II) Fill in the blanks

PRACTICE NOUN POSITIONS - 1

1. Mr. John joined (1) ………. company a year ago and (2) …..….. is now in consideration
for the managerial position. All of (3) ……. think he deserves (4)……..promotion because
every clients who have worked with (5) ……..are all satisfied. He has a good relationship
with everyone in (6)………department, especially his senior manager, Ms. Kim. He often
listens to (7)………advice and receives good comments from (8)…………. Ms. Kim has
been a huge asset in our company since she started working here 10 years ago. She wrote
many memos about the working experiences for all the staff based on (9)……….recent
visit to the head quarter in New York. She gains a lot of new clients every month. (10
)………really like her working style and often invite (11)……….to (12 ) ……….offices so
she can give (13 )………more advice on how to expand (14 ) ……….business operation.
She is a good example for all of (15) ……… . Our company is famous for (16) ………
friendly and efficient service. (17)……… is located near the busy business district. If
(18)……… are interested in working in our company, just send (19)…….. application form
to the human resources department and they will send (20)……….. all the necessary
paperwork.
SUBJECT OBJECT OBJECT PHẢN THÂN TÍNH TỪ SỞ HỮU DANH
TỪ SỞ HỮU
1. We Us ourselves Our Ours
2. He Him Himself his His
3. We Us ourselves Our Ours
4. He Him Himself his His
5. He Him Himself his His
6. He Him Himself his His
7. She Her Herself Her Hers
8. She Her Herself Her Hers
9. She Her Herself Her Hers
10. They Them Themselves Their Theirs
11. She Her Herself Her Hers
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13. They Them Themselves Their Theirs
14. They Them Themselves Their Theirs
15. We Us ourselves Our Ours
16. It It Itself Its Its
17. It It Itself Its Its
18. You You Yourself Your Yours
19. You You Yourself Your Yours
20. You You Yourself Your Yours

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PRACTICE NOUN POSITIONS - 2
Ms. Kim often meet (1)……….. marketing team to discuss (2)………… weekly
performance. During the meeting, her colleagues give (3)………… some statistics about
(4)……... spending in the week. She then analyzes all the information by (5)………… then
give each of (6)……….teammate some feedbacks.
1. She Her Herself Her Hers
2. They Them Themselves Their Theirs
3. She Her Herself Her Hers
4. They Them Themselves Their Theirs
5. She Her Herself Her Hers
6. She Her Herself Her Hers

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PRACTICE NOUN POSITIONS - 3
…………….(1) Math teacher is very kind to (2)……………. . (3)…………… have learned
so many things from (4)…………….. At the first glance, (5)……………. is very strict, but
(6)……………. is always willing to make …………….(7) lessons longer until
(8)……………. can make …………….(9) understand all the knowledge. One day, he
didn’t come to class as usual. Instead, another teacher attended my class. …………….(10)
were very curious about…………….(11) absence. After class, we tried to get his phone
number from our teacher contact list. A woman picked up the phone. …………….(12) said
…………….(13) injured…………….(14) while …………….(15) was driving
……………..(16) motorbike.
…………….(17) paid a visit to his house the next day. …………….(18) was extremely
happy to see us. He managed to stand up by…………….(19) and welcomed
…………….(20) with a smile.
1. We Us ourselves Our Ours
2. We Us ourselves Our Ours
3. We Us ourselves Our Ours
4. He Him Himself his His
5. He Him Himself his His
6. He Him Himself his His
7. We Us ourselves Our Ours
8. He Him Himself his His
9. We Us ourselves Our Ours
10. We Us ourselves Our Ours
11. He Him Himself his His
12. She Her Herself Her Hers
13. He Him Himself his His
14. He Him Himself his His
15. He Him Himself his His
16. He Him Himself his His

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18. He Him Himself his His
19. He Him Himself his His
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PRACTICE NOUN POSITIONS - 4
Angelina was born in LA in 1976. (1)….. loved movies and started acting classes to follow
(2)……… dream of movie stardom. (3)…… movie career took off in 1997 and within a
few years she had won an Oscar. Helping other people is what truly motivates Angelina. In
2001, she said: “We cannot close (4)…….. off and ignore the fact that millions of people
are out there suffering.” In addition to acting awards, she has received wide recognition for
her humanitarian work.
1. She Her Herself Her Hers
2. She Her Herself Her Hers
3. We Us ourselves Our Ours
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PRACTICE NOUN POSITIONS - 5
Motivation is a very strong tool (1)…….. can use to get further in life and to achieve (2)
……..dreams and goals. Setting goals for (3) ………. is something that I consider to be
very important, I believe in always pushing myself further and further in life, not only
physically but mentally as well. (4) …….. all have different things or tools we can use to
motivate (5)………. towards our end goals. In order for us to stay motivated we have to
have a goal and be driven towards achieving that goal.
1. We Us ourselves Our Ours
2. We Us ourselves Our Ours
3. We Us ourselves Our Ours
4. We Us ourselves Our Ours
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PRACTICE NOUN POSITIONS - 6
How long can you stand on one leg? Whatever your answer may be I am sure
……….wouldn’t be for long as we find …………. more stable by standing on both our
legs as against one. But surprisingly counterintuitive as ……….. may sound, the flamingo
often stands on a single leg, even while asleep as it requires less effort for ………... to
stand on one leg rather than two. The findings by the researchers suggest that flamingos
rely on passive mechanisms instead of active muscular effort to support ………...body and
control their balance as they stand on one leg. You sure would want to read this article to
understand better about ………... findings and how these findings can be used in other
areas of design.
1. It It Itself Its Its
2. We Us ourselves Our Ours
3. It It Itself Its Its
4. They Them Themselves Their Theirs
5. They Them Themselves Their Theirs
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PRACTICE NOUN POSITIONS - 7
Experts say that people (adults) need at least 6 hours of sleep every night. If they do not get
enough sleep (1)……… will feel sleepy the whole day. Younger kids need at least 9 hours
of sleep every night. After school – activities can take away from sleep time for kids. Also
parents with busy life styles stay up late and (2)………. kids do the same. Kids with little
sleep have hard time sleeping at night and this will affect (3)……….daily routine and make
(4)………… less active and productive through the day in school. Most parents are not
aware of what goes on when their kids go to sleep and how the brain works when we are
asleep. Many people think that the brain shuts down when (5)…………. go to sleep but it is
the opposite. Experts say that the brain is very active when (6)…………. are asleep and
could be even more active than when we are awake. Experts recommended at least 6 hours
of sleep for adults and 9 hours of sleep for young children. (7)…….. say that sleep is an
essential not a comfort and (8)………… can increase your life expectancy.

1. They Them Themselves Their Theirs

2. They Them Themselves Their Theirs
3. They Them Themselves Their Theirs
4. They Them Themselves Their Theirs
5. We Us ourselves Our Ours
6. We Us ourselves Our Ours
7. They Them Themselves Their Theirs
8. It It Itself Its Its

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