COMMUNICATION THROUGH ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Class: Students of Philosophy

Subject: English Grammar

Grammar Test 2 on Possessives & Pronouns

Date: 02 December 2011

Student Name:

Roll Number:

Duration: 45 minutes

Total Marks: 50

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

If you have been given an Answer Booklet, follow the instructions on the front cover of the
Booklet. Write your candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue
or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
Answer all questions. Dictionaries are not permitted.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
Score Classification
PART

Total Marks

PART 1

10

PART 2

10

PART 3

10

PART 4

10

PART 5

10

TOTAL

50

Arul Gaspar
Teacher in Charge

Marks Awarded

1 Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns. (10 marks)

Dear Sue,
How are you? Mum and Dad miss (1) you and so do Ken and (2) -------------- . Dad says (3) ---------- finds life dull without you around to tease (4) ----------------. Mum says (5) --------------doesnt feel like singing because you arent here to accompany (6) ------------ on the piano.
Maths is tough without you to teach Ken and (7) --------------- easy ways of solving
problems. You also helped (8) --------------------- to love maths by making (9) ---------------enjoyable.
Please write. Grandpa and Grandma say (10) -------------would like to hear from you too. (11) ------------------ all want to know about your adventures at the university.
Love,
Ben

2 Complete the conversation with suitable pronouns. (10 marks)

Ted:

I see that you like reading. At what age did (1) you learn to read?

Lisa: At three, (2) ------------- think. Mum and I read picture books together. (3) -------------had fun.
Ted: I learnt to read from an elder sister. (4) ------------- gave me interesting reading lessons.
Mum and Dad couldnt join in. (5) --------------------- were too busy.
Lisa: I was lucky. Dad brought home exciting books. (6) -------------- and I both enjoyed those
books.
Ted:

Do (7) --------------------- still read together?

Lisa:

Yes, in a different way. (8) ------------------ often read the same books and discuss them.

Ted: My sister and (9) ------------------- cant do that often now. (10) ---------------- lives very
far from here. But we still love reading. (11) ------------------ is our favorite pastime.

3 Rewrite the possessive form of the words in the brackets correctly. (10 marks)
Martin and Stella were newly married young couple. They wanted to live in New York because
of job opportunities. The couple wanted to buy a duplex house 1 (in the citys heart). Martin is 2

(a small companys manager) but Stella is 3 (a supermarkets supervisor). Stella wanted to have
a pet dog and she eventually brought home a black retriever. But the 4 (dog) behavior was so
interesting. The 5 (storys funny part) was that the black retriever was able to play with a tennis
ball and interestingly (6) the tennis balls color was bottle green; moreover, (7) the house of Mrs.
& Mr. Martin also had the same color.
One day the family returned home after a long walk. To their surprise, (8) the houses threshold
was broken into pieces and (9) the bicycle of Martin was stolen. This unpleasant situation forced
the couple to lodge a complaint against an unidentified thief, but the (10) thief cigarette butts
were a source of investigation.
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4 Rewrite the sentences using suitable pronouns. (10 marks)

1 Diana and David are classmates. But Diana and David have different likes and dislikes in
nature.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 You and your brother look alike. You are tall but your brother is taller.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 You and Mark must enroll for the basic math. They are so interesting and you and Mark will
learn a lot.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 Mr. Daniel teaches English to a group of slum children. Mr. Daniel says the group of slum
children has a lot of respect for teachers.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 My father is a teacher and my mother is a clerk. My father loves to eat sandwiches in the
morning, because it is his favorite, but my mother likes to drink coffee for they are stimulating
her brains.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 Fill in the blanks with the correct words in the brackets. (10 marks)
1 Craig and --------------------- (me / I) have the same text book.
2 Hello, Mr. Raj my mother wants to meet ----------------------- (you / he).
3 I dont like ------------------ (he / him), because ------------------- (him / his) behavior is annoying
--------------------------------- (she / her).
4 He knows where Robert is. He saw --------------------- (he / him) inside the cellar.
5 Write a letter to your mother. ------------------ (her / she) will be extremely happy.
6 I dont understand this concept. Can ------------------------- (I / you) explain -----------------(them / it)?
7 My brother lives in a neighboring town. We visit ------------------------- (he / him) every week.