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Read the given sentence. Choose the appropriate pronouns.

Write the options you have chosen on the space provided. _____ 1. Jeans cousin gave Ted and ___ tickets to the ball game. a. I b. me c. us _____ 2. ___ players are preparing well for the tournament. a. I b. Me c. Us _____ 3. Are you going to cheer for ___? a. I b. me _____ 4. Our morale will be boosted by ___ cheering. a. I b. their c. they c. them d. we d. We d. we d. we d. we d. we d. ours d. they d. they d. their

_____ 5. Jean and ___ need to practice for the mixed doubles. a. she b. he c. him _____ 6. Ted demonstrated the proper grip for Tom and ___. a. I b. me c. they _____ 7. Our opponents came to compare their game strategies with ___. a. we b. us c. our _____ 8. We are inviting ___ to see us play next month. a. their b. them c. there

_____ 9. Our coach said ___ can use the tickets for the team. a. their b. them c. there _____10. Arrangements for the games will be made by the team captain. a. he b. her c. she

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Write the LETTER of the correct answer that completes each statement. Write the answer before each number. _____ 1. _____ auditioned for the Glee Club? a. Who b. Whom _____ 2. _____ did the director choose for the lead role? a. Who b. Whom _____ 3. The author _____ we just studied was Michael Crichton. a. who b. whom _____ 4. The treasure would be found by _____ was the most worthy person. a. whoever b. whomever _____ 5. The student _____ aim was to be the champion in chess was Ralph. a. whos b. whose _____ 6. The usher told _____ second year fans to return to the gymnasium. a. use b. us _____ 7. _____ Sophies defeated the Guests team in both games.

a. Us

b. We

_____ 8. The children, Ruth and _____, were riding on the carousel. a. he b. him _____ 9. The security personnel guided the latecomers, Aira and _____, to their seats with a flashlight. a. he b. him _____10. I _____ completed the 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle. a. myself b. mineself _____11. Coleen locked _____ out of her room. a. herself b. shes self _____12. Ariana and _____ are interested in belly dancing. a. I b. myself _____13. Andrea is more musical than _____. a. her b. she _____14. Lyndon did as many push-ups as _____. a. him b. he

_____15. The noise scared Christa more than _____. a. me b. I _____16. No one from the jury _____ allowed to go home tonight. a. is b. are _____17. Everything in the store _____ less than one hundred pesos. a. costs b. cost _____18. Does anyone _____ with the leader? a. agrees b. agree _____19. _____ the president always have bodyguards? a. Doesnt b. Dont _____20. They _____ want to sleep on the wet ground. a. doesnt b. dont _____21. Karen sat between Paula and _____. a. I b. me _____22. The teacher will give you and _____ another assignment. a. I b. me _____23. My mother and _____ mother are good friends. a. you b. your _____24. In a few days, Mark and _____ will go to Albay. a. I b. me _____25. My mother does a lot for us, but she _____ seem tired. a. doesnt b. doesnt _____26. Our parents do a lot for us, and they _____ scold us. a. dont b. dont

_____27. The world _____ us many wonderful things. a. offers b. offer _____28. The man _____ seem eager to leave his work. a. dont b. doesnt _____29. Good children _____ their parents. a. helps b. help _____30. Why _____ you absent from class? a. was b. were _____31. Many tourists _____ our fine embroidery. a. admire b. admires _____32. _____ you met him? a. Has b. Have

_____33. Mother, here _____ your slippers. a. is b. are _____34. There _____ no one in the room. a. is b. are _____35. Either you or I _____ to water the plants. a. am b. are _____36. Either you or she _____ going to speak before us. a. is b. are _____37. Each sailor and soldier _____ given a medal. a. was b. were _____38. No man or woman _____ present. a. were b. was _____39. Many a boy or a girl _____ ambitious. a. is b. are _____40. _____ you told to fall in line? a. Was b. Were

_____41. One of my companions _____ missing. a. is b. are _____42. Each of my cousins _____ a prize. a. win b. wins _____43. I _____ not met any of your friends. a. has b. have _____44. We _____ a letter to Mother everyday. a. write b. writes _____45. No aspiring actress who has an interest in _____ future should miss this important meeting. a. his b. her _____46. Was it _____ who was forced to declare bankruptcy? a. him b. he

_____47. Should I send a copy of the rules to _____? a. they b. them _____48. The class nominated _____. a. him and me b. he and I

