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UNIT 6 : PRONOUNS
 We use pronouns to replace nouns.
 We also use pronouns to avoid repeating the same nouns in every sentence.

Below are three classes of personal pronouns.

First person the speaker I, we, me, us

Second person the person spoken to you

neither the speaker nor the he, she, it, him, her, they,
Third person
speaker talking to them

Here are some examples of how personal pronouns can be used to replace nouns.

 First person
Mariam and I went to the cinema.

We went to the cinema.

 Second person
“John, will you be playing football this afternoon?” asked Ravi.

 Third person
Ramesh admires Mr. Lee greatly.

He also respects him as a very good teacher.

EXERCISE 1

Fill in each blank with a suitable personal pronoun from the box below.

them they he her us

she you we they him

1. Robert went out to play after he had taken his lunch.

2. Nomads are wanderers and do not have any fixed homes.

3. Have you seen Susan? I have not seen since last week.

4. The gardener told not to play near the road but we did not listen.

5. The old man wanted to cross the road, so I helped

6. My friend and I joined the army. wanted to be soldiers.

7. Although whales are mammals, live in the sea.

8. My sister dreamt that was flying like a bird.

9. I came to your house because I wanted to talk to urgently.

10. My friends made me join for a drink.

EXERCISE 2

Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns.

you they These ourselves He

Whose We It their her

1. plants belong to Mrs Leong.

2. Ahmad has a cute cat. is from Bangkok.

3. Mr and Mrs Lee took children to the zoo.

4. We built the sandcastles all by .

5. mother works as a teacher?

6. The dog is fierce. barks at strangers.

7. The boys are happy because father bought for them some presents.

8. pen is this?

9. apples are sour.

10. We did the homework all by .

11. is helping his father in the workshop.

12. Mrs Tan is not at home. She has gone to mother’s house.

13. Those bags belong to my cousins. bought them yesterday.

14. Badrul and I went to Ipoh last night. went there by bus.

15. “Did all of enjoy yourselves?” Rahim asked the children.

EXERCISE 3

Underline the correct answer.

1. My mother sends to school every morning ( me, mine )

2. Janet played with just now. ( her, hers )

3. I polished bicycle this morning. ( my, he )

4. class is the cleanest. ( Our, Yours )

5. I found this umbrella. I think it belongs to . ( you, their )

6. is helping his father in the workshop. ( He, She )

7. Muthu is not at home. He had gone to father’s house. ( her, his )

8. My sister and like to watch the show. ( me, I )

9. Did you tell to bring some food? ( they, them )

10. visited relatives in Batu Pahat on Sunday. ( We, Us )

11. Please give some dog food. ( it, its )

12. are wild animals. ( This, These )

13. Do not go near . ( they, them )

14. is an architect. ( He, Him )

15. I saw at the market last week. ( her, him )

UNIT 7 : REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
 We use a reflexive pronoun after a verb when the subject and the object are the same
person.

Example: I said to myself, ‘This will do fine.’

 We use myself etc. for emphasis.

 An emphatic pronoun can mean ‘without help’. It usually comes at the end of the
sentence.

Example: Pak Mat said, ‘I cut down the tree myself.’

Language Notes:

If the subject and object are the same, we use reflexive pronoun as the object. Compare:

1. I see you. (object pronoun)

2. I see myself. (reflexive pronoun)

Subject Verb Reflexive Pronoun

I see myself.
You see yourself.
He sees himself.
She sees herself.
It sees itself.
We see ourselves.
You see yourselves.
They see themselves.
EXERCISE 1

Fill in the blanks with the correct reflexive pronoun.

1. I don’t have enough time for .

2. Are both of you serious or can you laugh at ?

3. They can’t solve the problem by .

4. Encik Ibrahim doesn’t like to talk about .

5. What did Sarah tell ?

6. We sometimes blame for our problems.

7. Do you ever go to the movies by ?

8. Maybe you expect too much of marriage, Hussin. Don’t be so hard on .

9. I have to take care of the children. They can’t take care of .

10. Don’t just look at the problems. Give credit for the good things you have

done too.
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