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Pronouns - 30 Exercícios com gabarito

01. (ESCOLA NAVAL) Which option completes the paragraph below correctly?
It is important that female navy officers are now commanding vessels, not only because of ________ achievement in and of itself, but also because ________ types of posts will help ______ advance even more in ______ careers. 
(Adapted from http://cimsec.org)
a) these / these / it / its
b) this / this / her / her
c) this / these / it / her
d) these / this / them / their
e) this / these / them / their

02.  (ESCOLA NAVAL) Mark the correct option to complete the text below.

When Debbie Carr collapsed unconscious on the floor after an epileptic fit, ________ son might easily have panicked. But the youngster showed the kind of coolness in a crisis - and conversational skill - that was way beyond ________ years. ________ picked up the phone, dialled 999 and gave the operator ________ full name, _________ mother's name and the number of the house and the street where ________, lived. An ambulance was duly dispatched to Whinfield Terrace in Rowlands Gill, near Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. The operator kept ________ on the line until for around half an hour, awaiting the arrival of the ambulance. 
(Adapted from: <https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-21322/The-boy-saved-mothers-life.html>)

a) his / her / She / her / her / she / his
b) hers / him / She / him / him / he / his
c) her / his / He / her / his / he / her
d) hers / him / She / him / her / they / him
e) her / his / He / his / his / they / him

03. (CESGRANRIO) The pronoun IT in the sentence “When we eat something with sugar in it, particularly refined sugar, enzymes in the saliva in the mouth begin to work immediately to change that sugar into a type of carbohydrate” refers to the word:
a) saliva.
b) sugar.
c) mouth.
d) something.
e) refined sugar. 
 
04. (UNESP) Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente cada lacuna da frase adiante:
Do you think __________ is as experienced as __________?
a) her – I
b) him – she
c) she – I
d) myself – we
e) they – him

05. (PUCPR) Fill in the blanks of the text below with the appropriate pronouns: 
Dear Debbie, 
How are you? Lisa and I are having a marvelous holiday. We are really enjoying __________. We brought three tubes of suntan cream with __________ and we've used __________ all up already. Lisa is a bit annoyed because her suntan isn't as good as __________. 
a) ourselves – we – them – mine 
b) ourselves – us – them – mine 
c) us – us – they – my 
d) us – we – themselves – mine 
e) ourselves – ourselves – they – my
 
06. (CESGRANRIO) Mark the option which completes the following sentences with the adequate pronouns:
I. Businessmen have __________ own priorities.
II. Everyone must feel happy with __________ working habits.
III. Working from home allows a mother to spend more time with __________ children.
IV. If you have never tried to work at home, you cannot discuss __________ disadvantages.
a) I. his, II. their, III. her, IV. their
b) I. their, II. its, III. their, IV. its
c) I. their, II. his, III. her, IV. its
d) I. its, II. your, III. its, IV. their
e) I. his, II. his, III. their, IV. your

07. (UNESP) Assinale a alternativa correta:
They saw men and women talking to __________ own hearts.
a) his
b) her
c) them
d) they
e) their
 
08. (PUCPR) Which option contains the correct use of the pronouns?
I. Could you tell __________ what has happened in the pub?
II. His uncle gave __________ the money to set up his new business.
III. It was kind of you to let me borrow __________ computer.
IV. She ignored __________ father's warning and jumped into the swimming pool.
V. Just a minute, I'm going to hang __________ jacket in the wardrobe.
a) I. me; II. him; III. your; IV. her; V. my
b) I. them; II. her; III. your; IV. her; V. your
c) I. him; II. them; III. his; IV. its; V. mine
d) I. her; II. us; III. their; IV. our; V. yours
e) I. us; II. his; III. her; IV. his; V. him

09. (PUC-SP) When the Portuguese arrived in Brazil five centuries ago, they encountered a fundamental problem: the indigenous peoples they conquered spoke more than 700 languages. Rising to the challenge, the Jesuit priests accompanying them concocted a mixture of Indian, Portuguese and African words they called "língua geral," or the "general language," and imposed it on their colonial subjects.
Adaptado de www.nytimes.com
– No texto acima, palavra "THEM" refere-se a:
a) povos indígenas.
b) padres jesuítas.
c) sujeitos colonizados.
d) índios, africanos e portugueses.
e) portugueses.
 
10. (ESCOLA NAVAL) Which is the correct option to complete the film synopsis below?
Hacksaw Ridge
Desmond Doss,______endured a troubled childhood in rural Virginia, enlists in the army. After Desmond's desire to serve as an unarmed medic is approved by military officials, he is sent to the Pacific arena,______he saves dozens of lives during the Battle of Okinawa.
(Adapted from http ://oscar.go.com/nomÍnees/best-pÍcture/hacksaw-ridge)

a) which / that
b) who/where
c) what/when
d) that/which
e) whose/who

11. (COLÉGIO NAVAL) Read the sentence in order to do the question below.
This is my friends’ car and that one is my car.
Mark the option which rewrites the sentence using the correct possessive.
a) This car is theirs and that one is mine.
b) This is theirs cars and that is my car.
c) This is their car and that one is my.
d) This car is them and that one is my.
e) This is theirs car and that one is mine.

