Pronoms possessifs, réfléchis et réciproques

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I-  Complétez les phrases suivantes à l’aide d’ un pronom possessif (le pronom personnel correspondant est précisé entre parenthèses) :

a-   Whose jacket is this ? It’s not ___________. (I)

b-   Are these John’s glasses? No, they’re not ________, they’re ________. (he+I)

c-   Leave these pencils alone, they’re not ________! (you)

d-   I brought my books but everyone else forgot ________. (they)

e-   I’m looking for Lucy’s and Simon’s bags. ________ is red and ________ is blue. (she+he)

f-    Their lawnmower ( = une tondeuse) is broken. We can lend them ________. (we)

II-  Complétez les phrases par un pronom réfléchi:

a-   Did you enjoy ____________ ?

b-   The sheep hurt ____________.

c-   I was left all by ____________.

d-   She sees ____________ as a rock star.

e-   It switches off ( = s’éteindre) by ____________.

f-    We managed to do it ____________.

g-   Now, they’ve found ____________ in an impossible situation.

h-   He regards ____________ as an expert.

III- Choisissez le pronom qui convient:

a-   Cats lick ( = lécher) (each other / themselves) clean.

b-   We’ve known (each other / ourselves) for a long time.

c-   She spends ages admiring (her / herself) in the mirror.

d-   They had an argument and no longer talk to (each other / themselves).

e-   They help (each other / themselves) by sharing (= partager) the work.

f-    You two keep repeating (yourself / yourselves / each other).

g-   Our cat and dog love (themselves / each other).

h-   The children splashed (= éclabousser) (themselves / one another).

CORRECTION:

I- Complétez les phrases suivantes par un pronom possessif (le pronom personnel correspondant est précisé entre parenthèses) :

a-   Whose jacket is this ? It’s not mine. (I)

b-   Are these John’s glasses? No, they’re not his, they’re mine. (he+I)

c-   Leave these pencils alone, they’re not yours! (you)

d-   I brought my books but everyone else forgot theirs. (they)

e-   I’m looking for Lucy’s and Simon’s bags. His is red and hers is blue. (she+he)

f-    Their lawnmower is broken. We can lend them ours. (we)

II-  Complétez les phrases par un pronom réfléchi:

a-   Did you enjoy yourself / yourselves ?

b-   The sheep hurt itself /themselves. (‘sheep’ est le singulier et le pluriel du mot ‘mouton’)

c-   I was left all by myself.

d-   She sees herself as a rock star.

e-   It switches off by itself.

f-    We managed to do it ourselves.

g-   Now, they’ve found themselves in an impossible situation.

h-   He regards himself as an expert.

III- Choisissez le pronom qui convient:

a-   Cats lick  themselves clean.

b-   We’ve known each other for a long time.

c-   She spends ages admiring  herself in the mirror.

d-   They had an argument and no longer talk to each other.

e-   They help each other by sharing the work.

f-    You two keep repeating  yourselves.

g-   Our cat and dog love each other.

h-   The children splashed  one another.

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Pronoms et adjectifs: complétez le tableau suivant: (la correction se trouve en dessous)

Pronoms réciproques **:

CORRECTION:

Pronoms réciproques **: each other / one another

*Les pronoms réfléchis s’emploient quand le complément et le sujet désignent la même personne.

Exemple: I did it myself : je l’ai fait moi-même.

Did you hurt yourself? Est-ce que tu t’es fait mal?

** Les pronoms réciproques indiquent que les sujets réalisent la même action l’un envers l’autre. ‘Each other’ et ‘one another’ signifient ‘l’un l’autre’ , ‘les uns les autres’. ‘Each other’ s’utilise pour deux personnes et ‘one another’ pour plus de deux personnes (les anglophones font cependant de moins en moins la différence et ont tendance à utiliser plus fréquemment ‘each other’.)

Exemple: Mary and Sue are talking to each other: Mary et Sue sont en train de se parler (Mary parle à Sue et Sue parle à Mary).

Rob, John and Tom looked at one another: Rob, John et Tom se regardèrent.