PRONOUNS (1) Personal Pronouns [As subject: I, You, He, She, It, We, You, They] [As object:

ct: Me, You, Him, Her, It, Us, You, Them] 1. Words which take the place of nouns are called personal pronouns.

2. Personal pronouns are used to replace the names of people, places, animals or things. They can be used as subjects or objects.

3. Personal pronouns (as subject) are used at the beginning of sentence. They are used as the subject

of the verb. You are happy. I am ten years old. They are fishing by the river. We are going to the library. 4. Personal pronouns (as object) are not used at the beginning of sentence. They are usually used after a verb or preposition.

She is helping me in the garden. Please pass the message to him. Mrs Siva told her the good news.

Possessive Adjectives / [My, Your, His, Her, Its, Our, Your, Their] 1. Adjectives which show possession are called possessive adjectives.

2. Possessive adjectives are used to show belonging or ownership.

3. They are always placed before nouns.

This is my pencil. Mei Leng is cleaning her room. The dog is wagging its tail. We are riding our bicycles.

Possessive Pronouns [Mine, Yours, His, Her, Ours, Yours, Their] 1. Possessive nouns are used to show belonging. 2. They are used with people, countries and animals. 3. Possessive pronouns can be used to replace possessive adjectives.

4. a. May I use your pen? Yours works better. b. I love my motherland as much as you love yours.
c.

Your should interpret what I said in my sense of the word, not in yours.

d. The life I have is yours. It's yours. It's yours. 5. The apostrophes ('s) is used with singular nouns and plural nouns not ending in 's'. s ('s) 's' The rabbit's tail is short. Say Yik's bag is missing. The women's gloves are white. Jack's cap The cap is Jack's. His cap The cap is his. Reflexive Pronouns [Myself, Yourself, Himself, Herself, Itself, Ourselves, Yourselves, Themselves] 1. Reflexive pronouns are used to show that the subject and the object are the same.

Miss Kathy hurt herself. Jason hid himself.

2. ( )

absent, bathe, amuse, blame, dry, cut, enjoy, hurt, introduce, behave We enjoyed ourselves very much last night. Please help yourself to some fish.
3. () Myself drove the car. () I myself drove the car.

4. and, or, nor myself Charles and myself saw it. 5. You should be proud of yourself.

Personal Pronouns Exercise 1 Choose the correct answer . 1. My mother treats sick people. (I , We) am proud that (she , he) is a dedicated doctor. 2. Ahmadi helps to put out fires. Sometimes (he , they) rescues people or animals. 3. A pilot flies an aircraft so (you , he) must have good eyesight. 4. The police keep law and order. (We , They) go round the town in patrol cars. 5. Miss irene works in a clinic. (He , She) takes care of the patients. 6. Soldiers fight for the country. (We , They) should be grateful that (they , he) defend and protect the country. 7. The patients like the nurse because she looks after (them , us) well. 8. Mr Ong is a strict teacher. The students are afraid of (him , her). 9. Soldiers protect (us , you) from our enemies. 10. Raj is a brave fireman. I admire (him , her) very much. 11. Abdullah is twelve years old. (He , His) has four sisters. 12. The lady in the blue dress is my aunt. (Her , She) has just arrived from Singapore. 13. That man has been to my house. He brought (him , me) a box of chocolates. 14. Those women are living in my neighbourhood. (They , Them) are housewives. 15. The students are making a lot of noise. The discipline teacher is going to punish (him , them). 16. Amin has lost his pen. I just lent him (his , mine). 17. The cat is meowing because it is hungry. Give (him , it) some food to eat. 18. My classmates and I are going to the Bird's Park. (We , They) are going there by bus. 19. I want to go to the hospital. Can (he , you) please show me the way? 20. I don't like to eat seafood, so take (him , me) to a vegetarian restaurant. Exercise 2 Replace the words in bold with suitable pronouns. Rewrite the sentences. 1. Madam Lee is frying some chicken. She 2. Kim Seng and Beng Hock are cycling down the hill. They 3. Have you seen the cat anywhere? it 4. Shirley is baking a cake tomorrow. She 5. The postman is delivering letters to all the houses. He 6. Are you going with Hwee Lan and Sui Lin to the circus? them 7. Please buy some sweets for Kuhan and me. us 8. The dog is barking at the cat. It

