Revision exercises: Pronouns and possessives

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Complete the text using the correct pronouns or possessive determiners.

If you invented something important, would want to make money out of it, right? Most of us would want to make some money from invention.

It seems only fair - we did the work, so the money should be too. Many inventors who have had inventions produced have become rich and famous and we shouldn't blame for that.

But have you heard of Tim Berners-Lee? He invented the World Wide Web on the Internet, one of the most important inventions of the last fifty years. Millions of lives have been changed by introduction.

When Tim Berners-Lee invented the Web, he made a promise to - that he wouldn't make any money out of it, and that he would give invention to the world. He did, and now the Web belongs to all of .

Ask what life would be like if the World Wide Web wasn't free. We should be grateful to Tim Berners-Lee and thank him for his amazing gift to the world.

It's no good if everyone _____ to get _____ own way.

  • wants / theirs
  • want / our
  • wants / their
  • want / his

We have got _____ new to play our matches. It is a big park near the town centre.

  • anywhere
  • somewhere
  • somebody
  • nothing

_____ is more important than having friends and family who love you.

  • Everyone
  • Somewhere
  • Nothing
  • Anyone

Choose the correct answer to complete the conversation. 

A: We have before the meeting. 

B: As long as that?

Choose the correct answer to complete the conversation. 

A: We're spending a week at house. There are lots of things to do in their house.

B: That sounds fun.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. 

Near , students were selected from each class for a prize.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. 

Ben, have a look at this. It's . 

Complete the sentences using the correct pronouns. Use only one word for each gap.

1. Why would you want to live in someone else's house when is the best of all?

2. When I first entered the manager's room, I thought he was talking to but then I realized he was on the phone.

3. We have everything we need except for the stereo. Can you tell Jack to bring for the party?

4. We knew that we couldn’t organize such a big event all by .