Where is the book? I gave it to you.

January 22, 2023 / 10:48 PM IST

Personal PronounsPractice

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1. I have invited all of &&& (they / them)
2. She is older than &&& (me / I)
3. I earn as much as &&.. (he / him)
4. She works as hard as &.. does. (he / him)
5. He was smarter than &&&&thought. (she / her)
6. He is an old friend of &&&&. (me / mine / I)
7. That boy of &&&&&&&& has broken my window again. (your / yours / your’s)
8. I don’t trust &&. (he / him) or &&&&&(she / her)
9. My father said that he was disappointed with && (me / I)
10. I waited for &&& (he / him) but he didn’t come.
11. You don’t look happy to see &&&&&&& (she / her)
12. They have invited &&&&& (we / us) to their party.
Answers
1. I have invited all of them.
2. She is older than me.
3. I earn as much as him.
4. She works as hard as he does.
5. He was smarter than she thought.
6. He is an old friend of mine.
7. That boy of yours has broken my window again.
8. I don’t trust him or her.
9. My father said that he was disappointed with me.
10. I waited for him but he didn’t come.
11. You don’t look happy to see her.
12. They have invited us to their party.
MORE&.:
Fill in the blanks with an appro- priate pronoun.
1. I congratulated &&&&for winning the first prize. (he / him)
2. We are waiting for &&&&&. (they / them)
3. What &.. (she / her) said didn’t make any sense to &&. (I / me)
4. I don’t know how &&&&&(they / them) are going to solve this issue.
5. It took &&&&&he / him) quite some time to get used to working hard.
6. I don’t know where &&&&& (they / them) have gone.
7. He called &&&(me / I) names.
8. I will never forgive &&&&& (he / him)
9. She accused &&& (I / me) of stealing her flowers.
10. I have invited &&& (she / her) to my party.
11. You never listen to &&.. (I /me)
Answers
1. I congratulated him for winning the first prize.
2. We are waiting for them.
3. What she said didn’t make any sense to me.
4. I don’t know how they are going to solve this issue.
5. It took him quite some time to get used to working hard.
6. I don’t know where they have gone.
7. He called me names.
8. I will never forgive him.
9. She accused me of stealing her flowers.
10. I have invited her to my party.
11. You never listen to me.
More pronouns&.
1. I was impressed with &&&performance. (them / their / theirs)
2. I wondered where &&& had disappeared. (she / her / hers)
3. You have no right to enter &&&&& room. (my / me / mine)
4. She called && a liar. (me / mine / my)
5. I invited &.. (they / them / their) to &&. (me / my / mine) place.
6. I called &&&. (her / she) many times but &&&&&&.. (she / her / hers) didn’t respond.
7. That belongs to &&&&&. (he / him / his)
8. They requested &&&&&& to help them. (we / us / our)
9. It took &&&&&&&.. (me / my) quite some time to get used to working with &&&&&& (he / him / his)
10. I think these books are &&&& (me / my / mine)
Answers
1. I was impressed with their performance.
2. I wondered where she had disappeared.
3. You have no right to enter my room.
4. She called me a liar.
5. I invited them to my place.
6. I called her many times but she didn’t respond.
7. That belongs to him.
8. They requested us to help them.
9. It took me quite some time to get used to working with him.
10. I think these books are mine.
Overview – Relative Pronouns
Relative pronouns are words like who, which, that, what and as. They are often used to join two clauses.
Read the following pairs of sentences.

I saw a girl. She was beautiful.
He got a letter. He had been expecting it.
This is the bag. You had left it behind.

Each of these pairs can be combined into a single sentence.
I saw a girl who was beautiful.

He got a letter which he had been expecting.
This is the bag that you had left behind.
In the sentence ‘I saw a girl who was beautiful’ the relative pronoun who stands for the ‘girl’: hence it is a pronoun. It also connects the two sentences ‘I saw a girl’ and ‘She was beautiful’. Hence it acts as a conjunction. In the following sentence, the relative pronoun which stands for the ‘letter’. It also connects the two sentences ‘He got the letter’ and ‘He had been expecting it’. The noun to which a relative pronoun relates or refers is called its antecedent. The nouns girl, letter and bag are the antecedents of who, which, and that respectively.

Combine the following sentences using appropriate relative pronouns.
1. Where is the book? I gave it to you.
2. I know a man. He has just returned from Siberia.
3. Where is the girl? She wanted to meet the headmaster.
4. She married a painter. She met him on a bus.
Answers
1. Where is the book which / that I gave you?
2. I know a man who has just returned from Siberia.
3. Where is the girl who wanted to meet the headmaster?
4. She married a painter whom she met on a bus.
USAGE of – ‘the’

We use the article ‘the’ before singular and plural nouns when we are talking about something in particular.

Read the examples given below.

The girl who just walked in is my neighbours daughter. (We are talking about a particular girl here. Which girl? the one who just walked in)
The coffee machine that I bought yesterday is very expensive. (Which coffee machine? the one that I bought yesterday)
I was happy to see the man who saved my daughter’s life. (Which man? the one who saved my daughter’s life)
have been to the doctor. (Which doctor? my doctor)
The names of some countries are also written with the.

Examples are:

The United States of America
The United Kingdom
The Netherlands
The United Arab Emirates
Note that we cannot use articles with Proper nouns.
I visited Paris last month. (NOT I visited the Paris last month)

Exercise
l Rewrite the following sentences adding ‘a’ or ‘the’ where required.
1. What did you do with camera I lent you?
2. Dog was sleeping in his crate.
3. Dad is in garage.
4. Did you enjoy party?
5. I haven’t seen sun for days.
6. I love listening to wind.
7. I visited my cousins in summer of 2016.
8. She gave beggar a few coins.
9. We had short holiday in month of April.
10. His mother is reputed doctor.
Answers
1. What did you do with the camera I lent you?
2. The dog was sleeping in his crate.
3. Dad is in the garage.
4. Did you enjoy the party?
5. I haven’t seen the sun for days.
6. I love listening to the wind.
7. I visited my cousins in the summer of 2016.
8. She gave the beggar a few coins.
9. We had a short holiday in the month of April.
10. His mother is a reputed doctor.
Joining two sentences using a conjunction
Combine the following sentences using an appropriate conjunction.
1. It was a very nice place. We decided to live there.
2. It was very dark. We couldn’t see anything.
3. The soldiers fought with great courage. The enemy suffered a crushing defeat.
4. The coffee was hot. It burnt my tongue.
5. The tickets were very expensive. I couldn’t buy them.
6. Take a guide with you. You will not lose your way.
7. He is not mad. He behaves like a mad man.
8. He screamed in great fright. One might think that he had seen a ghost.
9. The boys shouted loudly. One might think that they had won a prize.
10. She is not beautiful. She is not intelligent.
Answers
1. It was such a nice place that we decided to live there.
2. It was so dark that we couldn’t see anything.
3. The soldiers fought with such courage that the enemy suffered a crushing defeat.
4. The coffee was so hot that it burnt my tongue.
5. The tickets were so expensive that I couldn’t buy them.
6. Take a guide with you so that you will not lose your way.
7. He behaves as if he was a mad man.
8. He screamed as if he had seen a ghost.
9. The boys shouted loudly as if they had won a prize.
10. She is neither beautiful nor intelligent.