Tài liệu mới cập nhật ngày 03022012 Lớp ôn tập anh văn 2 Trường đại học Bách Khoa TP. Hồ Chí Minh PRONOUNS

PRONOUNS
Personal pronouns:
Subject Pronouns: I, you, she, he, it, we, they are used as a subject or predicate noun.
She is a teacher.
It was he who said that.
Object Pronouns: me, you, him, her, them, us, it are used as
Indirect object:
She baked him a pie.
Direct object:
I can hardly see it.
Object of a preposition:
They are going with us.
Possessive Pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, theirs, ours, its take the place of possessive nouns.
If this isn’t ours, it must be theirs.
Yours is much better than mine.
Tables below show the breakdown of the English personal pronouns
along the four dimensions of case, person, number, and gender.
Singular
First Person
Second Person
Third Person

Plural
First Person
Second Person
Third Person

Subjective/Nominative
Objective
Possessive
Male

Female
Neutral Male Female Neutral Male Female Neutral
I
me
mine
you
you
yours
he
she
it
him
her
it
his
hers
its

Subjective/Nominative
Male
Female Neutral
we
you
they

Objective
Possessive
Male Female Neutral Male Female Neutral
us
ours

you
yours
them
theirs

Case and personal pronouns
In the following example, the pronoun is a part of the subject so subject pronoun should be used.
My sister and me went to the movie.
(Incorrect)
My sister and I went to the movie.
(Correct)
In the following example the pronoun is a direct object so object pronoun should be used.
My sister took a picture of him and I.
(Incorrect)
My sister took a picture of him and me.
(Correct)
Ex: I saw you when she talked to them.
The pronoun I refers to the person speaking.
The pronoun you refers to the person spoken to.
The pronoun she and them refer to persons spoken about.
Demonstrative Pronouns
List of Demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those
Ex:
That is his book.
I want to exchange this for that and these for those.
This is an excellent question.


Reflexive Pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, oneself, ourselves, themselves, yourselves.
a. emphasize (intensify) a noun or another pronoun.

Ex: Instructor himself ordered this product.
Ex: We did all the work ourselves.
b. point back to the subject of the sentence.
Ex:
He wanted to kick himself for even making that stupid comment.
I bought myself a new shirt.
Never use a reflexive pronoun in place of a personal pronoun.
The following sentences are incorrect.
Ex:
Mary and myself went to the movie.
My father drove Mary and myself to the movie.
The following sentences are correct.
Ex:

Mary and I went to the movie.
My father drove Mary and me to the movie.

Indefinite pronouns
Indefinite pronouns do not refer to any particular persons or places or things. They replace nouns without
specifying which noun they replace.
Singular: another, anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, little, much,
neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, other, somebody, someone, something
Plural: both, few, many, others, several
Singular or plural: all, any, more, most, none, some
Indefinite pronouns that end in -one or -body are always singular. //except none//
These words include: anyone, everyone, someone, one, anybody, somebody, nobody.
a. Pronouns that are always singular
Examples
Everybody can do something, but nobody can do everything.
Either looks like a good option.

b. Pronouns that are always plural
Examples
Few were late for the meeting.
Many bought tickets to the show.
For indefinite pronouns that can be singular or plural, it depends on what the indefinite pronoun refers
to.
Ex:
- There is a lot of furniture in the room; some is damaged.
(some refers to furniture, which is singular. )
- There are many books there; some are very interesting.
( some refers to books, which is plural. )
Reciprocal Pronouns
Reciprocal Pronouns show a mutual relationship. They are each other and one another.
Each other is used when the group consists of just two people, animals or things.
One another is used when the groups consists of more than two people, animals ot things.
Examples


John and Bob respect each other.
We are commanded to love one another.
Relative Pronouns
Relative Pronoun begins a subordinate clause and connects that clause to another noun that precedes it in the
sentence. Relative pronouns list: who, whom, whose, whoever, whomever, which, whichever, that, what,
whatever.
Examples
It is a book that is difficult to ignore.
The dog, which is a terrier, is four years old.
 I will consider renting or buying, whichever works out best.
All relative pronouns do not change the form with gender, person, or number.
Only who changes form with case.

