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personal pronouns and possessives: revision test

Q Complete the table.

1 me my mine myself

you
he his
hers
it -

our
yourselves
they

Q Correct the mistakes.
► I him haven't seen today. .. ................

1 'Is the soup OK?''Yes, I like.' ...................................................

2 There are 20 miles to the shopping centre.......................................................
3 We are Friday.......................................................

4 Peter and her sister are in Brazil.......................................................
5 I like our garden better than their. ...................................................
6 Olivia and Karl are nice. But theirs children! ...................................................
7 Who's is this bag? ...................................................
8 Ann and I write to ourselves every week.......................................................
9 I really enjoyed at your party.......................................................
10 I'm teaching me to play the guitar. ...................................................

11 Where's the my bike? ...................................................
12 Is April 1st today.......................................................
13 James fell off his horse and broke the arm.......................................................
14 'What's Joe's phone number?''Have forgotten.' ...................................................
15 I sat down, made me comfortable, and waited for her to say something.......................

0 Put in a personal pronoun {me, you etc), a possessive {my, your etc), a reflexive
{myself, yourself etc), or each other.
► ..!*-.............................. is five o'clock.
1 I don't like................................... and he doesn't like

2 Don't help....................................She must do it by
3 Oliver and his girlfriend phone..................................every day.
4 Thanks for yesterday evening. We really enjoyed..................................
5 I like cooking for other people, but I don't much like cooking fo r..................................
6 Let's work together: the work will go much faster if we help..................................
7 Hi, Paul. Help................................... to coffee. I'll be w ith................................... in a minute.
8 'Will you teach.................................. the piano?''No, sorry, you'll have to teach

9 'Who broke the cup?' 'It wasn't
10 'Which is your mother?' 'That's.................................. over there by the window.'
11 My parents don't understand................................... and my boyfriend doesn't understand
.................................. and sometimes I don't understand..................................
12 That girl keeps losing................................... shoes.
13 Bill's coming this evening w ith ..................................three sisters.
14 I don't like looking at photos o f................................... because................................... always look so old.
15 Mary's mother's really nice, but I don't like................................... father much.

194 PERSONAL PRONOUNS’ POSSESSIVES In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full
' forms (for example I am, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.