English Grammar Exercises

Units 76–78: Quantifiers, Reflexive Pronouns, Each Other

76. Quantifiers (Most, Half, All)
76.1 Most / Half / All
  1. Almost all our customers are happy with the service they receive.
  2. About half of the students failed the exam this year.
  3. Just under a third of all people own a cat in my country.
76.2 There are / Well over
  1. There are as many as two exams each month on my college course.
  2. Well over half of the country consists of mountains and forests.
  3. Almost none of the money is left following the expensive carnival.
  4. Approximately 75% of Earth's surface is covered in water.
  5. As many as 7 out of 10 people can speak a second language.
76.3 In most cases / About half
  1. You could be fluent in English in as little as two months.
  2. In most cases, people recover quickly from food poisoning.
  3. The children have eaten almost all the cakes.
  4. About half the students failed the final exam.
  5. As few as one in ten applications are successful.
  6. Well over three-quarters of students use social media.
  7. In a minority of cases, people go to prison.
  8. There are as many as 25 public parks in my city.
  9. My house is just under a mile away from the station.
77. Object Pronouns
77.1 Us / You / Him / She / It / They
  1. us
  2. you
  3. him
  4. she
  5. it
  6. they
77.2 Object Pronouns in Context
  1. Kelly's so angry with him.
  2. Paula asked me to marry her.
  3. Do you know what happened to them?
  4. Mike gave her the money.
77.3 They went to / I play soccer
  1. They went to the same music festival as last year.
  2. I play soccer with my friends every weekend.
  3. We visited Venice for our 20th wedding anniversary.
78. Reflexive Pronouns & Each Other
78.1 Reflexive Pronouns
  1. yourself
  2. yourselves
  3. him
  4. her
  5. itself
  6. ourselves
  7. them
78.2 Reflexive Pronouns in Context
  1. I asked myself if I should leave my job.
  2. You should pride yourself on your work, Phil.
  3. Did Daniel injure himself when he fell off the wall?
  4. Ed and Flora are teaching themselves to cook.
  5. Sarah is preparing herself for the interview.
  6. Did you and Claire enjoy yourselves at the party?
78.3 Reflexive Pronouns
  1. Tim shaves when he gets up in the morning.
  2. Angela cut herself while she was chopping the onions.
  3. The door opened, and my uncle walked into the room.
  4. Chan hurt himself when he slipped on the ice.
  5. Janet feels better after her illness.
78.4 Reflexive Pronouns
  1. I baked the cake myself. I hope you like it.
  2. Most stores close at 5pm in my town.
  3. Did the children behave themselves during the class?
  4. Annie asked Peter and me to move the boxes.
  5. The child sat by himself reading a book.
  6. How was the party? Did you enjoy yourselves?
  7. We were talking to each other when the phone rang.
78.5 Reflexive Pronouns
  1. My wife is going to paint the house herself.
  2. Carlos admired himself in the mirror before leaving.
  3. The CEO herself offered to help clean the office.
  4. I enjoyed the evening, but the movie itself was bad.
78.6 Each Other
  1. My grandpa is a carpenter and built this table himself.
  2. My cats hate each other and fight almost every day.
  3. Betty is very selfish and only thinks about herself.
  4. My sister and I call each other every day to share the latest gossip.
  5. The children played in the park, throwing snowballs at one another.
  6. Lee and Ben are helping each other with their homework.
78.7 Reflexive & Reciprocal
  1. Sharon is teaching herself how to knit.
  2. It's hard to tear yourself away from a really good book.
  3. Martin shaves each morning when he gets up.
  4. I made some tea while the cake baked in the oven.
  5. We found ourselves in a strange part of town. We were lost.
  6. My grandparents have convinced themselves to go swimming each day.
  7. How was the fair? Did the children enjoy themselves there?
  8. The truck started to reverse, so we moved out of the way.
  9. I'm familiarizing myself with the new software.
  10. Jim and Ula are decorating their new house themselves. It's so much cheaper.
  11. My arm really hurts. I hope I haven't broken it.
  12. Our café prides itself on its excellent service.
  13. I find it so hard to concentrate with all that noise.
  14. It looks like the weather is improving. Let's go out.

Answers Index (All in Order)

76.1 Almost all our customers are happy with the service they receive.
76.2 There are as many as two exams each month on my college course.
76.3 You could be fluent in English in as little as two months.
77.1 us
77.2 Kelly's so angry with him.
77.3 They went to the same music festival as last year.
78.1 yourself
78.2 I asked myself if I should leave my job.
78.3 Tim shaves when he gets up in the morning.
78.4 I baked the cake myself. I hope you like it.
78.5 My wife is going to paint the house herself.
78.6 My grandpa is a carpenter and built this table himself.
78.7 Sharon is teaching herself how to knit.