PRONOUNS
Do you remember reading about pronouns earlier? In each of the following sentences a pronoun has been
misused. Underline all the pronouns and then rewrite the sentences, correcting the mistakes.
1. The teacher and me cleared the classroom.
2. Him and his dog played in the park.
3. The fight was between them and we.
4. After they came a number of men on horseback.
5. Me and the other boys were playing cricket.
6. She and her friends have to be as careful as us.
7. It was me who came first.
8. All us children are eager to play outside.
9. The headmaster gave Babu and I a scolding.
10. Let he and I do the work tomorrow.
Answers
Answer:
Sentence: The teacher and me cleared the classroom.
Correction: The teacher and I cleared the classroom.
Sentence: Him and his dog played in the park.
Correction: He and his dog played in the park.
Sentence: The fight was between them and we.
Correction: The fight was between them and us.
Sentence: After they came a number of men on horseback.
Correction: -no correction required-
Sentence: Me and the other boys were playing cricket.
Correction: I and the other boys were playing cricket
Sentence: She and her friends have to be as careful as us.
Correction: -no correction required-
Sentence: It was me who came first.
Correction: -no correction required-
Sentence: All of us children are eager to play outside.
Correction: -no correction required-
Sentence: The headmaster gave Babu and I a scolding.
Correction: The headmaster gave Babu and me a scolding.
Sentence: Let he and I do the work tomorrow.
Correction: Let him and I do the work tomorrow.
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