12. (JFS) Dadas as sentenças:
I. THE TITANIC sank in the beginning of the XX century.
II. THE BABY OF OUR UPSTAIRS NEIGHBORS is crying aloud.
III. MY PET is the smartest of the neighborhood. Everybody enjoys seeing him.
– A alternativa que possui os pronomes que substituem corretamente os termos em destaque é:
a) It – She – It
b) It – She – He
c) He – She – He
d) She – He – He
e) She – It – He

13. (PUCCAMP) Peter L. Berger, one of America's most important sociologists, exhorts politicians to operate with "the ethic of responsibility" (borrowing a phrase from Max Weber) and consider the moral consequences of their actions.
Adapted from Dialogue, 2/1989
– In the text, the pronoun "their" refers to:
a) sociologists.
b) philosophers.
c) politicians.
d) consequences.
e) actions.

14. (CESGRANRIO) Mark the option that contains the appropriate pronouns to complete the sentences below:
Animals' teeth are changing (I) composition.
That animal had (II) teeth in perfect conditions.
He brushes (III) teeth whenever he eats something.
If the patient dies, we call (IV) relatives.
The bacteria found (V) way to the stomach.
a) (I) their, (II) its, (III) his, (IV) his, (V) their
b) (I) its, (II) their, (III) its, (IV) his, (V) its
c) (I) their, (II) its, (III) her, (IV) her, (V) his
d) (I) his, (II) their, (III) his, (IV) her, (V) their
e) (I) their, (II) his, (III) their, (IV) its, (V) her

15. (PUCPR) Choose the alternative that best completes the dialogue below:
Bob: Do you always get good marks on __________ examinations?
James: Yes, I do. I guess it's because I do __________ homework assignments and study a little every day.
Bob: How about Maria? Are __________ grades good too?
James: Yes. She's very bright and enjoys studying very much.
a) yours – my – his
b) you – my – hers
c) your – me – your
d) your – mine – yours
e) your – my – her

16. (ESCOLA NAVAL) Which is the correct way to complete the text below?
11 reasons why it is important to have dreams
Everyone always says: “Follow______ dreams!” But not everyone does______. Life interjects, bills pile up, and sometimes______have to do boring jobs just to make ______ through the day. However, there are a number of reasons to follow______ dreams, to break the trend, and to live the life you’ve always wanted. Here they are below,
(http: //www. Iifehack.org) 
a) your/it/we/it/your
b) yours/it/you/them/yours
c) you/it/they/l/you
d) your/they/we/them/your
e) yours/them/l/it/yours

17. (IBFC) Nas sentenças apresentadas abaixo, falta um ou mais pronomes para que, gramaticalmente, elas estejam completas e corretas. Leia cada uma delas e complete-as com o pronome adequado.
I. I need to see the doctor. I’ll call ____ to make an appointment.
II. Pancreatic cancer is the 4th overall cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. because ____ is relatively symptom-free in the early stages.
III. My grandfather has always believed that a strict diet and daily exercise help avoid diseases. It seems to work for ____. _____ is 80 and healthy.
IV. Dr. Jack created a test to diagnose pancreatic cancer more quickly. _____ detects an abnormal protein that’s an indicator of the disease.

Assinale a alternativa que completa correta e respectivamente as lacunas.
a) her - it - him/He - it
b) she - it - him/He - it
c) her - he - him/He - it
d) her - it - he/Him - it
e) her - it - him/He - he

18. (CESGRANRIO) The pronoun WHO is used in "To help anxious shopaholics, who often wind up with major financial and personal difficulties, researchers at several universities in the United States are working on a variety of therapeutic approaches". Mark the option in which WHO and THAT are interchangeable:
a) The drug __________ you ordered last week has arrived.
b) The hospital __________ your father recommended is 
now closed.
c) We hope __________ the psychiatrist will arrive soon.
d) This is the researcher __________ handled the project.
e) I met your doctor, but he didn't know __________ I was.

19. (UNIRIO) To make spending time outdoors safer, a company called Frogskin, Inc., located in Scottsdale, Arizona, is marketing a line of clothing called Frogware THAT, wet or dry, protects the user from the damaging effects of the sun more effectively than sunscreens.
– The word THAT can be replaced with:
a) what.
b) whose.
c) which.
d) who.
e) whichever.

20. (FATEC) O pronome which em "Many mobile phone operating companies would rather give out new handsets than see their clients defect to rival services, which often try to lure customers by offering the latest mobile phones free for switching services" refere-se a:
a) clients. 
b) handsets. 
c) rival services. 
d) customers. 
e) mobile phone operating companies.
 
