Pronouns exercise
June 20th, 2015 in English Learning
Complete the following sentences using appropriate pronouns.
1. The child cut ………………… (him / himself)
2. I completed the work …………………. (with me / myself)
3. …………………… swam across the river. (I / myself)
4. Jane and ………………… went there. (I / myself)
5. ……………….. has to take the lead. (Somebody / anybody)
6. ……………………… that glitters is not gold. (All / any)
7. I have got …………………. I wanted. (what / that)
8. ……………………. cannot be cured must be endured. (What / that)
9. ……………………. Peter nor James turned up.
10. I have invited ………………………. (them all / all of them)
11. …………………… sing. (All birds cannot / Not all birds can)
12. He ………………………. is not my friend is my enemy.
Answers
1. The child cut himself.
2. I completed the work myself.
3. I swam across the river. (The emphatic pronouns ‘myself’, ‘yourself’, ‘himself’ etc., should only be used for emphasis. They cannot be used as subjects or objects in a sentence.)
4. Jane and I went there.
5. Somebody has to take the lead.
6. All that glitters is not gold.
7. I have got what I wanted.
8. What cannot be cured must be endured.
9. Neither Peter nor James turned up.
10. I have invited them all. / I have invited all of them.
11. Not all birds can sing.
12. He who is not my friend is my enemy.