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Subject pronouns
Object pronouns
Relative Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
I you He
me you him
my your his
She
We They it
her
us them it
her
our their its
hers
ours theirs its
herself
ourselves themselv es itself Which /whose / that
Reflective Pronouns
He cut himself while shaving. I looked myself for the missing cards. He made this bag himself. My mother likes to shop by herself.
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1. Everyone has his or her own car. 2. Somebody has left his or her car in the parking lot. 3. Has anyone left his or her book on the table? 4. No one on this bus seems to know his or her way around this part of Jakarta.
Relative Pronouns
Subject Object Possessive
Persons
Whose
Things
Whose Of which
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Johns children who all graduate from college, came home for his eightieth birthday. The woman whom I saw told me to come back next week. John, whose luggage was lost by the airlines, put in an insurance claim. He bought all the books which are required for the course. She prefers to watch movies that make her cry. They live in a house whose walls were made of glass.
Indefinite Pronouns
Every: everybody, everyone, everything Some: somebody, someone, something Any : anybody, anyone, anything No : nobody, no one, nothing. Every, some,any, and no are singular.
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Examples: 1. Everyone has his or her own car. 2. Somebody has let his or her car in the parking lot. 3. Has anyone left his or her book on the table? 4. No one on this bus seems to know his or her ay around this part of Jakarta.
Exercises
Choose the correct form. 1. Jane is older than (I, me) but (she, her) isnt as tall as (I, me) am. 2. (Our, ours) house isnt as big as (their, theirs), but (our, ours) is much more comfortable. 3. MY children are too young to look after (them, themselves)
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4. Dont blame (you, yourself); (it, its) wasnt (your, yours) mistakes. 5. He called Susan last night and gave (she, her) the message. 6. To understand ancient Egypt, Dr. Malcolm has studied its hieroglyphics and tried to interpret (itself, them) 7. Everybody in this class has already completed (their, his or her) homework.
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8. Ahmed left the matter entirely up to (he, him) and ( I, me). 9. In the crowd were several recruits (who, which) are regarded as excellent prospects for next years team. 10. John, Mary and ((He, Him) rode their bikes all the way to the lake. 11. I dont want anybody but (she, her) working on this project.
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12. (Whose, Whos) your best friend now? 13. (Whose, Whos) book is that? 14. Mark wants you to return that bag of (his, him) which you borrowed last month. 15. According to Sarah and (he, him), this is the best course youll ever take.