Theory
Morphologically pronouns are divided into ...
simple, compound, composite
Everyone, all, both, either, whole are
universal pronouns
This, that, these, those are
demonstrative pronouns
I felt myself very depressed these days.
I felt very depressed these days.
1. Our car and (их) are alike.
2. I often feel (себя) nervous with strangers.
3. George says that the mistake wasn't (его).
4. Kids wake up (просыпайтесь) it's nearly 9 o'clock.
5. She is beauty (сама).
6. We are very proud of (собой)
7. The dog is following us again. You can see it if you look behind (себя).
theirs
-
his
-
itself
ourselves
you
What grammatical categories do personal pronouns have?
number, case, person, gender
Who, whose, whom, which, what and who are examples of
interrogative pronouns
My, your, his, her, its, our, and their are examples of
possessive pronouns
Are these sheep or goats in that field over there?
Are those sheep or goats in that field over there?
1. I think (ничего) matters to her apart from herself.
2. It was totally unexpected and (все) was amazed when it happened.
3. Please, don’t breathe a word of this to (кому-нибудь) else: it’s highly confidential.
4. (Куда бы) I went in that country, people were friendly towards me.
nothing; everyone / everybody; anybody; anywhere
What are the differences between the conjoint forms and the absolute forms?
the absolute form is ysed without noun and serves as its substitute
Each other is used with 3 and more persons and one another is used with 2 persons only and they are called detaching pronouns.
While such pronouns as (the) other (-s) and another are called reciprocal.
Are these statements true?
False
1. Could I have ... helping of the pie?
2. That watch is gold, ...are silver.
3. Kate and Sylvia call ... every day.
4. Some people work during the day, ... work at night.
5. ... 2 years passed before we finally met each other again.
6. She was much older than any of ... girls.
7. The meeting allowed students from many countries to communicate with ... .
another; the others; each other; others; another; the other; one another
All us were tired after we had been doing sightseeing the whole afternoon.
All of us were tired after we had been doing sightseeing the whole afternoon.
We visit our grandparents (каждые) two weeks.
These are hot issues that affect (каждого и всех) of us.
Grill the fish for five minutes on (каждый) side.
every; each and everyone; each
After which verbs reflexiva pronouns aren't used?
feel, relax, concentrate, adapt, wake up, meet, hide, afford, complain, move, look at + dress, shave, wash, behave
1. There are ... messages on the table. They are for you.
2. Are these your biscuits? Could I have ..., please?
3. As the weather was nasty, there were hardly ... people outside.
4. The girl said she had not ... pocket money left.
5. Thanks, I need ... help, I’ll manage myself.
6. Are there ... bookstores near here?
some
one / some
any
any
no
any
1. In the shop I tried on several coats but I liked ... of them.
2. I have two photo-cameras but ... are broken.
3. ... of these ideas will work so you’d better think of something else.
4. The personnel manager has told me you need 2 types of qualification for this job. - ... is acceptable.
5. Would you like your coffee with milk or sugar, or ...?
none; both; neither; either; both
There were two men arguing with one another in the street. Suddenly one punched another and knocked him to the ground.
There were two men arguing with each other in the street. Suddenly one punched the other and knocked him to the ground.
It will take (еще) 10 miles to get to Bristol.
He rarely listens to (других) people’s opinions.
I was the first person to arrive, (другие) got delayed and arrived late.
another; other; the others
What's the difference between conjunctive and relative pronouns?
1. connect the main clause with subordinate clauses of subject, predicative, object, adverbial modifier
2. connect the main clause with attributive subordinate clause
1. Very ... people could manage to live on so ... money.
2. Twenty years ago very ... people knew ... about computers.
3. I am afraid I haven’t got ... cheese left.
4. My friend says she still has ... experience in marketing business.
5. We had ... number friends for dinner.
6. How ... time have we got? – Plenty.
7. How is your Granny? Thanks, she is ... better.
few
few / much
much
little
a few
much
a little/ much
1. ... is Jack’s phone number?
2. We need to hire ... knows the most about computers.
3. My car, ... I only bought two months ago, has broken down.
4. My grandmother, ... is in her 80ies, still enjoys long walks.
5. In the part of the city ... I live nothing interesting ever happens.
6. This is the time of the year ... tourists start to arrive.
7. She is a writer ... books I always like to read.
8. The house in ... I grew up has been recently pulled down.
9. – Good morning, ladies! ... of you is first in line?
10. – ... is Ann? – She is the girl ... father won a large sum of money in the lottery.
what; whoever; which; who; where; when; whose; which; which; who / whose
Look at the girl which is standing near the window. Do you recognize her? I saw the girl which beauty took my breath away.
Look at the girl who is standing near the window. Do you recognize her? 10. I saw the girl whose beauty took my breath away.
1. (Ни один) of her two brothers is married.
2. (Никто) of the students failed their test in Phonetics.
3. Have you eaten (обе) those bars of chocolate?
4. (Ни одна) of my two daughters seems at all interested in what (либо) my wife (либо) I am doing.
neither; none; both; neither / either or