Subjective: who
Objective: whom
Possessive: whose
Examples
The girl who told me the story lives down the street.
The girl whom I chose will get a present.
I am not sure whose that is.
Interrogative Pronouns
Interrogative pronouns are used to begin or introduce interrogative sentences.
They are who, whom, whose, what, and which.
They are similar to the Relative Pronouns; the difference is their use in the sentence.
Examples
Whom did you invite to the party?
Which did you prefer?
Who did what to whom?
Possessive adjectives
Possessive adjectives (also called determiners or determinative possessive pronouns) always
modify/describe a noun.
They must be used together with nouns they are describing, and come in front of them.
There are seven of them in modern English: my, your, his, her, its, our, their.
His book is excellent.
Their house is new.
Highlighted words inform us to whom something belongs and their function is similar to those of adjectives.
More about possessive adjectives
Pronouns and Adjectives
Some words that function as pronouns may function as adjectives because they tell something about the noun
they modify rather than stand in for it.
Examine the following table to see the different roles of some words and remember that
Adjective describes a noun and Pronoun replaces a noun.
Possessive Adjectives

My English is good.
I see your money.

Possessive Pronouns
Mine is better
Yours are gone.


His girl is a student.
I like her hair.
It is our place.
Their house is old.

I will take his.
I like hers.
It is ours.
I do not want theirs.

Demonstrative Adjectives
I like that story.
These quizzes are nice.
Who did this work?.

Demonstrative Pronouns
I like that.
These are nice quizzes.
Who did this?.

Interrogative Adjectives
Which classes did you take?

Whose phone did you use?
What kind of pronoun is it?

Interrogative Pronouns
Which did you like?
Whose did you break?
What is a pronoun?

Indefinite Adjectives
Many children like ice cream.
Did you want some bananas?
Is there any tea?
I need a few minutes.

Indefinite Pronouns
Many bought tickets to the
show.
Some are not fresh.
No, there is not any?
I have a few.

QUIZ
1. Mia left ......... notebook on the bus.
(a) her
(b) yours
(c) his
2. The colorful picture of the flowers is ..........
(a) their
(b) your
(c) mine

3. The proud parents brought home ......... new baby girl.
(a) his
(b) her
(c) their
4. William strummed ......... guitar and invited everyone to sing.
(a) his
(b) its
(c) her
5. The computer quickly stores information on ......... huge memory.
(a) yours
(b) theirs
(c) its
6. These warm chocolate chip cookies melt in ......... mouth.
(a) its
(b) your
(c) yours
7. Is ......... seat belt always fastened?
(a) your


(b) mine
(c) its
8. The fluffy brown puppy is ..........
(a) its
(b) my
(c) theirs
9. ......... hand shot up when the teacher asked for volunteers.
(a) Their
(b) Her
(c) Mine

10. I didn't get a cheeseburger, so I tasted ..........
(a) mine
(b) its
(c) hers
11. Paul, Rudy, and ___ are going to play air hockey.
A. me
B. I
12. ___ boys also delivered calendars over the weekend.
A. We
B. Us
13. The best players on the field were you and ____.
A. them
B. they
14. ___ and Sharona are graduating from college next year.
A. Her
B. She
15. My friends and ___ like to do our homework on the telephone.
A. I
B. me
16. Ms. Reyna marked ___ absent.
A. he
B. him
17. The location of the cave is a secret between ___ two.
A. we
B. us
18. Dad asked Chris and ___ to paint the garage.
A. she
B. her
19. My old red sweater has lost ____ shape.
A. it's

B. its
20. Please leave the boat keys on ____ dock.
A. you're
B. your
21. ____ egg salad sandwiches are the best.
A. Their
B. They're
22. Do you know
about these boxes?
A. these
B. anything


23. Be sure that
knows his or her lines.
A. everybody
B. his or her
24. The twins were late because
of
forgot about the party.
A. them
B. both
25.
of
balloons have lost helium.
A. Several
B. these
Choose one of the words to complete each sentence.
her / herself / hers / she
26. Can you drive ___ to work?

