The All-Important Pronouns Practice Exercises

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The All-Important Pronouns Practice Exercises

Practice 1: Choosing The Correct Personal Pronoun

In the following sentences, choose the correct personal pronouns and identify them as subjective or objective pronouns.

1. Our teacher Ms. Prim glared at Tom and (me, I).
2. The other kids in the class laughed when (him and me; he and I) were sent out of the room.
3. My classmates and I told our parents that (she, her) was a terrible teacher and that's why (we, us) were getting bad grades.
4. Tom and (me, I) got to school late one day, and Ms. Prim made an example of (we, us) to the other kids by sending us to Study Hall.
5. My parents and Tom's talked to Ms. Prim and promised that (he and I; him and me) would straighten up in the future.

Practice 2: Using Correct Pronouns

Choose the correct pronouns in the following sentences.

1. To become a good writer, you need to determine (what, which) is your ultimate goal.
2. If you share your homework, to (whom, whose) should the teacher award the grade?
3. To (who, whom) should you direct your questions about writing?
4. Imagine that (your, you're) a famous poet; (who, whom) will you thank when you are accepting the Nobel Prize?
5. Surely you will want to thank (your, you're) parents for all the support they gave you.
6. My first attempts at poetry made (their, they're) way into the trash bin.
7. When writing is going well, (it's, its) a true pleasure.
8. Just between you and (I, me), I have always hated writing, but I'm beginning to change my mind.
9. Writing students often find (their selves, themselves) scratching their heads.
10. My Facebook friend sent an IM to my cousin and (I, me).

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