b. neither of them c. neither they
d. either of them
7. They complete_______
a. against one another
b. the one against the other
c. each against the other
d. against each one
8. John and his friend gave many books to_______
a. each other
b. others
c. one another
d. each another