27. This cat is ___.
28. I heard that ___ won the lottery.
29. She said that she wanted to do it ___.
30. Do you think ___ is older than me?
31. There is a problem with ___ TV.
32. Has ___ called you yet?
33. She doesn't want to go by ___.
34. There is no way ___ will agree with me.
35. __ brother is a doctor.
36. The boat is ___.
37. I think, that is ___.
38. Once there was a young man who called ......... Icarus.
(a) myself
(b) himself
(c) herself
39. His father always wanted his children to look after ......... and do what they wanted.
(a) themselves
(b) ourselves
(c) herself
40. The trouble was that Icarus always wanted to put ......... into danger.
(a) herself
(b) itself
(c) himself
41. His father said again and again if we don't take care, we'd hurt ..........
(a) themselves
(b) yourselves
(c) ourselves
42. Icarus shocked his father with an idea that he was going to try out on ..........
(a) himself
(b) themselves

(c) herself
43. He had watched birds fly by throwing ......... into the air.
(a) yourselves
(b) themselves
(c) ourselves
44. His sister said she would like to push ......... into the air and fly but she was too frightened.
(a) itself
(b) himself
(c) herself


45. Icarus said he would try and he promised his father: I will not injure ..........
(a) yourself
(b) myself
(c) ourselves
46. The last words his father said before Icarus left were: Look after ..........
(a) yourself
(b) himself
(c) myself
47. Unfortunately Icarus went too near the sun and the wax on his wings melted and the feathers
worked ......... free and he fell on the ground and died.
(a) itself
(b) yourselves
(c) themselves
48. The old woman lived alone, with ---- to look after ----.
A) someone / her
B) anyone / herself
C) everyone / she
D) no one / her
E) anyone / she's

49. ---- two rings here on my little finger belonged to ---- grandmother.
A) These / my
B) That / mine
C) Those / me
D) The / myself
E) This / my
50. When the little boy grabbed the lizard, ---- tail broke off in ---- hand.
A) it's / his
B) it / him
C) its / his
D) it / one's
E) its / he's
51. A baby learns the meaning of words as ---- are spoken by others and later uses ---- in sentences.
A) their / they
B) they / them
C) they / themselves
D) it / them
E) they / it
52. Some of these clothes are ----, and the rest of ---- belong to Zack.
A) yours / it
B) my / them
C) hers / their
D) me / they
E) mine / them
53. As for ----, I prefer to let people make up ---- minds.
A) myself / each other's
B) I / his own
C) mine / one another's
D) me / their own
E) my / theirs

54. The solicitor wrote a letter to Ann and ---- in which he asked us if we could settle the matter between
----.
A) I / us


B) me / us
C) myself / ours
D) mine / our
E) me / we
55. As ---- cuts it as well as he does, I always have my hair cut at Johnson's.
A) anyone
B) someone else's
C) no one else
D) everyone
E) nobody's
56. They decided to buy the house because ---- location would allow ---- to get to work very easily.
A) theirs / them
B) it / themselves
C) its / them
D) they / us
E) its / their
57. Our dog is of a very good breed as ---- is the offspting of two very champion dogs and inherited ---features.
A) this / its
B) he / them
C) she / theirs
D) that / his
E) it / their
58. Hello Henry, Kate, Peter. Help ---- to some food and I'll be with you in a moment.
A) you
B) yours

C) yourself
D) yourselves
59. A student of ---- has just been to see me.
A) your
B) yours
C) yourself
D) you
60. Her parents were in Malaya. So were ----.
A) mine
B) your
C) my
D) myself
61. The cat caught ---- tail in the door.
A) it's
B) itself
C) its
D) it
62. When Sally won the lottery, she pinched ---- to make sure she wasn't dreaming.
A) hers
B) herself
C) her
D) himself
63. ---- in the village went to the party but ---- enjoyed it very much.
A) Someone / no one
B) Nobody / no one


C) Everyone / nobody
D) Everyone / somebody
64. William Shakespeare is ---- who I have always admired.

A) someone
B) no one
C) everyone
D) anyone
65. You mustn't blame ----. You are the guilty one.
A) yourself
B) me
C) myself
D) you
66. Almost no friend of ---- came to the funeral.
A) her
B) myself
C) theirs
D) them
67. It's partly finished. There is ---- left.
A) nothing
B) everything
C) anything
D) something
68. I didn't buy ---- in the end.
A) nothing
B) something
C) everybody
D) anything
69. It's no good if everyone ---- to get ---- own way.
A) wants / their
B) want / their
C) wants / their
D) want / theirs
70. He was an only child, so he had to learn how to amuse ----.