_____49. After the show, Rachelle caught up with Jan and _____. a. she b. her _____50. Though Edcel tried to keep his thoughts to _____, the group was startled when he spoke. a. himself b. hisself _____51. The first telephone message was sent by Alexander Graham Bell, for _____ according to legend, the telephone later became a nuisance. a. whom b. who _____52. _____ did Watson greet during the first historic call? a. Who b. Whom _____53. _____ was the first person ever to receive a telephone call? a. Who b. Whom _____54. It was Thomas Watson _____ received the first call in 1875. a. who b. whom _____55. Rosa Bonheur was the French artist _____ created those wonderful paintings of horses. a. who b. whom _____56. Her father, _____ she greatly respected, taught her the basics of painting. a. who b. whom _____57. The painting for _____ Rosa Bonheur is most admired is called The Horse Fair. a. that b. which _____58. She also painted a portrait of Buffalo Bill, _____ Wild West Circus toured Europe in the 1880s. a. whom b. whose _____59. Marx x-rayed the mummy of Ta-bes, a woman _____ lived in Egypt 3,000 years ago. a. who b. which _____60. The man _____ examined the mummy was Myron Marx, a hospital radiologist. a. who b. which

C. CORRECTING SENTENCES: Circle the errors in subject-verb agreement in these sentences. Rewrite the sentences correcting all errors. 1. Dale or his brother are usually at the meetings.

2. Neither the driver nor his passengers was expecting a bump.

3. Swimming and ice skating calls for good judgment.

4. Both of the contestants was congratulated.

5. Have either of the plans succeeded?

6. To travel and to write a novel is Dianas ambitions.

7. In the gymnasium is a basketball court and a tennis court.

8. Neither the students nor the teacher were happy.

9. Doesnt you accompany your family to hear mass?

10. He dont realize the importance of doing assignments.

D. SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION: Write correct and sensible sentences using the given words. 1. who

2. whom

3. whoever

4. whomever

5. whosoever

6. whomsoever

7. which

8. whose

9. that

10. who she admired (subject)

11. who she admired (direct object)

12. who she admired (predicate nominative)

13. whose work I like

14. which was painted blue

15. which is new

16. who are testing space suits

17. that solves quickly

18. whom I respect highly

19. that he gave

20. which opens in October

ADJECTIVE vs. PRONOUN: Identify the function of each underlined pronoun. Write A if it functions as an adjective; P if it functions as a pronoun. _____ 1. Owen borrowed my book. _____ 2. Does your mother bake cakes? _____ 3. This was the notebook I left in the eating area. _____ 4. Which report would you like to listen to? _____ 5. Those are the fruits that I bought. _____ 6. What is your report in Filipino? _____ 7. Whose report was rated excellent? _____ 8. Some seniors did not join the retreat. _____ 9. Each did the assignment. _____10. Some have gone to their locker room.

_____11. That is his car, not mine. _____12. Whose suggestion was approved by your classmates? _____13. Is her smile enticing? _____14. Their house is three thousand feet above the sea level. _____15. Whose are these?

III. USES OF OBJECTIVE PRONOUNS: Write the letter of the pronoun that names the function of the underlined word. A. Direct Object D. Object of the Gerund G. Subject of the Infinitive B. Indirect Object E. Object of the Infinitive C. Object of the Participle F. Object of the Preposition _____ 1. The dog barked at Alex and me. _____ 2. They assigned him to inspect the room. _____ 3. The mistress tried to slap Rosa and her.

_____ 4. Aimee walked with him yesterday. _____ 5. Give me another chance to prove my sincerity. _____ 6. Painting this wall is not easy to do. _____ 7. I would like to nominate Riza and him. _____ 8. Sandy gave her a bouquet of flowers. _____ 9. She told me to organize the play. _____10. The problem bothering her remained a secret.

IV. PRONOUN ANTECEDENTS: Fill in the blanks with appropriate pronouns. Write the correct answer BEFORE each number. _________________ 1. Amilyn worries too much about _____ report in Speech. _________________ 2. Each of the stories in the Canterbury Tales has _____ own moral. _________________ 3. Everybody in the class wrote ______ version of the tale. _________________ 4. Many made _____ tales humorous. _________________ 5. The freshmen are having _____ lunch in the eating area. _________________ 6. The books are piled in the shelves. Kindly get _____ for me. _________________ 7. When the king arrived, _____ spoke to his knights. _________________ 8. Charles found _____ copy of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. _________________ 9. The juniors are reading _____ copies of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. _________________10. Somebody lent _____ book to Eric when he misplaced his. _________________11. I will write _____ report in adolescence. _________________12. Can you imagine covering _____ body with armor? _________________13. Silk is popular for _____ softness and color. _________________14. Today, one would feel awkward if _____ wore the clothes of the Middle Ages. _________________15. That perfume has lost _____ enticing fragrance.

