Pronouns Worksheets - 15 Worksheets Library - Free Printable

Let's solve the pronoun exercise step by step. The task is to rewrite the second sentence in each set, replacing the repeated words with appropriate pronouns.

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1. George is so friendly. George is great, and I love George.

- Original: George is great, and I love George.
- Rewritten: He is great, and I love him.
- *Explanation:* "George" is a male name, so we use "he" for the subject and "him" as the object of "love."

✔ Answer: He is great, and I love him.

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2. Jim is a painter. Jim’s a great painter, and a lot of people hire Jim.

- Original: Jim’s a great painter, and a lot of people hire Jim.
- Rewritten: He’s a great painter, and a lot of people hire him.
- *Explanation:* Replace "Jim" with "he" (subject) and "him" (object of "hire").

✔ Answer: He’s a great painter, and a lot of people hire him.

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3. Kim loves art. Kim draws well, as you can see in Kim’s work.

- Original: Kim draws well, as you can see in Kim’s work.
- Rewritten: She draws well, as you can see in her work.
- *Explanation:* "Kim" is typically female (though not always), but in this context, it's safe to assume based on common usage. So, "she" for subject and "her" for possessive.

✔ Answer: She draws well, as you can see in her work.

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4. Mary called. Mary left a message. Mary says to call Mary back.

- Original: Mary says to call Mary back.
- Rewritten: She says to call her back.
- *Explanation:* First "Mary" → "She" (subject), second "Mary" → "her" (object of "call").

✔ Answer: She says to call her back.

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5. Bill trained for the race. Bill ran the race, and victory was Bill’s.

- Original: Bill ran the race, and victory was Bill’s.
- Rewritten: He ran the race, and victory was his.
- *Explanation:* "Bill" → "He" (subject), "Bill’s" → "his" (possessive pronoun).

✔ Answer: He ran the race, and victory was his.

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6. Carl is here. The cookies belong to Carl.

- Original: The cookies belong to Carl.
- Rewritten: The cookies belong to him.
- *Explanation:* Replace "Carl" with "him" (object of "belong to").

✔ Answer: The cookies belong to him.

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7. My mother is tough but fair. My mother enforces rules.

- Original: My mother enforces rules.
- Rewritten: She enforces rules.
- *Explanation:* "My mother" → "She" (subject pronoun).

✔ Answer: She enforces rules.

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8. Don quit yesterday. Don didn’t say why.

- Original: Don didn’t say why.
- Rewritten: He didn’t say why.
- *Explanation:* "Don" → "He" (subject).

✔ Answer: He didn’t say why.

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9. Tom and I went out. Tom and I had fun on Tom and I’s date.

- Original: Tom and I had fun on Tom and I’s date.
- Rewritten: We had fun on our date.
- *Explanation:* "Tom and I" → "We" (subject), "Tom and I’s" → "our" (possessive pronoun). Note: "Tom and I’s" is grammatically incorrect; it should be "Tom and my" or better yet, "our".

✔ Answer: We had fun on our date.

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✔ Final Answers:

1. He is great, and I love him.
2. He’s a great painter, and a lot of people hire him.
3. She draws well, as you can see in her work.
4. She says to call her back.
5. He ran the race, and victory was his.
6. The cookies belong to him.
7. She enforces rules.
8. He didn’t say why.
9. We had fun on our date.

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