Basics. Pronouns and Possessives.: correct answers

Pronouns and Possessives

Pronouns are words that replace nouns in a sentence to avoid repetition, and possessives indicate ownership or a relationship between two entities. Understanding pronouns and possessives is crucial for clear and concise communication in English.

Pronouns

Pronouns can represent people or things. The table below shows subject and object forms of personal pronouns along with examples:

Subject	Object	Example
I	me	I see him. / He sees me.
we	us	We know her. / She knows us.
you	you	You found it. / It found you.
he	him	He has it. / It has him.
she	her	She wants it. / It wants her.
they	them	They are here. / We see them.
it	it	It is here. / We see it.

Possessives

Possessives show ownership or a relationship between two entities. The table below presents possessive forms of pronouns and nouns along with examples:

Possessive Pronoun	Possessive Noun	Example
my	's	my book / John's book
our	's	our house / Sarah's house
your	's	your car / Tom's car
his	's	his dog / Peter's dog
her	's	her cat / Emily's cat
their	's	their toys / The children's toys
its	's	its tail / The dog's tail

To form questions with possessives, use "whose": Whose book is this?

"Short forms" like mine, yours, and theirs are formed by adding the appropriate possessive pronoun to the noun: This book is mine (my book).

Reflexive pronouns

Reflexive pronouns like myself, yourself, and themselves refer back to the subject of the sentence:

Subject	Reflexive Pronoun	Example
I	myself	I did it myself.
we	ourselves	We can do it ourselves.
you	yourself (singular), yourselves (plural)	You should treat yourself. / You should treat yourselves.
he	himself	He hurt himself.
she	herself	She prepared herself for the exam.
they	themselves	They enjoyed themselves at the party.
it	itself	The cat cleaned itself.

Reflexive pronouns emphasize the subject's involvement in the action or indicate that the subject and object are the same entity.

Check your knowledge with the quiz!

Easy A1 | Elementary | BeginnersA1 Noun and pronoun Pronoun Person Grammatical case Possessive Subject Object English Grammar Basics

Correct answers

Question 1

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate pronouns.

_________________________ fell off _________________________ bike, but _________________________ didn't hurt _________________________.

The correct answer is "She fell off her bike, but she didn't hurt herself", which uses the subject pronoun "she," the possessive adjective "her," and the reflexive pronoun "herself."

Question 2

Choose the correct question word to complete the question.

_________________________ money is this?

The correct answer is "Whose money is this?", which uses the interrogative pronoun "Whose" to ask about possession.

Question 3

Complete the sentence with the correct pronouns.

_________________________ want to see _________________________, but _________________________ don't want to see _________________________.

The correct answer is "They want to see us, but we don't want to see them.", which uses the subject pronouns "they" and "we" and the object pronouns "us" and "them."

Question 4

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

Sally is married. _________________________ husband works at a bank.

The correct answer is "Her husband works at a bank", which uses the possessive adjective "her."

Question 5

Fill in the blanks with the correct question words and possessive pronouns.

_________________________ books are these? _________________________ or _________________________?

The correct answer is "Whose books are these? Yours or mine?", which uses the interrogative pronoun "Whose" and the possessive pronouns "Yours" and "mine."

Question 6

Complete the sentence with the correct pronouns.

Mary and John looked at _________________________ in the mirror and then looked at _________________________.

The correct answer is "Mary and John looked at themselves in the mirror and then looked at each other", which uses the reflexive pronoun "themselves" and the reciprocal pronoun "each other."

Question 7

Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun.

_________________________ went to the movies with a friend of _________________________.

The correct answer is "I went to the movies with a friend of mine", which uses the subject pronoun "I" and the possessive pronoun "mine."

Question 8

Complete the sentence with the correct pronouns.

_________________________ know _________________________, but can't remember _________________________ name.

The correct answer is "I know him, but can't remember his name", which uses the subject pronoun "I," the object pronoun "him," and the possessive adjective "his."

Question 9

Choose the correct pronouns to complete the sentence.

This letter isn't for _________________________, it's for _________________________.

The correct answer is subject pronoun "me" and the object pronoun "them."

Question 10

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

Are you going to our _________________________ wedding? They are getting married on Wednesday.

The correct answer is "Are you going to our friends' wedding? They are getting married on Wednesday", which uses the plural possessive pronoun "friends'" to show that the wedding belongs to multiple friends.

Question 11

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate pronouns.

_________________________ didn't see _________________________ photos, but _________________________ saw _________________________.

The correct answer is "We didn't see their photos, but they saw ours.", which uses the subject pronouns "we" and "they" and the possessive adjectives "their" and "ours."

Question 12

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

_________________________ went on vacation by _________________________.

The correct answer is "I went on vacation by myself", which uses the subject pronoun "I" and the reflexive pronoun "myself."

Question 13

Choose the correct pronouns for the question.

Do _________________________ like _________________________ job?

The correct answer is "Do you like your job?", which uses the subject pronoun "you" and the possessive adjective "your."

Question 14

Complete the sentence with the correct pronouns.

_________________________ didn't forget _________________________ keys, but _________________________ forgot his.

The correct answer is "I didn't forget my keys, but he forgot his.", which uses the subject pronouns "I" and "he" and the possessive adjectives "my" and "his."

Question 15

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate pronouns.

_________________________ wants to see _________________________, but _________________________ doesn't want to see _________________________.

The correct answer is "She wants to see him, but he doesn't want to see her.", which uses the subject pronouns "she" and "he" and the object pronouns "him" and "her."