Pronouns Exercises

We all told the boss that we wanted to have ---- salaries paid in advance but he just ignored ----.

• A) ours / it

• B) his / we

• C) their / our

• D) we / his

• E) our / us

When the man asked me how I had got ---- address, I told him that I was given it by a relative of ----.

• A) my / me

• B) his / his

• C) mine / his

• D) his / him

• E) him / him

Although ---- in the room seemed to follow ---- said by the speaker, he never intended to simplify his language.

• A) no one / anything

• B) anybody / anything

• C) nobody / nothing

• D) anyone / nothing

• E) someone / something

I hope you will enjoy ---- at the re-union party this weekend because I won't be able to be there ----.

• A) you / myself

• B) yourself / mine

• C) yours / oneself

• D) yourself / myself

• E) you / me

We decided to do all the cooking ---- instead of hiring a catering company for the party.

• A) of our own

• B) oneself

• C) by ourselves

• D) ours

• E) each other

Thousands of children nowadays prefer doing ---- homework with a background of pop-music to doing ---- in a quiet room.

• A) theirs / them

• B) his / its

• C) them / it's

• D) they / them

• E) their / it

You and ---- brother need to take time to prepare ---- for the long journey which will start next month.

• A) his / yourself

• B) yours / ourselves

• C) their / you

• D) your / yourselves

• E) her / by themselves

The kids watched each of ---- gestures as if their mother were a stranger.

• A) them

• B) hers

• C) him

• D) her

• E) himself

Trademarks enable a company to distinguish ---- products from ---- of another company.

• A) their / it

• B) it / that

• C) our / this

• D) its / those

• E) my / these

---- cannot see through translucent materials, but light can pass through ----.

• A) We / it

• B) Anything / their

• C) One / them

• D) No one / its

• E) Everyone / their