Pronouns – Possessives – Demonstratives – Quantifiers Test B1 Grammar Exercises

We use It to say who someone probably is (at the door, on the phone): It must be Mrs Morgan. After that we use She for Mrs Morgan, because she is a woman. Not Someone, because the speaker already guesses who it is.

His sister means Ed's sister, so we use the possessive adjective his before the noun. Hers is a possessive pronoun that means her project, so it stands alone without a noun. Not her, because her needs a noun after it.

We is the subject, and its rent means the rent of the flat. Its is the possessive of it and has no apostrophe. Not it's, because it's means it is.

Every goes directly before a singular noun: every student. A room of their own means a room that belongs only to them. We often use their after every student when we don't know if it is a man or a woman. Not Each of, because it needs the or a pronoun after it: each of the students.

Enjoy yourself/herself means to have a good time, so we need the reflexive pronoun herself. Before the noun friends we use the possessive adjective her. Not hers, because it cannot go before a noun.

Be on your own means to be alone. After everybody we usually use their: everybody … on their own. Not by herself, because everybody means both men and women.

You yourself uses a reflexive pronoun for emphasis: you, and not another person. Doing it refers back to wasting time on the computer. Not yours, because a possessive pronoun cannot come before a verb like waste.

We use that for a singular thing or person we talked about before or that is far away. A friend of yours is the normal pattern: of + possessive pronoun (mine, yours, his). Not of you, because we say a friend of yours.

For how long something lasts we can use a possessive form of time: three months' holiday (= a holiday of three months). Note the apostrophe after the s in months'. Another correct form is a three-month holiday, with no s. Not three months, because the apostrophe is missing.

Nobody already makes the sentence negative, so after it we use anybody, not somebody: Nobody cares about anybody. Not nothing, because we are talking about people.

Minutes is a countable plural noun, so we use a few: a few minutes (= a small number). It replaces a meal. Not a little, because it goes with uncountable nouns.

A lot of friends means many friends. None of them means not one of the friends; it is used for more than two people. Not neither, because neither is only for two people or things.

Television is uncountable, so we say too much television. Their imagination uses the possessive adjective before a noun. Not too a lot of, because too cannot go before a lot of.

Luggage is uncountable, so we use little: very little luggage (= almost no luggage). We say with me, not with myself, after a preposition of place like this. Not few, because it goes with plural countable nouns.

Pandas is a plural countable noun, so in a negative sentence we use many: There aren't many pandas. Their number means the number of pandas, so we need the possessive adjective their. Not much, because it goes with uncountable nouns.

Sean has two dogs, so we use words for two: both of them (= the two dogs) and neither of them (= not one and not the other). Not none or all, because those are used for more than two.

Pens is countable and plural, so we say so many pens. A few (= a small number) also goes with countable nouns and replaces a few pens. Not much or a little, because they are used with uncountable nouns.

He is the subject (Leonard). Each of them means every single fish, one by one. Not every, because we cannot say every of them; we say each of them or every one of them.

Either … or shows a choice between two: Either you or someone else. All the tyres means every tyre of the car. Not Both, because both goes with and, not or.

Hope is uncountable, so in a negative sentence we use much: We don't have much hope. Weeks is countable, so we say a few weeks. Not a little, because don't have a little hope is not natural, and a little goes only with uncountable nouns.