2.1 Pretest EXERCISE 1. Chose correct pronouns to complete the sentences:
Mark is their cousin. (their/ theirs) 1. This is ____ car. (our/ours) It is ____. (our/ours) 2. ____ house is very big. (Her /Hers) 3. Yellow is ____ favourite colour. (my/mine) EXERCISE 2. Correct the errors you find in pronoun usage.
1. Some North American food is very good, but I don't like most of them.
2. When we were schoolgirls, my sister and me used to play badminton after school
every day.
3. If you want to pass you're exams, you had better study very hard for it.
4. A hippopotamus spends most of it's time in the water of rivers and lakes.
5. After work, Mr. Gray asked to speak to Tim and I about the company's new
policies. He explained it to us and asked for ours opinions.
EXERCISE 3. Complete the sentences. Chose from some, any, something, somebody (someone), anybody (anyone), anything, somewhere. I'm going to buy somemilk.
1. There is _____ice in the fridge.
2. There isn't _____ ice in the fridge.
3. She didn't say _____.
4. Ann took some photographs but I didn't take _____.
5. She said _____ but I didn't understand her.
6. They live _____ in the south of England.
EXERCISE 4. Complete the sentences with myself, himself, itself, ourselves: 1. I’ll contact them _____ . 2. The movie _____ wasn’t very good but I liked the
actors. 3. The president _____ gave them the medals. 4. We found _____ in a
difficult situation.
EXERCISE 5. Complete the sentences with anybody (anyone), anything, nobody (no-one), nothing. There was a thunderstormduring the night but I heard nothing. 1. Fred isn’t a nice person. ____ likes him.
2. I can't hear _____. Can you turn the radio up?
3. Sheila's lonely in London because she doesn't know ____.
4. I haven't bought ____ for Sarah s birthday.
5. ____ can help you. You must do it yourself.
Total score -100/ 25 tasks
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