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1. 1.

   Choose and write the personal pronouns in the blanks in this conversation. (Do enjoy reading it first to yourself )

   Adi and Koki are up in the guava tree.

   1. Adi: What sweet guavas! Mmmm, ____________ (I /me) must eat some more.
   2. Koki: Look! I can see some more of ____________ (it/them) hanging up there. Let ____________ (me/l) climb up and break ____________. (them /ours)
   3. Adi: Koki, ____________ (you/ them) have already eaten five guavas ____________ 'll (you / it) get a stomach ache.
   4. Adi: (suddenly) Look ! The owner! ____________ (he /her) is coming towards ____________ (them /us) Get down! Quick!

   (they climb down and start running away)

   5. Koki: Why did ____________ (he/we) both run? ____________ (we/he) could have requested ____________ (her/him) to let ____________ (him/us) eat a few of ____________  (his/ it) guavas.
   6. Adi: Silly girl! The tree is not ____________ (ours / his). ____________ (they / it) belongs to ____________ (her/him) Let's go and tell Ma. ____________ (he/she) will scold ____________ but ____________ eyes will be lit up with mischief?
2. 2.

   Rewrite these sentences using possessive pronouns.

   1. This car belongs to us.             It is ours.
   2. That book belongs to her.           It __________________
   3. These sweets belong to him.         _____________________
   4. Those cows belong to them.          _____________________
   5. That laptop belongs to me.          _____________________
   6. That is the girl's watch.           The watch is hers.
   7. This is father's briefcase.         The briefcase __________ ___________
   8. These crayons are the children's.   These crayons __________ ___________
   9. This is Larry's truck.              This truck ___________ ___________
   10. What is my cup doing here?          It ____________ ____________
3. 3.

   Use who, whose, which and that in these sentences and underline their antecedents.

   1. Meet the lad ______________ runs this art gallery.         who
   2. The horse ______________ Dinky bought is black.
   3. This is the van ______________ brought me here.
   4. I found ______________ I was looking for. (no antecedent)
   5. The man ______________ is honest succeeds in life.
   6. I have purchased all the medicines ______________ you need.
   7. The road ______________ led to her house was narrow and stony.
   8. These are the two coins ______________ were missing last night.
   9. Uneasy lies the head ______________ wears the crown.
   10. Could you point out the flowers ______________ you want me to give you?
4. 4.

   Join these sentences using the relative pronouns who or which.

   1. Nelson Mandela. He was imprisoned for 27 years. He became President of South Africa.
   2. The Titanic. It sank in the year 1912. It was supposed to be unsinkable.
   3. Rani Lakshmi Bai. She was a brave leader of the 1857 Mutiny. She was killed by the British.
   4. The Swadeshi Movement. It was started by the Congress Party. It was a movement to boycott English goods.
   5. The Berlin Wall. It was built in 1961. It stood for 28 years.

   Do the same with these sentences.

   1. This is the student. She is the All India I.Sc. topper.
   2. Last evening we had a dinner party. It was a success.
   3. We thanked the doctor. He had saved our dog.
   4. The postman brought the letter. You were waiting for it. (delete /it/in your answer).
   5. The train has left. We wanted to catch it. (delete /it/ in your answer).
5. 5.

   Match the reflexive pronouns to complete these sentences.

   1. Dinky was talking to 2. My dad cut 3. We dried 4. The cat stretched 5. The boxer 6. The babies crawled out by

   themselves. knocked himself out by hitting his head on the post. herself in the mirror. himself while shaving. ourselves after the swim. itself out in the warm sun

6. 6.

   Use emphasising pronouns for these blanks.

   1. The General ______________ picked up the wounded soldier.
   2. Sita ______________ opened the door to welcome us.
   3. I ______________ saw him stealing the chillies.
   4. The plane landed on the field by ______________.
   5. The master ______________ sat at the desk. 
   6. The boys ______________ painted the balcony.