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This document is a handout focused on the use of pronouns in English grammar, providing exercises for students to practice completing sentences with appropriate pronouns. It includes various contexts such as conversations between classmates, business scenarios, and family discussions. Additionally, it features exercises on the use of the word 'other' in different contexts.

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Grammar II - Handout 3

This document is a handout focused on the use of pronouns in English grammar, providing exercises for students to practice completing sentences with appropriate pronouns. It includes various contexts such as conversations between classmates, business scenarios, and family discussions. Additionally, it features exercises on the use of the word 'other' in different contexts.

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Understanding & Using English Grammar – Handout 3

Chapter 8: Pronouns
Exercises
1. Complete the following with the most appropriate Pronouns for the situation.
One classmate to another: Look. Somebody left __their__ book on my desk.
Is it yours?
One friend to another: Of course you can learn to dance! Anyone can learn
how to dance if __________ want to.
Business textbook: An effective manager must be able to motivate
__________ employees.
One roommate to another: If anyone asks where I am, tell __________ you
don't know. I want to keep my meeting with Jim a secret.
Son to his mother: Gosh, Mom, everyone who came to the class picnic was
supposed to bring __________
own food. I didn't know that. I'm really hungry!

A university lecture: I will end my lecture today by saying that I believe a teacher needs to work in partnership
with __________ students.
A magazine article: People do not always see things the same way. Each person has __________ own way of
understanding a situation.
2. Complete the following with the most appropriate Pronouns.
When the soccer team won in the closing moments of the game, _____ ran to the player who scored the winning
goal and lifted him on _____ shoulders.
A basketball team is relatively small. _____ doesn’t have as many members as a baseball team.
I have a wonderful family. I love _____ very much, and they love _____.
I looked up some information about the average American family. I found out _____ consists of 2-3 children.
The crowd at the soccer game was huge. _____ exceeded 100,000 people.
The crowd became more excited as the president’s motorcade approached. _____ began to shout and wave flags
in the air.

3. Complete the sentences with Pronouns.


a. A jury has a great deal of power. __________ decides a person’s guilt or innocence.
b. The jury looked very serious when __________ came back into the courtroom. __________ did not make
eye-contact with the defendant.
The class is planning a party for the last day of school. __________ is/are going to bring many different kinds
of food and invite some of their friends to celebrate with __________.
The class is too small. __________ only has/have eight students.
The faculty wants a bigger lunchroom. __________ sits/sit around one small table.
The faculty has a weekly meeting to review curriculum. __________ makes/make ongoing changes.
C. Forms of Other

Complete the sentences with a form of Other.


1. a. Look at your hand. You have five fingers. One is your thumb. __________ is your index finger.
__________ is your middle finger. __________ finger is your ring finger. And __________ finger (the last
of the five) is your little finger.
b. Look at your hands. One is your right hand. __________ is your left hand.
2. a. I have two cell phone chargers. I keep one in the car and __________ next to my bed.
b. I'd like to buy __________ one and leave it in the kitchen.
3. a. I just got three messages. One is from my father. __________ one is from my sister. __________ message
is from my aunt.
b. I sent Henry a response, but it came back. Does he have __________ email address?
4. a. Some people have red hair. __________ have brown hair.
b. Some people have red hair. __________ people have brown hair.
c. I have four children. One of them has red hair. __________ children have brown hair.
d. I have four children. One of them has red hair. __________ have brown hair.

Complete the following with a form of Other.


1. There are two women standing on the corner. One is Helen Jansen, and __________ is Pat Hendricks.
2. My neighbors have three children. One has graduated from college and has a job. __________ is at Yale
University. __________ is still living at home.
3. I would like some more books on this subject. Do you have any __________ you could lend me?
4. I would like to read more about this subject. Do you have any __________ books that you could lend me?
5. Mari reads the New York Times every day. She doesn't read any __________ newspapers.
6. Some people prefer jazz, but __________ prefer rock music.
7. I'm almost finished. I just need __________ five minutes.
8. One of the most important inventions in the history of the world was the printing press. __________ was the
electric light. __________ were the telephone, the television, and the computer.
9. Some babies begin talking as early as six months; __________don’t speak until they are more than two years
old.

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