PERSONAL AND POSESSIVE PRONOUNS

PERSONAL PRONOUNS

Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun

I Me I love Billy. Billy loves me.

You You You love Marry. Marry loves you.

singular She loves John. John loves her.

She, He, It Her, Him, It He loves Ann. Ann loves him.

It doesnt work. The mechanic repairs it.

We Us We love grandmother. Grandmother loves us.

plural You You You love grandmother. Grandmother loves you.

They Them They love grandmother. Grandmother loves them.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blank using me, you, her, him, us, you, them.
1. My friend Barbara lives in Seattle. This letter is from __________.
2. I have got problem with my English homework, can you help __________?
3. This book is for Peter, can you give it to __________?
4. I cant find my umbrella, where is __________?
5. Im so thirsty, please, give __________ a coke.
6. The children are hungry, give __________ some food.
7. Our brother is very smart. He always helps __________ with the homework.
8. Who is that woman? Do you know __________?
9. I am talking to you, are you listening to __________?
10. I like that camera. Im going to buy __________.
11. Where are the tickets? I cant find __________.
12. We are going to the party. Can you come with __________?
13. Who is that man? He is staring at __________.
14. Alan never drinks milk. He doesnt like __________.
15. John works in my office. I know __________ well.
16. A: I want to get tickets for the soccer game.
B: Youd better get it/ them right away. It/ They is/ are selling fast.
17. I talked to Jennifer and Mike. I told they/ them about the surprise birthday party for Lizzy. They/ Them wont tell she/ her about
it/ them. She/ Her is really going to be surprised!

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN

Subject Possessive
Possessive Adjective
Pronoun Pronoun
I Mine My name

singular You Yours Your name

She, He, It Hers, His, Its Her, His, Its name

We Ours Our name

plural You Yours Your name

They Theirs Their name

Exercise 2: Choose the correct words in italics.
1. This is my / mine umbrella. Your / yours umbrella is over there.
2. This umbrella is my / mine. The other one is your / yours.
3. Mary and Bob have their / theirs books. In other words, Mary has her / hers and Bob has his / him.
4. A honeybee has two wings on each side of its / its body.
5. Paula had to drive my car to work. Hers/ Her had a flat tire.
6. Its / Its true that a homing pigeon will find its / its way home even though it begins its / its trip in unfamiliar territory.
7. I have a pet. Its / Its name is Squeak. Its / Its a turtle. Its / Its been my pet for two years.
8. Children should obey his/ their parents.
9. Fruits should be a part of your/ yours daily diet. It/ They is/ are good for you/ them.
10. Our / Ours house is almost the same as our / ours neighbors house. The only difference in appearance is that our / ours is
gray and their / theirs is white.
11. When I was in Florida, I observed an interesting fish-eating bird called anhinga. It / They dives into the water and spears its /
its prey on its / its long, pointed bill. After emerging from the water, it / they tosses the fish into the air and catches it / them in
mid-air, then swallows it / them headfirst. Its / Its interesting to watch anhinga in action. I enjoy watching it / them.

Exercise 3: Fill in the gap with correct pronouns.

The Little Red Riding Hood
Once upon a time, there was a girl called little red riding hood. Together with __________ 1 mother, __________2 lived in a
forest.
One fine day, little red riding hoods mother said to the girl, __________3 grandma is ill, please go to __________ 4 house
and take this cake. But always keep to the path and dont stop!
In the forest, __________5 met the big bad wolf. She greeted __________ 6 and he said, where are __________ 7 going?
Im going to __________8 grandmas house, answered the girl.
Can you tell __________9 where does __________10 grandma live?
__________11 lives in a little cottage at the edge of the forest.
Why dont __________12 pick some flowers for __________13? asked the wolf.
Thats a good idea, said the girl and began to look for some flowers while the wolf went to grandmas house.
The wolf went inside grandmas house and swallowed __________ 14. Then, __________15 put grandmas clothes on and
laid down on the bed.
Sometime later, little red riding hood came. __________ 16 went inside and was shocked by the sight of __________ 17
grandma.
Oh, grandma, what big eyes, nose and mouth __________ 18 have got! little red riding hood said. There, the wolf jumped
out of the bed and swallowed __________ 19, too. Then __________20 laid down and slept again.

Exercise 4: Find and correct the errors in pronoun usage.

Dear Heidi,
Everything is going fine. I like mine new apartment very much. Its large and comfortable. I like me roommate too. Him
name is Alberto. You will meet them when your visit I next month. His from Colombia. His studying English, too. Were classmates.
We were classmates last semester too.
We share the rent and the utility bills, but us dont share the telephone bill. He pays for hiss calls and my pay for my. Hes
telephone bill is very high because he has a girlfriend in Colombia. He calls she often. Sometimes her calls he. Them talk on the
phone a lot.
Ours neighbors are Mr. and Mrs. Black. Their very nice. We talk to it often. Ours apartment is next to their. Theirs have a
three-year-old daughter. Shes really cute. Hers name is Joy. Them also have a cat. Its black and white. Its eyes are yellow. Its
name is Whiskers. Its a friendly cat. Sometimes theyre cat leaves a dead mouse outside ours door.
Im looking forward to youre visit.
Love, Carl