A) himself
B) him
C) anybody
D) each other
71. They always defend ----. If you blame one, the other will spring to her aid.
A) themselves
B) one another
C) him
D) them
72. He claimed to be an expert, but he knew almost ---- about it.
A) everything
B) nothing
C) anything
D) something
73. If ---- had called, they would have left a message.
A) anybody
B) nobody
C) everybody
D) no one


74. No one can find Alice and David ----.
A) everywhere
B) somewhere
C) anywhere
D) nowhere
75. Despite her father's complaints, she decided to live ---- in Canada.
A) herself
B) of her own
C) by herself

D) her
76. The music in the house was so loud that everybody had to shout to make ---- heard.
A) herself
B) oneself
C) themselves
D) them
77. There was ---- to help me so I had to do all the cleaning myself.
A) anybody
B) no one
C) somebody
D) everyone
SUBJECT- VERB AGREEMENT
1. Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief administrator ____ going
to have to make a decision.
is
are
2. ______ my boss or my sisters in the union going to win this grievance?
Is
Are
3. Some of the votes __________ to have been miscounted.
seem
seems
4. The tornadoes that tear through this county every spring _____ more than
just a nuisance.
are
is
5. Everyone selected to serve on this jury _____ to be willing to give up
a lot of time.
have
has

6. Kara Wolters, together with her teammates, _________ a formidable
opponent on the basketball court.
presents
present
7. He seems to forget that there __________ things to be done before he can graduate.
are
is
8. There _______ to be some people left in that town after yesterday's flood.
have
has


9. Some of the grain __________ to be contaminated.
appear
appears
10. Three-quarters of the students __________ against the tuition hike.
is
are
11. Three-quarters of the student body __________ against the tuition hike.
is
are
12. A high percentage of the population _________ voting for the new school.
is
are
13. A high percentage of the people _________ voting for the new school.
was
were
1. A) At the end of the story, they was living happily ever after.
B) At the end of the story, they were living happily ever after.
C) At the end of the story, they were living happily ever after.

D) At the end of the story, they was living happily ever after.
2. A) Al and Eli go to the beach to surf with their friends.
B) Al and Eli go to the beach to surf with their friends.
C) Al and Eli goes to the beach to surf with their friends.
D) Al and Eli goes to the beach to surf with their friends.
3. A) When Al and Eli arrive, they find that their friends has waxed their boards.
B) When Al and Eli arrive, they find that their friends has waxed their boards.
C) When Al and Eli arrive, they find that their friends have waxed their boards.
D) When Al and Eli arrive, they find that their friends have waxed their boards.
4. A) The group of children from that school has never seen the ocean.
B) The group of children from that school have never seen the ocean.
C) The group of children from that school has never seen the ocean.
D) The group of children from that school have never seen the ocean.
5. A) If our staff members doesn't quit picking at each other, we will not meet our goals.
B) If our staff members don't quit picking at each other, we will not meet our goals.
C) If our staff members don't quit picking at each other, we will not meet our goals.
D) If our staff members doesn't quit picking at each other, we will not meet our goals.
1. Either the photographer or her companions (was, were) the first to see the gorilla.
2. Jill’s natural ability and her desire to help others (has, have) led to a career in the ministry.
3. Everybody who signed up for the ski trip (was, were) taking lessons.
4. Some of our luggage (was, were) lost.
5. None of his advice (make, makes) sense.
6. One out of every three sunsets (was, were) covered with clouds.
7. A ship and a plane (has, have) recently disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle.
8. The teeth in a crocodile’s mouth (is, are) sharp.
9. The leaders of the expedition (was, were) looking for a campsite.
10. The lions and the photographer (was, were) face to face.
11. During the trip macaroni and cheese (was, were) the favorite meal for the two drivers.
12. Measles (is, are) a contagious childhood disease.
13. On the side (is, are) political correspondents hoping for an interview.

14. The trunk of the elephant and the belly of the hippo (make, makes) me laugh.


15. A group of students (was, were) blocking the road.
16. Albert and Harry, members of a racing team, (drives, drive) across America.
17. The samples on the tray in the lab (need, needs) testing.
18. Billy (swim, swims) in the cold water often.
19. The Whale Shark, the largest of all sharks, (grow, grows) up to 38 feet long.
20. The board of trustees (meet, meets) in Denver on the first Tuesday of each month.