Pronouns exercise

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.