21. (PUCPR) Supply the sentences with the correct alternative:
I. This is the hardest problem __________ I have ever had to face.
II. A doctor, __________ patients trust him, has great responsibility.
III. Vesuvius, __________ is a lofty volcano, overlooks the Bay of Naples.
IV. My friend Marcello, __________ is in hospital, is very ill.
V. There's something __________ I must tell you in confidence.
a) I. that; II. which; III. what; IV. who; V. that
b) I. which; II. whose; III. that; IV. whose; V. which
c) I. that; II. whose; III. which; IV. who; V. that
d) I. what; II. who; III. which; IV. that; V. what
e) I. that; II. whose; III. what; IV. which; V. that

22. (ESFCEX) Which of the relative clauses below modifies the object of the sentence?
a) The boy who lives near me has four cats.
b) Stories which end in death make me cry.
c) The idea that she could fly is completely nonsense.
d) The girl whose father died yesterday will move to China.
e) I can’t find the person to whom you talked.

23. (UFRRJ) In the sentence “Under a microscope you can see the bacteria that lives in your gums. It's called gram-negative bacteria and it produces a toxin or poison that destroys the bones around your teeth”, the underlined word can be replaced by:
a) who.
b) whose.
c) whom.
d) which.
e) what.

24. (PUCRIO) In the expression "One-third of the youngest children in the United States – babies through age 6 – live in homes where the television is on almost all the time", where could be rephrased CORRECTLY with:
a) Live in homes in which the television is on almost all the time. 
b) Live in homes that the television is on almost all the time. 
c) Live in homes which the television is on almost all the time. 
d) Live in homes the television is on almost all the time. 
e) Live in homes in that the television is on almost all the time. 

25. (EFOMM) Choose the option that correctly completes the text below, respectively.
“______ half-past twelve next day Lord Henry Wotton strolled from Curzon Street over to the Albany to call on his uncle, Lord Fermor, a genial if somewhat rough-mannered old bachelor, ______ the outside world called selfish, ______ it derived no particular benefit from him, but ______ was considered generous by Society as he fed the people who amused him.”
(WILDE, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Collins Classics.)
a) On / which / nonetheless / that
b) About / where / notwithstanding / which
c) In / who / instead / whom
d) At / whom / because / who
e) Around / that / consequently / which

26. (UNIFESP) No trecho: 
"Some soy plantations in central Brazil are being transformed to sugarcane ethanol operations and environmentalists say that could lead soy farmers to move into the Amazon for their crop, which is also in high demand worldwide, particularly from China".
– a palavra which refere-se:
a) ao etanol de cana.
b) aos produtores de soja.
c) à soja.
d) à Amazônia.
e) à China.

27. (UFPE) The word THAT, in: "the United Nations reported THAT of the 41 countries it monitors"; and in: "because THAT might jeopardize their economic growth", and in: "costly mandates and controls THAT harm the economy":
( ) functions differently in each phrase.
( ) has equivalent meanings in the three examples.
( ) is a conjunction in both, the first and the last examples.
( ) functions as a demonstrative pronoun in the second example.
( ) is a relative pronoun in the last example and refers only to controls.
a) F F V V F
b) F F F V F
c) V V V V F
d) V F F V F
e) V F F F V

28. (JFS) Complete:
- Henry is a scientist __________ wants to know how comets are formed.
- The thief __________ stole my wallet must be mad now. It was empty. 
- These precious moments __________ you are living now won’t last forever.
- They are exploring a continent __________ surface is icy.
- The woman about __________ we were talking is an expert on Astronomy.
a) that – who – * – which – whom 
b) who – * – that – which – who 
c) who – that – which – whose – whom 
d) who – that – whose – which – whom 
e) who – that – which – of which – who

29. (FUVEST) Choose the question for the statement: "the Sydney delegates promised that theirs would be the most environmentally-friendly Games ever".
a) Whose Games the Sydney delegates promised that would be the most environmentally-friendly Games ever? 
b) Who did the Sydney delegates promise that would be the most environmentally-friendly Games ever? 
c) Who did promise that theirs would be the most environmentally-friendly Games ever? 
d) Whose Games did the Sydney delegates promise that would be the most environmentally-friendly Games ever? 
e) Which Games the Sydney delegates promised that would be the most environmentally-friendly Games ever? 

30. (JFS) What would the world be like without the Web? __________ almost had an answer, if only for a day. To protest Congress’s consideration of the onerous Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) – which would require Internet service providers to block access to Web sites that let people infringe on copyrighted material – Internet companies including Google, Facebook, and Twitter were rumored to be coordinating a blackout, taking __________ offline temporarily. I must admit I was kind of hoping the Internet companies would go through with __________, just so we could remember how we lived before the Internet. And it seemed for a while that __________ actually would, especially after a lawyer who runs a trade group that represents Internet companies claimed that big-name Web companies were pondering the AWOL option.
– Fill in the gaps correctly.
a) We – themselves – it – they
b) They – ourselves – it – we
c) We – ourselves – it – they
d) They – themselves – them – we
e) We – themselves – them – they











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