| Reference Book | Collins Revised English Grammar and Composition Class 7 |
| Chapter Number | Chapter 3 |
| Chapter Name | Pronouns |
Let’s Get Started
Read the paragraph and underline the pronouns: (Page 25)
Anya and her brother are going to their grandmother’s house. She is called Stella. Though she’s 80 years old, she cooks for her grandchildren herself when they visit her. She loves each of them very much. The big house that she lives in is hers.
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct personal pronouns: (Page 26)
1. You and I are good friends from now on.(You and I / Me and you / I and You / You and me)
2. My mother has made chicken stew and appams for me and my friends. (my friends and me/me and my friends / my friends and I )
3. The teacher is very angry with us. ( us/we/they/he)
4. Lina and I are going to start a business soon. (Lina and I / I and Lina / Me and Lina / Lina and me )
5. The workers have put in long hours. The employers have promised them a holiday next week. (them/we / you / I )
6. Her dog loves us. (me and her / I and her/us / we)
7. Mohan and I are the winners of the musical contest. (Mohan and I / Mohan and me / Me and Mohan / I and Mohan )
8. She and I are going on a trip to Sri Lanka. (She and I / She and me / I and she / Me and she)
B. Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns: (Page 26)
1. I can only help you so much. You have to do the rest yourself.
2. Tony was ashamed of himself because he had lied to his parents.
3. People who take care of themselves have a better chance of staying healthy.
4. All of you have done a very good job. You should be proud of yourselves.
5. Aryan did his homework by himself.
6. Anish exclaimed, ‘The tyres of our car are punctured! Where shall we go to get them repaired?’
7. ‘Don’t you worry, sir! I can do it. It’s really easy job for me,’ replied the watchman.
8. She said, ‘If you are ready, we shall start.’
9. ‘I have lost a lot of weight. Look at me,’ my mother said to me.
10.We, along with our neighbours, had bought two LCD TVs last month from the same shop. My neighbours say that theirs is working fine, but ours often has problems.
C. Fill in the blanks with suitable interrogative pronouns: (Page 27, 28)
1. Who will come with me to the market?
2. Whose are these books?
3. Which of these shirts do you like?
4. Who will pay the bill?
5. What do you want?
6. Whose is this purse?
7. What is the matter with you?
8. Which is the road to the metro station?
D.Fill in the blanks with suitable relative pronouns: (Page 28)
1. The director who made this film passed away two years ago.
2. She won the finals of the tough competition, which no one had expected her to.
3. Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you what kind of a person you are.
4. The swimmer who won the gold medal trained for many years.
5. The sweater which I bought yesterday shrank after a wash.
6. The name of the eleven players who made it to the national team will be announced tomorrow.
7. Roti, that eat for dinner, is part of our staple diet.
8. Where did you buy the earrings that you gave Minu?
9. Salman Rushdie’s latest book, which was published last year, was an instant bestseller.
10. The tea shop that we used to visit often has closed down suddenly.
E. Rewrite the following sentences omitting the relative pronouns. Change the position of the prepositions. Change the position of the prepositions: (Page 29)
1. This is a house in which you can maintain a big lawn.
1) This is the house you can maintain a big lawn in.
2) The person about whom you are asking is known to our family.
2) The person you are asking about is known to our family.
3. This is the road beside which the Ganga flows.
3) This is the road the Ganga flows beside.
4. Zootopia is the animated film about which I was telling my brother.
4) Zootopia is the animated film I was telling my brother about.
5) Cynthia is the girl with whom I shared a room during our school trip.
5) Cynthia is the girl I shared a room with during our school trip.
6. This is the organization in which my brother works.
6) This is the organisation my brother works in.
7. The professor with whom we requested a meeting has not arrived yet.
7) The professor we requested a meeting with has not arrived yet.
8. This is the museum beside which the restaurant is located.
8) This is the museum the restaurant is located beside.
9. Who is the person with whom you discuss your troubles ?
9) Who is the person you discuss your troubles with ?
10. The hill top of which the monastery is situated is very high.
10) The hill the monastery is situated on top of is very high.
F. Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns: (Page 30)
1. We were all so tired that nobody wanted to have dinner. (anybody/nobody)
2. Somebody is at the door. Go and open it. (everybody/somebody)
3. I cannot buy either of these shirts. Both are costly. (either / any)
4. These are the changes you have to make. (these / each)
5. Those of you who have finished the work may leave. (Those / any )
6. Do you see the boy sitting in the last row? That is the student we met at the science fair. (this / that)
7. The plot of the book which I took from you is fast-paced. (what / which)
8. The dentist who pulled out my tooth was an expert. (whom / who)
9. The boy whose pen you borrowed has left the exam hall. (whose / whom)
10.Whom are you angry with? (whom/ that)
11.What are you thinking about? (what / where)
12.Of these two sizes, which fits you better? (which / what)
13.Don’t blame me; you did it yourself. (yourself/myself)
14.Neither of them is interested in going for the picnic. (anybody/ neither)
15.Are you still writing the essay? I have finished mine long ago. (yours/ mine)
16.The book that you had ordered has arrived. (that /whom)
17.The man who met with the accident has been taken to hospital. (that /who)
18.The woman whose purse was stolen is arguing with the police officer. (who/whose)
Let Us Write: Complete the dialogue between Nitin and his mother using suitable pronouns. (Page 31)
• Mother: Nitin! Where are you?
• Nitin: I am here, Mother. Do you need something?
• Mother: I am looking for your sister’s shirt. She asked me to iron it.
• Nitin: I don’t know where it is. Why don’t you ask her?
• Mother: She has gone for her dance class. Afterwards, she is going out with some friends of hers. They will be coming back to the house for dinner at 8 p.m.
• Nitin: Did you try messaging her?
• Mother: No, I did not. I will do it now.
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