mixed practice

INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA
COLEGIO MANUEL FERNANDEZ DE NOVOA
MANUAL DE PROCESOS MISIONAL
GESTIÓN ACADEMICA
“Formando con calidad, aseguramos el futuro”
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By Nelson Mejia
Master Degree in Education
NAME________________________________________________GRADE__________ DATE____
PRONOUNS – MIXED PRACTICE
Directions:
Underline the correct pronoun(s) in each sentence.
Example:
Tell Judy to give (you, yourself) a raise.
1)
Tom’s mother was tired of (him, his) whining.
2)
(We, Us) teachers love to work with students.
3)
Please give the packages to (we, us) customers.
4)
The bride and groom planned the wedding by (theirselves, themselves).
5)
Angela gives (we, us) underclassmen no credit.
6)
Barb is enchanted with (their, them) singing.
7)
Please buy some water for (we, us) and (they, them).
8)
I plan on buying (me, myself) a Miata when I retire.
9)
(Your, You) begging will not affect my decision.
10)
(They, Them) and (we, us) annoyed (she, her) by yelling all night.
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STOP HERE AND CHECK YOUR WORK.
11)
The neighbors called (we, us) bikers careless.
12)
Sally found (they, them) hiding in the closet.
13)
I’m going to write (she, her) and (he, him) a note explaining the directions.
14)
The best singer in the band was (she, her).
15)
(We, Us) workers need better pay and benefits.
16)
Casey talked (him, himself) into buying a new coat.
17)
The manager hates (us, our) being late for work.
18)
The children like to give (we, us) parents amazing gifts.
19)
I told (me, myself) to slow down on the snowy roads
20)
The man who won the contest was (he, him).
Take a look at this passage of text. How could it be improved?
Re-write the passage, using pronouns instead of the nouns ‘Peter’ and ‘Sally’.
Use the pronouns: she, her, his and he.
Peter went for a walk. __________ stopped when he arrived at the café, and
__________ looked inside. Peter took off __________ coat, then __________ sat
down in __________ favourite chair. Peter’s friend, Sally came in. Sally down in
__________ favourite chair, then _________ put __________ handbag on the floor.
Which passage sounds better? The first or the second one? Why?
:To complete sentences using pronouns
her
me
I
you
she
his
we
themselves
they
yourself
them
us
PRONOUNS ARE USED IN THE PLACE OF NOUNS. CHOOSE ONE OF THE PRONOUNS
ABOVE, TO COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES BELOW:
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He wrote the date on __________ piece of work.
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I wrote to my cousins and invited __________ to my house for a sleepover.
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“I like Nila. I think I am __________ best friend,” remarked Alice.
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“Can __________ go on a trip to Warley Woods?” asked all the children.
 When my auntie went to the car, __________ got the shopping out from the
boot.
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“I’ll look after your rabbit for __________,” replied Neil.
 The class of children enjoyed themselves when __________ played basketball
on the playground.
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“My grandma is coming to stay with __________ tonight,” said Darren.
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My brothers and __________ are waiting for our dad to come home from work.
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“Are they going to behave __________ tonight?” asked Brian.