V. PROPER USAGE OF PRONOUNS: Choose the appropriate pronoun to make each sentence complete and grammatically correct. WRITE the answer on the blank provided. _________________ 1. Eleanor of Aquitaine ( herself , she ) married two kings. _________________ 2. The King of France ( he , himself ) married her when she was fifteen. _________________ 3. The young queen ( she , herself ) brought to the marriage the power she already had over lands in southern France.

__________________ 4. Eleanor surrounded ( herself , her ) with interesting people. __________________ 5. After Eleanor was divorced from Louis, Henry II of England married ( herself , her ). __________________ 6. The laws of the United States are based on English common law, which ( it , itself ) is based on the records Henry II kept. __________________ 7. Eleanors son King Richard I ( him , himself ) was known as the LionHearted. __________________ 8. Mario and ( he , him ) learned how science was practiced in the Middle Ages.

__________________ 9. Our teacher assigned Leona and ( I , me ) a report on Ptolemy, a scientist of ancient Egypt who lived from A. D. 100 to A.D. 165. __________________10. Medieval scientists spent time studying ( he , him ) and Aristotle, a Greek scientist and philosopher. __________________11. Ptolemy studied the stars and decided that ( they , them ) and the planets circled the earth. __________________12. According to Wilma and ( he , him ), medieval medicine was based on the ideas of the Greek physician Hippocrates, who lived around 400 B. C. __________________13. Jackie and ( he , she ) explained to the class a theory Hippocrates had about disease. __________________14. A local doctor gave a talk on medieval medicine for our teacher and ( us , we ). __________________15. Suellen told the teacher and ( we , us ) about some of Aristotles important ideas. __________________16. The class gave the two girls, Beth and ( she , her ), their full attention during their oral report. __________________17. We studied Aristotle because the greatest scientists of the ancient world were Hippocrates and ( he , him ). __________________18. Greg and ( I , me ) would like to read about some scientists of the Middle Ages. __________________19. Reading about Aristotle gave the two girls, Marie and ( she , her ), a better understanding of medieval science. __________________20. When will ( they , them ) and Teresa give their report on medieval medicine? __________________21. Some of the ideas that medieval scientists had about the world seem very strange to my classmates and ( I , me ). __________________22. People adopted Muhammads ideas as ( theirs , their ) new religion. __________________23. ( Their , Theirs ) was a life of wandering and raising animals. __________________24. Several Arab tribes called on Muhammad to help end ( them , their ) feuding. __________________25. The class gave several reports on Muhammads system of law and ( its , its ) impact on the lives of his people. __________________26. ( Your , Yours ) was the report on the special problems that Muhammad addressed. __________________27. After Muhammads death, ( he , his ) teaching was spread by faithful followers. __________________28. They knew about other religions but believed in ( their , theirs ). __________________29. To ( who , whom ) was King Arthur married? __________________30. Arthur defeated the Roman general ( who , whom ) ruled England. __________________31. To ( who , whom ) did Lancelot pledge his love?

__________________32. The knights ( who , whom ) Arthur gathered together formed what was known as the Round Table. __________________33. ( Whoever , Whomever ) was defeated by the Round Table Knights became Arthurs subject. __________________34. The knights fought ( whoever , whomever ) challenged Arthur. __________________35. ( Whoever , Whomever ) was defeated by the Round Table Knights became Arthurs subject. __________________36. The authors ( who , whom ) have written about King Arthur are numerous. __________________37. I will be glad to give a list of books about King Arthur to ( whoever , whomever ) is interested in this fascinating figure.

__________________38. ( We , Us ) visitors to the museum saw some large medieval tapestries hanging on the walls. __________________39. The guide showed ( we , us ) boys how each colored thread served to form the picture in the tapestry. __________________40. From the book ( we , us ) girls learned that Paris was the center of tapestry making. __________________41. It was clear to ( we , us ) observers that knighthood was a popular subject in medieval tapestries. __________________42. The booklet told ( we , us ) readers that the best tapestries were made in the fourteenth century. __________________43. The book amused ( we , us ) researchers by explaining that tapestries helped rid castles of drafts and dampness. __________________44. Arabs made paper earlier than ( they , them ). __________________45. I write a more thorough paper on Arabic encyclopedias than ( she , her ). __________________46. Maria worked faster on her report on Arabic numerals than ( I , me ). __________________47. We both read about alchemy, but I found the subject more interesting than (he, him). __________________48. Sara understood as quickly as ( we , us ) that the Arabs use of zero was important to their system of numbers. __________________49. I have read some books by Arab scientists, but I understood modern scientists better than ( they , them ). __________________50. Sharon reported on Arabic numerals better than ( she , her ).

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