Exercise 3 Choose the correct answer . Last week, my family and I went to the airport. (I , We) went there to fetch my aunt who was arriving from New Zealand. (He , She) lives in New Zealand but comes here often to visit (me , us). (Her , She) sons are twelve and ten years old respectively. Both the boys come with (her , she) only during the school holidays. They love to read as (me , I) do. My parents take (we , us) to the National Library. (Us , We) read as well as borrow many books. My aunt invites (she , us) to New Zealand but I have not been there yet. My parents said that (she , we) will be going there at the end of this year. Possessive Adjectives / Possessive Pronouns Exercise 1 Underline the correct answers. 1. The children are visiting (they , their) grandmother at the hospital. 2. Do not sit on the chair. One of (his , its) legs is broken. 3. If you see (my , me) brother at the library, please tell him that I'll wait for him at the gate. 4. Johnny is sad because he dropped (his , her) wallet on the bus. 5. Meowy is (we , our) family cat. It likes chasing after (it , its) own tail. 6. Can you lend me one of (you , your) rulers because I don't have one. 7. Mee Ling fell and broke (my , her) leg during the race. 8. Is this (you , your) lunch box or hers? 9. That is (their , they) pet dog. 10. Are you waiting for (yours , your) brother? 11. The duck and (it , its) duckling are in the pond. 12. This is the (camels' , camel's) hump. 13. (Dolly's , Dolly) mother is my aunt. 14. Kah Keng and (his , he) family live in a big house. 15. My (uncle's , uncles') office is in Kuala Lumpur. 16. We use handkerchiefs to wipe (us , our) mouth. Exercise 2 Choose the correct answer from the box given. Some answers may be repeated. his her its my our

their your 1. Alice is combing her hair. 2. Rick is my brother. We are twins. 3. The cat is licking its paw. 4. James and I are doing our homework. 5. Can you lend me your pen? Kamal asked me. 6. Ai Meng and her family will be going to Port Dickson next week. 7. Sally and Kim are trying on their new coats. 8. An elephant has a pair of tusks. Its tusks are sharp. 9. The boy is listening to some music on his radio.

Exercise 3 Match the sentence parts and write the complete sentences in the space given. The man always rides (1) her guitar in the compound. (3) Eagles use (2) My sister likes to play (3) The tigress is licking (4) We always greet (5) I usually read in (6) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Exercise 4 Write the correct pronouns in the blanks. 1. He has a cat. The cat is his . 2. She has a car. The car is hers . 3. The mouse has a long tail. The long tail is its . 4. Mary has a new dress. The new dress is hers . 5. John has a monkey. The monkey is his . 6. They have a big dog. The dog is theirs . 7. We have a cow. The cow is ours . 8. You have a watch. The watch is yours . Reflexive Pronouns Exercise 1 Circle the sentences which have the correct usage of the reflexive pronoun. Correct the wrong ones. 1. She was hungry. She went to the kitchen and made herself some sandwiches. 2. The boys enjoyed themselves at the birthday party last night. 3. The child smiled to herself when she saw the clown. 4. You must come here yourselves since all of you know the way, said Ali to his friends. 5. Help ourselves (yourself) and do not be shy, said Mrs. Vernon to her guests. 6. Tell him to take good care of himself while at the camp. 7. Having swallowed the goat, the python coiled itself around the big branch of that tree. 8. My little sister fed herself lunch today because my mother is not well. 9. Look at ourselves(yourself) at the mirror before leaving for school, says mum to us every morning. 10. Although the kitten is tiny, it can feed herself. (itself) 5 its cubs gently. (4) our teachers politely. (5) his motorcycle to work. (1) my bedroom. (6) their talons to catch their prey. (2)

Exercise 2 Choose the correct answer from the box given. Some answers may be repeated. herself myself himself itself ourselves themselves yourselves 1. Amrina went to the supermarket and brought herself a pair of shoes. 2. The girls solved the Mathematics problem herself and are able to understand the question now. 3. The boy had to cook himself because his mother is ill. 4. I have been washing clothes myself ever since I was eight years old. 5. We shall go and seek advise from the principal ourselves , said Sarah to her friends. 6. My friends helped themselves to the food which was laid on the table. 7. If you copy during the exam you are cheating yourselves , said the teacher to her students. 8. We have to get the forms ourselves from the office because it will not be given to anyone else apart from the applicant. 9. I can't believe that the cat climbed the roof by itself , said my little brother in astonishment. 10. I have already told them to behave themselves at the party. Exercise 3 Underline the suitable pronoun given in the brackets to make the sentence complete. 1. The children played by (them , themselves) at the swimming pool. 2. This is my bag. My mother gave (it , its) to (mine , me) on (my , I) birthday. 3. Show (mine , me) your present before (yours , you) go to bed. 4. Leena has a friend in Canada. (She , Her) often calls (his , him). 5. Her father sent (she , her) here. He drove the car (his , himself). 6. Can she draw the tree (her , herself)? (We , Us) will help her if (her , she) cannot. 7. Mr. Khoo taught (my , me) Science when I was in Form One. Now, (he , his) has retired. 8. The workers drive to the construction site (himself , themselves). Sometimes (they , their) boss drives (their , them) there. 9. (They , We) don't like to go shopping at night because there is no bus service to our place during that time. 10. ( His , He ) was told to go to the second floor to see ( his , he) principal before he could buy (we , us) the food.