Pronouns

Question 1

Which pronoun would you use for the underlined words?

Pronouns are linguistic tools that
we use to refer to
people. (i.e. they/them/theirs,
she/her/hers, he/him/his).

Question 2

1 Alicia and I left the party early; Jane and Marcia stayed longer than we us.
2 Emily’s had her baby - apparently it he/she was born in the middle of the night.
3 You’re suffering from too much stress. You should learn to relax yourself more.
4 Do you prefer olive oil or sunflower one?
5 I’m afraid these are the best seats I was able to find them at such short notice.
6 Dorinda and Eric have been married for ten years; they met themselves each other at university.
7 They didn’t have that spare part I wanted in the local shop but I managed to find a one on the
Internet.
8 ‘Who’s that?’ ‘Hi, Steve. It’s we us. We’ve been ringing the doorbell for ages!’
9 My holiday photos are a bit disappointing. There are hardly any good ones.
10 Darren’s very good with his hands. He made all the kitchen cabinets of himself.

Question 3

Gender Neutral Pronouns: Singular they (mean one person)
They laughed
I called them.
Their eyes gleam.
That is theirs.
They like themself.

Gender Neutral: ZE
Ze laughed (Zee)
I called hir (pron. here).
Hir eyes gleam.
That is hirs. (pron. here’s).
Ze likes hirself (here-self).