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ESL / EFL RESOURCES The Gift of Pronouns

A. Highlight the subject pronouns and object pronouns in the dialogue using your PDF
software's highlighting tool.

1. Isabel: Do you see all those presents? Where did they come from?

2. Victor: Our friends gave them to us for our wedding.

3. Isabel: Look at this set of plates! They are beautiful.

4. Victor: Let me look at them. Yes, you're right. Let's be very careful with them.

5. Isabel: Who are they from?

6. Victor: Here's the card. It says that they're from Miranda. She's a good friend.

7. Isabel: I'll write a nice thank-you card to her.

8. V
 ictor: Did you see this electric mixer? It has so many buttons. I don't know how to use
them.

9. Isabel: I saw it a few minutes ago. It's very modern. Who gave it to us?

10. Victor: It's from Cassidy and Jake. They spent a lot of money on it.

11. Isabel: You're right. I'll write a nice thank-you card to them too.

12. Victor: Good idea. Why don't we start writing them now?

B. Match the questions with the answers. Then, complete the missing subject or object
pronouns in the sentences.

....... 1. Did Victor see all the presents? a. She thinks .......... are beautiful.

....... 2. Who gave all the presents to them? b. Yes, he saw ..........

....... 3. W
 hat does Isabel think about the c. No, .......... doesn't know how to use
plates? ..........
....... 4. D
 oes Victor want to be careful with the d. She saw .......... a few minutes ago.
plates?

....... 5. W
 hat does the card with the plates e. Yes, .......... wants to be careful with ..........
say?

 ho is going to write a thank-you card f. Their friends gave .......... to ..........

....... 6. W
to Miranda?

....... 7. D
 oes Victor know how to use all the g. Isabel's going to write .......... to ..........
buttons on the electric mixer?

....... 8. When did Isabel see the electric mixer? h. Yes, .......... likes ..........

....... 9. I s the electric mixer from Cassidy and i. .......... says .......... are from Miranda.
Jake?

....... 10. Does Isabel like the electric mixer? j. Yes, .......... is from ..........

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 SUBJECT AND OBJECT PRONOUNS

ESL / EFL RESOURCES The Gift of Pronouns

C. Read the following text. Then, answer the questions in sentence form. Use one
subject pronoun and one object pronoun in each answer.

Paul gave a pair of shoes to his brother Richard. Richard gave a toaster to
his friends Jenna and Patrick. Jenna and Patrick gave five oranges to their
neighbour Paige. Paige gave one of the oranges to her brother Seth. Seth
gave two pairs of sunglasses to his friends Trevor and Bailey. Trevor and
Bailey gave a laptop to their classmate Madeline. Madeline gave a ladder
to her cousin Devin. Devin gave a sweatshirt to one of his roommates,
Antonio. Antonio gave a dozen roses to his girlfriend, Laura. Laura gave two new cars to her
parents, Steve and Catherine.

Example: Who did Paul give a pair of shoes to?

He gave them to Richard.
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1. Who did Richard receive a pair of shoes from?

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2. Who gave the toaster to Jenna and Patrick?

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3. Who did Jenna and Patrick give the oranges to?

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4. Who gave one orange to Seth?

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5. What did Seth give to Trevor and Bailey?

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6. Who did Trevor and Bailey give a laptop to?

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7. Who gave the ladder to Devin?

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8. What did Devin do with a sweatshirt?

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9. What did Antonio do with the roses?

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10. What did Steve and Catherine receive from Laura?

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