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Level: A2-B1

Pronoun or Adjective? — Practice

The same word (this, that, which, my, his, some, few, many) can act as a pronoun OR as an adjective depending on how it’s used. Decide which job it’s doing in each sentence — 94 click-to-hear examples grouped by category.

📝 Pronouns unit · lesson 8 of 9 ⏱ about 15 minutes 🔊 every example has audio

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  • Possessive Adjectives vs Possessive Pronouns
  • Is this your pen? – Adjective
  • No, it is not mine. – Pronoun
  • Her shoes were left outside. – Adjective
  • Those are not mine, so they must be hers. – Pronoun
  • Their car broke down yesterday. – Adjective
  • That old red car is theirs. – Pronoun
  • My coat was on this chair. – Adjective
  • The black one is mine. – Pronoun
  • We could not find our tickets. – Adjective
  • The tickets on the table are ours. – Pronoun
  • His lunch smells good. – Adjective
  • I think that sandwich is his. – Pronoun
  • Your idea worked well. – Adjective
  • The idea we used was yours. – Pronoun
  • Why is their dog always barking? – Adjective
  • The brown dog by the fence is theirs. – Pronoun
  • Her phone rang during the meeting. – Adjective
  • That phone is not mine or his, so it is hers. – Pronoun
  • Our class starts at 8 a.m. – Adjective
  • This classroom is ours for the whole day. – Pronoun
  • Demonstrative Adjectives vs Demonstrative Pronouns
  • This is my favorite. – Pronoun
  • This book is my favorite. – Adjective
  • That was a great movie. – Pronoun
  • That movie was great. – Adjective
  • These are delicious. – Pronoun
  • I baked these cookies this morning. – Adjective
  • Those were expensive. – Pronoun
  • Those shoes cost too much. – Adjective
  • This looks interesting. – Pronoun
  • Can you read this article later? – Adjective
  • Did you see that? – Pronoun
  • Did you see that email? – Adjective
  • These are for the guests. – Pronoun
  • These plates go on the table. – Adjective
  • Those aren’t clean. – Pronoun
  • He left those papers on the desk. – Adjective
  • Who said that? – Pronoun
  • Who used that word? – Adjective
  • What are these? – Pronoun
  • What are these tools for? – Adjective
  • Interrogative Adjectives vs Interrogative Pronouns
  • What is making that noise? – Pronoun
  • What sound is that? – Adjective
  • Can you tell me what happened? – Pronoun
  • Can you tell me what movie she watched? – Adjective
  • Which is faster, the car or the bike? – Pronoun
  • Which route should we take? – Adjective
  • Whose is this umbrella? – Pronoun
  • Whose jacket is on the chair? – Adjective
  • Which do you prefer? – Pronoun
  • Which color do you prefer? – Adjective
  • We are wondering whose car is outside. – Adjective
  • We are wondering whose it is. – Pronoun
  • What was left on the table? – Pronoun
  • What book are you reading right now? – Adjective
  • I do not know which book she chose. – Adjective
  • I do not know which she chose. – Pronoun
  • Whose was chosen for the prize? – Pronoun
  • Whose project was the most creative? – Adjective
  • What happened at the end? – Pronoun
  • What question did the teacher ask? – Adjective
  • Indefinite Adjectives vs Indefinite Pronouns
  • Someone left the door open. – Pronoun
  • Some person left the door open. – Adjective
  • I did not see anyone there. – Pronoun
  • I did not talk to any student at the event. – Adjective
  • Everybody was laughing. – Pronoun
  • Every guest was laughing. – Adjective
  • Nobody answered the phone. – Pronoun
  • No student answered the question. – Adjective
  • The teacher gave each a prize. – Pronoun
  • Did each student get one? – Adjective
  • You may invite all. – Pronoun
  • Should all guests come early? – Adjective
  • Many have left already. – Pronoun
  • Many students left early. – Adjective
  • Only few joined. – Pronoun
  • He spoke to few people. – Adjective
  • Several were missing. – Pronoun
  • Several teachers came. – Adjective
  • None were correct. – Pronoun
  • No answers were correct. – Adjective
  • Nothing is in the box. – Pronoun
  • No message was left for you. – Adjective
  • Everything is ready for the trip. – Pronoun
  • Every item is packed. – Adjective
  • Anyone can join the club. – Pronoun
  • Did you invite any friends? – Adjective
  • Do you have any? – Pronoun
  • Something smells good. – Pronoun
  • I baked some cookies this morning. – Adjective
  • Would you like some? – Pronoun
  • This one is mine. Take the other. – Pronoun
  • Other people had the same idea. – Adjective
  • Others may disagree. – Pronoun
  • I helped some students, but others refused. – Pronoun