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1. At Christmas … (friends) often give Mary presents. 2. … (Mary) likes her friends. 3. I’ve got a tortoise. I feed … on vegetables. 4. … (the bird) is singing lovely. 5. We feel so lonely, stay with …. 6. … (my sister and I) don’t like to walk our dog. 7.… (the boys) overslept this morning and didn’t have time to have breakfast. 8. - Who is speaking? – It’s …, Ann. 9. May I give … a good piece of advice? Spend more time with your son. You can help … much. 10. … (Dad and Mom) went to see their friends. 11. Where are my glasses? Has anybody seen …? 12. … (your brother and you) spend too much time playing football. 13. Is Jane at home? Can I speak to …. 14. The hole on your pullover is getting bigger. You should mend …. 15. … (you and I) are good friends, aren’t …? 16. Mrs. Smith went home because … was tired.
Exercise 17. Fill in the blanks with personal or possessive pronouns.
1. She washed … hands and face. 2. We invited Liz to stay with … in … house. 3. –Do you know that man? – Yes, I know …. 4. That is his book. Give … to him. 5. Peter likes to eat. … breakfast is always big. 6. The bag is heavy. What is there in …? 7. Look at them! … are playing like kids. 8. – Are … a teacher? – No, … am not.9.They live in the country. … house isn’t big, but … is comfortable. 10. Jeans always stay in fashion. People like …. 11. She is mad about … car. She spends hours washing …. 12. Pubs are an important part of life in Britain, but … aren’t open to everyone. 13. – Can … help …? – Yes, please. … would like a pair of shoes. 14. That butterfly looks like a flower. Aren’t … wings wonderful? 15. What’s … phone number? May I phone …? 16. We know … well. They are friends of …. 17. Give me … photo and I’ll give you …. 17. We couldn’t do the exercise until the teacher told us to do …. 18. He scored a goal and we all cheered ….
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Exercise 18. Choose the correct form of the pronoun in brackets.
1. It may be (our, ours) dictionaries.2. He has not read a line of (your, yours). How can he criticize (your, yours) poems? 3. His composition is much more interesting than (your, yours) or (my, mine). 4. (Their, theirs) knowledge of the subject is not much superior to (our, ours). 5. I’m afraid they will take (her, hers) advice not (your, yours). 6. All (our, ours) clothes were extremely dirty, and (my, mine) were especially so. 7. Will you help me to sort out the things? I cannot tell which are (your, yours) and which are (my, mine). 8. This is (your, yours) note-book, but where is (my, mine)? 9. She got to (her, hers) feet and took (his, him) hand. 10. Mind (your, yours) own business and I’ll mind (my, mine). 11. Mr. Black gave (his, him) wife a leather bag for (her, hers) birthday. 12. I looked at (her, hers) and at none other from that moment. 13. (Their, theirs) was not a marriage that could last. 14. (Your, yours) nerves are as bad as (my, mine). 15. His eyes were as bright as (her, hers). 16. My sister likes sugar in (her, hers) tea, but I like little in (my, mine).
