Choose the correct pronouns (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves, this, that, these, those, who, whose, which, that, some, any, everybody, everywhere, everything).
1. ___ bricks over there are for your chimney.
2. This is John ___ laptop was stolen this morning.
3. Mrs Miller, ___ father is a painter, came to New York in 1950.
4. I talked to the man ___ lives in High Street.
5. James Watt was an inventor ___ ideas changed the world.
6. What do you call someone ___ lives in Texas?
7. The Smiths, ___ son went to the USA, are selling their house.
8. When I am on holiday, I always buy ___ for my relatives.
9. Would you like ___ tea?
10. He left the house without having eaten ___.
Explanation: "These" is used to refer to objects that are near to the speaker.
2. This is John, whose laptop was stolen this morning.
Explanation: "Whose" is used to show possession, indicating that the laptop belongs to John.
3. Mrs Miller, whose father is a painter, came to New York in 1950.
Explanation: "Whose" is used to show possession, indicating that Mrs Miller's father is a painter.
4. I talked to the man who lives in High Street.
Explanation: "Who" is used to introduce a relative clause and refers to a person.
5. James Watt was an inventor whose ideas changed the world.
Explanation: "Whose" is used to show possession, indicating that the ideas belong to James Watt.
6. What do you call someone who lives in Texas?
Explanation: "Who" is used to introduce a relative clause and refers to a person.
7. The Smiths, whose son went to the USA, are selling their house.
Explanation: "Whose" is used to show possession, indicating that the son belongs to the Smiths.
8. When I am on holiday, I always buy something for my relatives.
Explanation: "Something" is used to refer to an unspecified thing.
9. Would you like some tea?
Explanation: "Some" is used to refer to an unspecified quantity or amount of tea.
10. He left the house without having eaten anything.
Explanation: "Anything" is used to refer to an unspecified thing.