9TH BASIC YEAR (A-B) HOMEWORK.

HOMEWORK

1) COPY AND PASS THE INSTRUCTIONS, THEN DEVELOP CORRECTLY THE 20 EXERCISES.GOOD LUCK AND HAVE A NICE WEEKEND. BYE

A. In each sentence, choose between the object or possessive pronoun. Underline the
correct one.
B. At the end of each sentence, write a “P” for possessive if you used the possessive
pronoun form or an “O” for object if you used the object form.
C. Look at the sentences using possessive pronouns and at those using object forms.
What difference do you see in the structures of the sentences? Write a sentence or
two expressing this difference. (Hint: Look at what comes after each pronoun.)

1. In the United States, people love football. Each football team has (its, it) own
uniform.
2. Football players wear special uniforms to protect (their, them) from injury.
3. Players need special helmets to protect (their, them) heads.
4. The men on the f ield throw (their, them) bodies on top of other players.
5. A player can easily get hurt in (his, him) neck or head.
6. (Their, Them) helmets also have special mouthpieces.
7. The players bite down on (their, them).
8. This helps (their, them) keep (their, them) teeth.
9. Football players also wear special pads on (their, them) shoulders.
10. These pads absorb pressure. A player can push (his, him) shoulder into an
opponent.
11. Unfortunately, the uniform does not always prevent injury. In a game I saw, a
player lost (his, him) helmet.
12. He didn’t get up. (His, Him) coach called the team doctor to the f ield.
13. The doctor, a woman, began to check (his, him).
14. She listened to (his, him) heart.
15. She moved (his, him) arms and legs.
16. Finally, he moved (his, him) arm by himself.
17. He sat up. He waved to all of (our, us) in the audience.
18. The doctor helped (his, him) get up.
19. He put (his, him) arm around (hers, her) shoulders for support.
20. They walked slowly off the f ield. The announcer later told (our, us) the player was okay.