| 1 | Personal pronouns
 
Read the basic information, and then combine the sentences into one - using personal pronouns instead of nouns:
 
1 Eric got a bar of chocolate.
   
bullet Eric took the bar of chocolate
bullet Eric ate the bar of chocolate

 

2 Hilda gave her children toys.
   
bullet The children looked at the toys
bullet The children played with the toys

 

3 Elliot received a letter from his cousin.
   
bullet Elliot read the letter
bullet Elliot threw the letter into the fire

 

4 The twins' father waited for the twins' friends.
   
bullet The twins' father greeted the twins' friends
bullet The twins' father asked the twins' friends to get in the back of the car

 

5 Many people eat health food.
   
bullet Health food makes many people happier
bullet Health food makes many people live longer

 

6 Conny told his friends a secret about his wife.
   
bullet Conny's friends listened to Conny
bullet Conny's friends believed Conny
bullet Conny's friends told Conny's wife

 

7 Linda saw BBC's new program about immigration yesterday. The programme focused on Turkey.
   
bullet BBC's new program about immigration made Linda happy
bullet ... because Linda thought that ...
bullet BBC's new program gave her an interesting picture of modern Turkey

 

8 Miguel and I play football for a team that never wins. Our team often plays against Corny Island Boys.
   
bullet Our team played against Corny Island Boys yesterday
bullet

Our team was defeated again

bullet Corny Island Boys beat our team 4-0

 

9 Jan's children play with the dogs in the garden.
   
bullet The children try to teach the dogs to jump
bullet ... but ...
bullet The dogs don't do what the children tell them
bullet ... so ...
bullet The children ask Jan to tell the dogs to behave

 

10 Gina Kennedy and Paula Larson worked for the same company, so they have the same manager.
   
bullet Gina asked the manager why Mrs. Larson had left
bullet ... and ...
bullet The manager said that Mrs. Larson had gone to live with Mrs. Larson's sister. Mrs. Larson's sister was ill and Mrs. Larson had to look after her sister.

 

11 Brendan's mother gave Brendan's sister a bike for his sister's birthday.
   
bullet Brendan's mother had bought the bike the day before.
bullet ... and ...
bullet Brendan's mother handed it over to Brendan's sister with a smile.
bullet Brendan's sister looked at Brendan triumphantly.