C1 English Grammar – Pronouns – Ex 63

What Are Pronouns?

Pronouns stand in for nouns or noun phrases. They must agree in number, gender, and person with their antecedent (the noun they refer to). At C1, clarity and precision in reference are essential—especially in complex sentences.

Key Pronoun Types at C1 Level

• Personal: I, you, he, she, it, we, they – used as subjects or objects
• Possessive: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs – show ownership without a noun
• Reflexive: myself, yourself, himself, etc. – used when subject and object are the same, or for emphasis
• Reciprocal: each other, one another – express mutual action
• Demonstrative: this, that, these, those – point to specific things
• Relative: who, whom, whose, which, that – introduce clauses that describe a noun
• Indefinite: someone, anyone, everyone, nobody, something, anything, everything, nothing – refer to non-specific people/things

Common C1-Level Pitfalls

• Reflexive misuse: “He gave the book to John and myself” → should be “me” (not reflexive unless subject = object)
• Who vs. whom: “Who did you see?” (informal/acceptable), but formally: “Whom did you see?” (object form)
• That vs. which: “The book that I read was great” (defining) vs. “The book, which I read last week, was great” (non-defining, adds extra info)
• Everyone is singular: “Everyone has finished his or her work” (formal) or “their work” (accepted in modern English for gender neutrality)
• Each other vs. one another: Traditionally, “each other” for two, “one another” for more—but modern usage often treats them as interchangeable.

Pronoun Categories:

correct “She hurt herself while cooking.”
incorrect “She gave the report to John and myself.” — should be “me”

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