PRONOUN AS SUBJECT

PRONOUN AS SUBJECT

PRONOUNS

A pronoun is used in place of a noun or nouns. Common pronouns include he, her, him, I, it, me, she, them, they, us, and we. Here are some examples:

INSTEAD OF: Luma is a good athlete.

She is a good athlete. (The pronoun she replaces Luma.)

INSTEAD OF: The beans and tomatoes are fresh-picked.

They are fresh-picked. (The pronoun they replaces the beans and tomatoes.)

Often a pronoun takes the place of a particular noun. This noun is known as the antecedent. A pronoun "refers to," or directs your thoughts toward, its antecedent.

Let's call Luma and ask her to join the team. (Her is a pronoun; Luma is its antecedent.)

To find a pronoun's antecedent, ask yourself what that pronoun refers to. What does her refer to in the sentence above—that is, who is the her? The her in the sentence is Luma; therefore, Luma is the antecedent.

Subjective Pronouns

A subjective pronoun acts as the subject of a sentence—it performs the action of the verb. The subjective pronouns are he, I, it, she, they, we, and you.

He spends ages looking out the window.

After lunch, she and I went to the planetarium.

1. I go to school with (he/him) everyday
2. I see (she/her/herself) at the Union every Friday.
3. She speaks to (we/us/ourselves) every morning.
4. Isn’t (she/her) a nice person ?.
5. (He/Him) is going to New York on vacation.
6. (She/Her) and John gave the money to the boy.
7. (Yours/Your) record is scratched and (my/mine) is too.
8. I hurt (my/mine/the) leg.
9. John bought (himself/herself/hisself) a new coat.
10. (We/Us) girs are going camping over the weekend.
11. Mr. Jones cut (hisself/himself) shaving.
12. We like (our/ours) new car very much.
13. The dog bit (she/her) on the leg.
14. John (he/himself) went to the meeting.
15. You’ll stick (you/your/yourself) with the pins if you are not careful.
16. Marry and (I/me) would rather go to the movies.
17. Everyone has to do (their/his) own research.
18. Just beetwen you and (I/me), I don’t like this food.
19. Monday is a holiday for (we/us) teacher.
20. (Her/Hers) car does not go as fast as (our/ours).

21. I was astonished at … a good score for her IQ in spite of his poor mathematic.
A. Being able to get

B To be able to get

C. She could get

D. Be able to get

E. her being able to get

Answer: E

22. This is … bicycle.

a.       Rudy’s                  b. him                   c. he                      d. Rudy

23.  Aunt Tina has a new car. The Grey car over there is …

a.       Her                         b. hers                  c. she                    d. she’s

24.  Susi’s uncle is carrying a bag.  … is going to the office.

a.       She                        b. his                     c. he                      d. him

25.  When Rini and I were in the yard, father called …

a.       Us                           b. they                  c. their                  d. We

26. A : The weather is hot in Surabaya. Which shirt do you need?

B : I need the thin …

a.       One                       b. once                 c. one’s                                d. ones

27. This test is not difficult, … can do it.

a.       No one                 b. one                   c. anybody          d. noboby

28. I have a pen friend in Canada. We have been waiting to … since last year.

a.       Some other        b. other                                c. each other      d. another

29.  I have a book. This is … book

a.       Your                       b. my                     c. his                      d. her

30.  Look, that is Ekajaya! … is my classmate.

a.       She                        b. I                          c. You                    d. He

31. Tino is a student and Budi is too. … are SMP student.

a.       We                         b. they                  c. you                    d. you and I

32.  Look at the picture. … is a black board.

a.       This                        b. that                   c. these                                d. those

33.  I don’t like this shirt. Give me … one, please.

a.       Other                    b. others              c. another           d. the other

34. I came to Ani’s house last night. I knocked the door, but there was no answer. I think there wasn’t any body there. I am sure there was … at home.

a.       Everyone             b. anyone            c. someone        d. no one

35.  Mr. Ismail is their history teacher. He teaches … very well.

a.       Them                    b. us                      c. me                     d. him

36. Tony and I have many books. These books are …

a.       Theirs                    b. his                     c. yours                                d. ours