PRONUMELE

THE PRONOUN
1. Replace the nouns with pronouns:
----------------------------------------------George loves Mary.
He loves her.
----------------------------------------------1. Peter draws June. 2. The girl has the answer. 3. The dog is sleeping. 4. John is studying
Hebrew. 5. Mrs. Jones is with my classmate. 6. Abe and Johnny are outside the classroom. 7.
The mice have played with the cat. 8. The teacher is behind the door. 9. Alice is watching
Mary drawing a horse. 10. Loren wants to marry Darlene. 11. The present is for the children.
12. The nurse bought medical supplies.
2. Choose the correct form of the pronouns in brackets:
1. My husband and (I/me) have just returned from Switzerland. 2. If you see my sister,
please give (she/her) my phone number. 3. So, this is the baby! Is (it/she) a girl? 4. (we/us),
the Greeks are very proud of (our/us) past. 5. That's very nice of (they/them). 6. Pass
(my/me) the bread, please! 7. Let (we/us) go on this trip together. 8. They say that (him/he)
likes going on missions. 9. We wanted to know where (they/them) lived. 10. (You/your)
friend enjoys studying Systematic Theology, doesn't (he/it)?
3. Insert correct personal pronouns or possessive adjectives:
1. John was talking to... when Harry came in. 2. One should make... decision today.
Tomorrow,... may be too late. 3. This bed has lost one of... legs. 4. Everyone must do... best
to pass the exam. 5. All did... utmost to make disciples. 6. Look at the moon; doesn't ...seem
pale tonight? 7. The horse is tired, slow down and give... a rest. 8. One should obey
promptly when.... is given an order.
4. Place us or to us in the proper position:
1. Janine introduced her boy-friend. 2. David asked the way to the
college. 3. Alina described Columbia. 4. He repeated the new words. 5.
Her father asked our names. 6. She announced her plans. 7. The
natives explained their customs. 8. I wrote a letter. 9. Peter gave his
stamp collection. 10. The boy paid no attention. 11. Her family lend
some money. 12. Jim saw to the door.
5. Fill in the blanks with reflexive pronouns:
1. I lost...in a strange city. 2. Enjoy..., boys! 3. You cannot see...as others see you. 4. A
girl looks at...in the mirror. 5. We dry... with a towel. 6. Behave.... kids! 7. Some people
kill ...with worry. 8. Nobody can save...! 9. Two of his friends entered the room. The host
said: Make... comfortable. 10. Killing... is a sin.
6. Fill in with the corresponding personal pronoun:
1. The students in this bible college are very nice. ...have always been so. 2. A woman and a
man are entering the shop....is my mother,...is my father; ...are my parents. 3. Have you seen
the reds and browns of the mountains this autumn? ...have impressed me considerably. 4. But
I'm more impressed by the Creator. ...is a wonderful almighty God. 5. Our teacher of English
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has promised to take us to the British library; ...is like a mother to us. 6. Your cat has spoiled
the flowers. Is your pet? Yes, ...is indeed. 7. Our neighbour's sheep is `uite fat. ...name is
Jane. 8. Last night ...gave birth to a nice, milk-white lamb. 9.Is that baby a ...or a ...? 10. I
like...when they are girl-lambs. 11. The whole team was gathered to listen to the last
instructions for their mission. They were to go in twos: a ...and a.... 12. Nowadays, in this
religious confusion, ...must take more seriously Jesus' prophecies about the last days. 13.
Man is so sure about his potential and feels so important in his ego until ...realizes... cannot
do anything without Jesus.
7. Translate the following sentences using the impersonal it:
1. Sunt trei sptmni de cnd a plecat mama. 2. E cale de-o zi pn la Sulina. 3. Era o zi
clduroas de var. 4. Sunt numai ase minute de cnd am nceput s discutm. 5. Primvara
plou deseori i chiar ninge. 6. Cred c va fi frumos mine. 7. Ce vnt este! 8. Nu e departe
de aici; este doar o zi de urcat pe muntele acesta. 9. E mult de la mine de acas pn n
centru. 10. E foarte cald; este normal n Grecia.
8. Fill in the blanks with the relative-conjunctive pronoun:
Model: Whatever she works is pure art.
Whoever talks to Him, should first believe in Him.
I have a few translations of the English Bible.
Take whichever you please.
1. ...listens to her singing can't help feeling delighted. 2. I'll do ...you ask me to. 3. He used to
speak to...would listen. 4. To which of your brothers shall I give this concordance? To...you
will find first. 5. She always spends a lot of time for...reason. 6. Which shall I read first?
....you choose. 7. I have been asked to come to the service with...I like. 8. What translation
would you like me to give. ...you think fit.
9. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate emphatic pronouns:
1. Who typed the letter for you? Nobody. I did it... 2. The cat has taken away my ball. No,
you took it...3. Did father pay for your car? No, I paid it ... 4. Who will build our garage?
You can build it....5. Are they buying a new house? No, they are building one.... 6. Did you
make it....? No, my brother made it for me. 7. How can you make a cake....? 8. Can you try
and wash this car...for once! 9. Did you do this? No, you'll have to make ...understood. 10.
Does she make all this noise....or is there someone else there?
10. Fill in the indefinite pronouns: somebody, anybody, nobody, everybody:
1.
If...comes, tell them I am out. 2....knows that after winter comes spring. 3....knows
anything about this writer. 4. In our group ...is a member of the parish church. 5. He knew
that... was willing to help him. 6....knows that success is largely due to perseverance. 7....is
knocking at the door. It must be our pastor. 8. Is...absent today? 9....can tell you how
mistaken you are. 10....came an hour ago with this letter for you. 11. ...in our group is
interested in chess. 12. I think...will be interested in watching that dirty TV programme. 13.
If you don't take the trouble...will do it for you. 14. ...who loves the Lord will perish. 15.
God gave His only begotten Son, for...who believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal
life. 16. After the lecture, he asked...to go on. 17. Then....left the room. 18. ...must learn
how to worship the Lord. 19. ...wants to get hurt during a trip with a plane. 20. Can ....tell
me what happened?
11. Put in the correct reflexive or emphatic pronouns and explain their use:
1. Mary enjoyed...at the cinema. 2. I hurt...climbing the mountain. 3. He said he was not at
the cinema, but I saw him there... 4. I made this mayonnaise... 5. You must start translating
this text... 6. We watch sometimes.&.in the mirror and don't like what we see. 7. Jim
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cut....with a knife trying to carve a wood. 8. Everybody has to carry their chairs...9. One can
easily loose...in the woods. 10. We protect...from rain with an umbrella. 12. Ginger...wrote
and posted the letter. 13. During the breaks the children amuse...in the playground. 14. The
students decorated the room....with flowers and garlands. 15. What do you suggest....? 16.
I...have not been there for more than five years. 17. He had injured...18. I...was to blame. 19.
You said so... 20. He settled ...as comfortably as he could.
12. Complete these sentences with possessive pronouns:
1. My brother and I have bicycles but his is older than.... 2. My friend and I have some new
shoes, but...are more expensive than... 3. Georgette and Leslie drink coffee, but...is stronger
than...4. Your shoes are bigger than... 5. We have a new tennis racket and Mandy has a new
one, but...is better quality than... 6. Please, lend me a pencil, I forgot... 7. My mother and my
father both have sunglasses, but they are different from...8. I have no coloured pencils, but
they have a lot of them, so I always use...9. I can't recognize his voice; but I never mistake ...
when he shouts. 10. Change your money, please; I have spent....
13. Put in the correct interrogative or relative pronouns:
1.....is that boy? 2. That is the boy...won the race. 3...car is that new one? 4. To...did you give
my best suit? 5. ...shal We send and...will go for Us? 6. ...do you do with that phone, give it
to me. 7.....are you loooking for? 8. I don't know...this can be. 9. He is a person....I trust. 10.
With ...did Joan go to Liverpool? 11. ...did you give your heart? 12. The brother...shirt is
green, is in my church. 13. The boy...heard his name shouted, stood up.
14. Fill in these sentences with possessive pronouns:
1. My brother and I have bicycles, but ...is older than... 2. My friend and her have new shirts,
but...is redder than... 3. Cal and Josie lift up prayers for their mother, but....is stronger than ...
4. Your bananas are riper than....5. We have a new room mate who has a new tennis racket,
but...are better quality than... 6. Can you pass me your sugar basin, .... is empty. 7. All her
friends have new sunglasses, but...are old-fashioned. 8. Do you recognize his voice on the
phone? I could never mistake ....9. They can't recognize my bus; is ....more easily
recognizable? 10. Drink your coffee! ...is too strong for me.
15. Translate into English:
1. Greeala este a mea. 2. Cartea aceasta nu este a lui. 3. Aceste scaune sunt ale lor. 3. Creta
aceasta roie este a ei. 4. Valizele din hol sunt ale lor. Du-le, te rog, n portbagajul mainii. 5.
Numele lui este Martin; iar al ei este Jane. 6. Un prieten de-al lui mi-a mprumutat acest
dicionar. 7. Nu tiu unde mi-este cheia. D-mi-o pe a ta, pentru o clip. 8. Arunc jerseul
acela murdar. Poftim, ia-l pe-al meu.
16. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding possessive pronouns or adjectives:
1. Mr. Jones is painting ...house. 2. It seems to him that my secretary is more efficient
than... 3. What did they think of that computer of....4. She offered...services. Did anyone
else offered...? 5. Grannie can't find....glasses. 6. I always pay...bills in time. 7. Look at
those puppies biting....tails. 8. You have found....umbrella, but I haven't found....9. I like
...job, but you don't like ....10. She is typing....reports and we are typing....
17. Insert which, who or that where necessary:
1. All...glitters is not gold. 2. Don't eat all the sweets. The few...are left are for the children.
3. The pupils were arguing with their father,...was very angry. 4. This is all the inheritance...I
have, but I shouldn't spoil it. 5. There is much...is good in the world and much...is bad. 6.
Choose.... ....is good and apply it in your life. 7. It rained a lot during our trip to the
mountains, ...was rather unfortunate. 8. He'll take any job...is available. 9. ....is better, to be
ignorant and not to do or to know and still ignore doing. 10. I will choose the one....is the
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18. Supply the appropriate relative or conjunctive relative pronoun:
1. The room in...I found myself was very large. 2. I don't remember to ...I lent the record. 3.
I did not know...to think of it. 4. The parcel you packed so carefully was stolen on the way.
5. The boy...you said was waiting was gone. 6. The student...book you borrowed wishes to
have it back. 7. It was she...told my cousin the good news. 8. She wanted to know...he was
supposed to do. 9. ....answers the door, will be rewarded. 10. You may come and have a
chat...you feel like. 11. I must tell...started the research...this track is going nowhere. 12.
God is good. So, now, in the New Covenant era,.... believes in Jesus is saved.
19. Translate into English omitting the relative pronoun wherever possible:
1. Acesta este chiar locul pe care l-am vizitat acum civa ani. 2. Te rog adu-mi stilourile care
scriu. 3. Era plcut s te plimbi printre pomii ale cror frunze erau att de colorate. 4. Spunemi ce ai de gnd s faci mine? 5. Te rog arat-mi pe care drum va veni potaul. 6.
I-am dat o bucat de zahr calului lui Tom, cruia i place foarte mult zahrul. 7. Cine este
omul despre care vorbeai? 8. Am dat peste un tnr pe care nu-l observasem pn acum. 9.
Agapa pe care ai dat-o srbtorea cinci ani de la botezul nou-testamentar. 10. Cntecul pe
care l-ai cntat este nchinat lui Mesia.
20. Use the possessive pronouns. Like this:
Model: This is my book. It is mine.
1. That's her house. 2. This is my coat. 3. These are your home keys. 4. That is her blue
sweater. 5. This is our flat. 6. That is your camera. 7. Those are my postcards. 8. This is the
door to my office. 9. Those are their rooms. 10. This is our dog. 11. That is her watch. 12.
This is his album. 13. That is our horse.
21. To contrast this and that, respond as shown:
Model: book and marker
A: Here's a book and there's a marker.
B: This is a book and that's a marker.
1. school and church; 2. nephew and niece; 3. table and chair; 4. door and window; 5.
professor and students; 6. wall and picture; 7. man and woman; 8. cat and dog; 9. ball and
child; 10. driver and policeman; 11. mouse and elephant; 12. mountain and sea; 13. cow and
horse; 14. apple and pear.
22. To contrast these and those, respond as shown:
Model: brothers and sisters
A: Here are some brothers and there are some sisters.
B: These are brothers and those are sisters.
1. desks and chairs; 2. plates and forks; 3. shirts and trousers; 4. stamps and envelopes; 5.
trams and buses; 6. tables and chairs; 7. records and tapes; 8. sweaters and jackets; 9. pencils
and pens; 10. letters and postcards; 11. books and notebooks; 12. pulpit and chairs; 13.
notebooks and computers; 14. phone and camera.
23. Put in the corresponding reflexive pronouns:
1. There isn't much to do on weekends, so we have to amuse... 2. Grannie has fallen off the
ladder this morning and has injured...3. The children were happy because they could
watch...on the video. 4. You can let...into the house with the small key. 5. As she was not
hungry, she had to force...to eat all. 6. The little girl locked...in the bathroom. 7. We were
surprised when we saw...in that large mirror. 8. The light in the hall switches...off after two or
three minutes. 9. The soldier didn't know that the gun was loaded, so he shot ...10. My
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sister-in-law is going to England soon, so he is teaching...English.

