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Underline the correct personal pronoun to
complete the following sentences |
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A person cannot live long in total
isolation without it affecting ( his, their ) personality. |
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The government is now half way
through ( its, their ) third term in power. |
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'If you ask me, I think everybody
should be able to decide ( his or her, their ) own future.' |
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My wife and two sons would not tell
me what ( she, they ) intended to buy for my birthday. |
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When one has to make a difficult
decision in life ( you, we, one ) should always ask a friend for
advice. |
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The human race causes many serious
problems for ( itself, themselves ) in modern society. |
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It is apparent from past experience
that no one has the desire to sacrifice ( his, their ) time on
such a trivial matter. |
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Either Alan or his wife must have
forgotten to take ( his / her ) book. It is there on the table. |
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The audience started to take (
their, its ) seats half an hour before the play started. |
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( She, Her ) and my mother have
known one another for almost forty years. |
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He took off his trousers and put (
it, them ) on the chair. |
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If you want a job done really well,
your best bet is to do it ( oneself, yourself ). |
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An artist should be given freedom
to develop ( his, their ) talents to the full. |
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A good student must always devote
sufficient time to ( his, their ) studies. |
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I was very upset because my best
friend and ( me, I ) had been accused of theft. |
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My mother and father had not been
to Singapore since ( his, her, their ) honeymoon. |
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He said it was because of ( we, us
) that the game had been spoiled. |
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Cheer up, you two. You cannot blame
( yourself, yourselves ) for the fire. |
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He took all the furniture out of
the room and put ( it, them ) in the garden. |
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Neither David nor his brothers
attended ( his, their ) end of term concert. |
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Answers |
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1. |
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A person cannot live long in total
isolation without it affecting his
personality. |
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2. |
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The government is now half way
through its third term in
power. |
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3. |
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'If you ask me, I think everybody
should be able to decide his or her
own future.' |
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4. |
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My wife and two sons would not tell
me what they intended to buy
for my birthday. |
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5. |
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When one has to make a difficult
decision in life one should
always ask a friend for advice. |
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6. |
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The human race causes many serious
problems for itself in
modern society. |
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7. |
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It is apparent from past experience
that no one has the desire to sacrifice
his time on such a trivial
matter. |
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8. |
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Either Alan or his wife must have
forgotten to take her book.
It is there on the table. |
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9. |
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The audience started to take
their seats half an hour
before the play started. |
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10. |
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She
and my mother have known one another for almost forty years. |
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11. |
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He took off his trousers and put
them on the chair. |
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12. |
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If you want a job done really well,
your best bet is to do it yourself. |
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An artist should be given freedom
to develop his talents to
the full. |
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A good student must always devote
sufficient time to his
studies. |
| 15. |
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I was very upset because my best
friend and I had been
accused of theft. |
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My mother and father had not been
to Singapore since their
honeymoon. |
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He said it was because of
us that the game had been
spoiled. |
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Cheer up, you two. You cannot blame
yourselves for the fire. |
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He took all the furniture out of
the room and put it in the
garden. |
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Neither David nor his brothers
attended their end of term
concert. |
