I and ME

- I is the subject the person who does the action in the sentence.
I gave John the book.
- Me is the object the person who receives the action in the sentence.
John gave me the book.
OR: John gave the book to me.
Most people get confused when there are multiple subjects or objects in the sentence, but
the rule is still true:
Dana and I saw Jim at the party.
Dana = subject
I = subject
Jim = object
The teacher called Sarah and me.
The teacher = subject
Sarah = object
me = object
MY and MINE
Use my before the word, and use mine after the word:
Paul is my friend.
Paul is a friend of mine.
Those are my glasses.
Those glasses are mine.
MYSELF
The word myself is used in two cases:
1. As a reflexive pronoun - when I is both the subject AND the object
I gave myself a haircut.
(This means I cut MY own hair)
I accidentally cut myself with the scissors.
2. For emphasis - when you want to emphasize the I
I baked this cake myself!
(I want to emphasize that I made it, and not another person)
I know John was at the party because I saw him there myself.
(I saw John at the party with my own eyes)
Give me the letter Ill deliver it myself.
(Ill deliver the letter personally)
BY MYSELF
The expression by myself means alone:
I went out to dinner by myself.

I. Choose the correct answer:

1. My sisters and _____ traveled through Europe together.
I
me
myself
2. Dan thinks we should get a dog, but Brian and ______ disagree.
I
my
me
3. Are you listening to _____?
me
I

mine

4. He sent the e-mail to _____ and my boss.

me
my
I
5. No, that jacket's not ______.
mine
my

myself

6. A good friend of ______ joined us for dinner.

me
my
mine
7. Were you the one who broke ______ window?
Mine
my
I
8. _____ cousin didn't get me anything for my birthday.
My
I
Me
9. I was angry at _____ for missing the deadline.
myself
me
mine
10. I don't need any help; I can do it _____
myself
my
me
11. Tom and ___ are leaving soon.
me
I

mine

12. "Who broke the window?" "It wasn't ___."

I
me
my
13. My father gave my sister and ___ some money.
I
my
me
14. Please reply to _____ as soon as possible.
me
mine
my
15. My husband and ______ went to the cinema last Saturday.
My
me
I
16. Id like yopu to meet Robert, a friend of _____ .
Mine
I
me

Choose the correct answer:

1. Please dont tell ( mine, my, I, me) father about this, begged Danny to
his teacher.
2. Can I borrow ( yours, your, you ) liquid paper?
3. The policeman took down ( our, ours, we, us ) names.
4. Is this book ( you, yours, your) ?
5. ( Your, Yours, You ) mother is so kind. She gave us chicken wings for
lunch.
6. My mother bought ( mine, I, me, my ) some sandwiches from home.
7. Faye and I believe that (we, our, ours, us) should keep this a secret.
8. ( We, Our, Ours, Us ) love playing games together.
9. I have finished my homework. Have you finished (you, yours, yours) ?
10. I returned the ruler to him. It was not (mine, my, me, I).

Write the correct possessive pronoun for each sentence:

EX: That car belongs to me. That car is mine.
1. That book belongs to them. That book is

2. That pen belongs to me. That pen is

3. This dog belongs to us. This dog is

4. This car belongs to him. This car is

5. This house belongs to me and my brother. This house is

6. That motorcycle belongs to that man. That motorcycle is

7. These books belong to those students. These books are

8. This hat belongs to you. This hat is
9. This cat belongs to my aunt. This cat is
10. This ball belongs to those boys. This ball is

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