PERSONAL POSSESSIVE POSSESSIVE OBJECT REFLEXIVE RECIPROCAL

PRONOUNS ADJETIVES PRONOUNS PRONOUNS PRONOUNS PRONOUNS

I my mine me myself
You your yours you yourself
He his his him himself
She her hers her herself each other
It its ----- it itself one another
We our ours us ourselves
You your yours you yourselves
They their theirs them themselves

PERSONAL PRONUNS: subject. They cannot be omited.

POSSESSIVE ADJETIVES: before the noun.

E.g: My pencil/ My pencils (invariable singular and plural)

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS: they stand alone.

E.g: This pen is hers/ These pens are hers. (Invariable sing. and plural)

Look at this:
I went out to meet a friend of mine. (not a friend of me)
Tom was with a friend of his. (not a friend of him)
Are those people friends of yours?

OBJECT PRONOUNS: after a verb or a preposition.

E.g: Give me my pen.
He is going to the cinema with her.

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS: used with reflexive verbs or for emphasis.

E.g: Romeo and Juliet killed themselves for love.
The little boy wrote the whole story by himself.

RECIPROCAL PRONUNS:
Between 2: John loves Mary. Mary loves John. They love each other.

More than 2: John is playing with Peter and Jane.

 Jane is playing with John and Peter.
Peter is playing with Jane and John.
The children are playing with one another.
A.- Put in my / our / your / his / her / their / its:
1. Do you like your job?
2. I know Mr Watson but I don`t know ............... wife.
3. Mr and Mrs Baker live in London. .............. son lives in Australia.
4. Were going to have a party . Were going to invite all .......... friends.
5. Ann is going out with ............ friends this evening.
6. I like tennis. Its ............. favourite sport.
7. Is that .......... car? No, I havent got a car.
8. I want to phone Ann. Do you know .............. phone number?
9. Do you think most people are happy in ............. jobs?
10. Im going to wash ............ hair before I go out.
11. This is a beautiful tree. ................ leaves are beautiful colour.
12. John has a brother and a sister. .......... brother is 25 and .......... sister is 21.

B.- Complete the sentences. Use my / his / their ... with one of these words:
coat homework house husband job key name
1. Jim doesnt enjoy his job. Its not very interesting.
2. I cant open the door. I havent got ................................................. .
3. Sally is married. ............................................works in a bank.
4. Its very cold today. Put on ....................................when you go out.
5. What are the children doing? Theyre doing ....................................... .
6. Do you know that man? Yes, but I dont know ........................................ .
7. We live in Barton Street. ........................................ is at the end on the left.

C. Choose the right word.

1. Its their / theirs problem, not our / ours. ( their and ours are right)
2. This is a nice camera. Is it your / yours?
3. Thats not my / mine umbrella. My / mine is black.
4. Whose books are these? Your / Yours or my / mine?
5. Catherine is going out with her / hers friends this evening.
6. My / Mine room is bigger than her / hers.
7. Theyve got two children but I dont know their / theirs names.
8. Can we use your washing machine? Our / Ours is broken.

D.- Finish these sentences. Use friend(s) of mine / yours ...

 1. I went to the cinema with a friend of mine.
2. They went on holiday with some friends of theirs.
3. Shes going out with a friend ......................................... .
4. We had dinner with some ........................................ .
5. I played tennis with a ........................................ .
6. Tom is going to meet a .......................................... .
7. Do you know those people? Are they ............................................?

E.- Put in him / her / yours ...

1. Wheres Ann? Have you see her?
2. Where are my keys? Where did I put ...............?
3. This letter is for Bill. Can you give it to ...............?
4. We wrote to John but he didnt answer .............. letter.
5. I cant find my pen. Can I use .............? Yes, of course.
6. Were going to the cinema. Why dont you come with ..............?
7. Did your sister pass ................. exams?
8. Some people talk about ................. jobs all the time.
9. Last night I went out for a meal with a friend of ................... .

F.- Complte the sentences. Use: each other or ourselves / yourselves /

themselves or us / you / them.
1. Paul and I live near each other.
2. Who are those people? Do you know them ?
3. You can help Tom and Tom can help you. So you and Tom can
help ............................. .
4. Theres food in the kitchen. If you and Chris are hungry, you can
help .......................... .
5. We didnt go to Anns party. She didnt invite ......................... .
6. When we go on holiday, we always enjoy ............................... .
7. Mary and Jane were at school together but they never see ...........................
now.
8. Diane and I are very good friends. Weve known ................................ for a
long time.
9. Did you see David and Diane at the party? Yes, but I didnt speak
to.......................... .
10. Many people talk to ........................... when theyre alone.