24. Put in emphatic pronouns:
1. Time...will decide which of us is right. 2. The English decided that the Queen...should pay
an income tax. 3. Ginger doesn't take her car to the garage. She services it... 4. I don't dictate
my letters, I write them....5. Did you ....decorate the living-room? 6. My grandparents eat a
lot of fresh vegetables. They grow them ....7. My grannie doesn't buy bread from a shop. She
makes it...8. You ....promised to help her. 9. I haven't bought these paintings. I painted
them ...10. We were welcomed by the villagers...
25. Translate into English using emphatic or reflexive pronouns:
1. Asta a neles-o i el, presupun. 2. Avei grij de voi, copii! 3. Ne-am distrat mult la
festivalul cretin. Eu nsumi am ncercat s-o fac s neleag c nu are dreptate. 5. Servii-v
cu o ceac de ceai, v rog. 6. Cnd ea s-a vzut n oglind, nu-i putea crede ochilor ce mult
se schimbase. 7. Dac nu eti atent, ai s te loveti cu ciocanul. 8. Verioarele mele au pus
masa singure. 9. Am apreciat faptul c ea a recunoscut c doar ea este de vin. 10. Cred c
nepoeii ti s-au pierdut printre turiti dac nu-i vezi aici. 11. Dumneavoastr personal ce
credei despre acest incident? 12. Voi niv ai fost de acord s ncepei coala biblic. 13.
Cred c ar trebui s le fie ruine pentru ce au fcut. 14. Ajungnd chiar n locul acela,
mi-am amintit pe dat toate celelalte detalii.
26. Fill in the blanks with some, any, someone, anyone, none, somebody, anybody, nobody,
something, anything, nothing:
1. I can't see my walet:...must have taken it. 2. Do you have ...to add? 3. If you have no
sugar, I can lend you...4. I rang the bell two or three times, but...answered the door. 5. He
must be ...important. 6.....is more important than salvation of one's soul. 7. You can find
practically ...you want in this shop. 8. I think there's ...at the door. 9. I have very good
cookies. Would you like...? 10. The problem was so difficult that...could do it. 11. I want to
show you...interesting. 12. Have you found...to help you? 13. Your sister has just bought a
lot of rolls, so you may take... 14. ...is more powerful than the prayer of the righteous man.
15. ...you say in this life will be judged in the afterlife.
27. Fill in the blanks with the right reciprocal pronouns:
1. You and I love...2. The three girls haven't spoken to for a long time. 3. I hope Jack and
Julie get on with.... 4. My nephew called on me yesterday. We hadn't seen ....for more than
two years. 5. Our children and theirs took an instant sympathy for....6. Alice and I stayed up
late last night. We had a lot to say to....7. Our former schoolmates are very happy to
meet...8. The two boys looked at...9. Although Angela and Sarah say that they are friends, I
know that, in fact, they talk behind.... back. 10. The four friends took their briefcases and
said goodbye to....
28. Translate into English using reciprocal pronouns:
1. Jane i George sunt prieteni i se iubesc foarte mult. 2. Ne-am uitat unul la altul, dar
nimeni nu a spus nimic. 3. Cei doi brbai s-au salutat, dar nu i-au vorbit. 4. Cum nu puteau
lsa dezordine n cas, tinerii s-au ajutat unul pe altul s adune toate jucriile i s le pun
ntr-o cutie mare. 4. Ne scriem de mult timp i de fiecare dat gsim o mulime de lucruri
interesante s ne spunem. 6. Fiindc ne cunoteam de mult timp, l-am rugat s-mi dea o
mn de ajutor. 7. Dup ce i-au luat rmas bun unul de la altul, cei doi turiti i-au vzut de
drum. 8. Cei cinci veri se alergau unul pe altul cnd ieeau de la cinema. 9. Mi-am dat seama
c cele dou femei se urmresc.
29. Choose the right relative pronoun:
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1. The dog (which; who) is under that tree is very old. 2. My cousin (whose; who) is an
engineer, will participate in an interdenomninational conference next month. 3. That boy
(whose; whom) eyes are blue is my son. 4. The woman (whose; whom) you met at that
church is a born-again Christian. 5. The young people (which; who) are playing that Gospel
drama, are missionaries. 6. The museums (which; whom) you visited last week were very
interesting. 7. The high-school (which; whose) you see has been started since 1990. 8. Those
youngsters (whom; which) you met yesterday, belong to my organization.
30. Fill in the blanks using the comparatives former and latter the following
sentences:
Teddys sister and brother are good at sports; the .is even better than the. My father is
giving a lift to my friends Nick and John; the . is going to his piano lesson, the .to his
grandparents. Jane and Joan are always busy. The..likes to draw, the .to write texts for
some modern music. The Renaissance and Romanticism were two cultural trends; the
.was as important as the.

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