NEF Grammar slide 143, 2a, b, c

ex. 2a / Circle the right pronoun. Tick if both are possible.

  1. They helped one another to prepare for the exam.
  2. You can often tell where people are from by the way they speak.
  3. Can you put my case on the rack above yourself/you?
  4. Sally and her sister look incredibly like each other/one another. Are they twins?
  5. Steve’s a really private person and he rarely talks about himself.
  6. Either Suzie or Mark has left their bag behind, because there’s only one in the back of the car.
  7. When a person goes to live abroad it may take them a while to pick up the language.
  8. They say that eating tomatoes can help protect the body against certain diseases.

ex. b / Complete with a pronoun.

  1. Don’t tell him how to spell it. Let him work it out by himself.
  2. If anyone has not yet paid their course fees, they should go to registration immediately.
  3. Isabel is very quick-tempered. She finds it very hard to control herself.
  4. I wouldn’t stay in that hotel – they say the rooms are tiny and the service is awful.
  5. There is a total lack of communication between them. They don’t understand each other / one another at all.
  6. Did they enjoy themselves at the festival?
  7. Are you going to have the flat repainted or will you and Jo do it yourselves?
  8. It’s always the same with taxis. You can never find one when you need one!

ex. c / Complete with it or there.

  1. There was a very interesting article about language learning in The Times yesterday.
  2. It’s illegal to use a handheld mobile while you’re driving. There used to be a lot of accidents caused by this.
  3. Look. There’s a spelling mistake in this word. It should be j, not g.
  4. How many miles is it to Manchester from here?
  5. It’s scorching today. It must be at least 35 degrees.
  6. There’s no need to hurry. The train doesn’t leave for ages.
  7. It’s not worth buying the paper today. There’s absolutely nothing interesting in it.