Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1. ‘Whose cat is that?’ ‘It is ………………………..’
Correct!
Wrong!
It is hers means the same as it is her cat.
2. I cursed ………………………. for saying that.
Correct!
Wrong!
When the subject and the object refer to the same person, use the reflexive pronoun for the object.
3. She gave ………………………… own version of the story.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. I asked them where ………………………….. had been.
Correct!
Wrong!
A pronoun used as the subject should be in its subject form.
5. That dog of ………………………….. is chasing my cat all the time.
Correct!
Wrong!
That dog of yours is an emphatic way of saying your dog.
6. They elected …………………………. their leader.
Correct!
Wrong!
A pronoun used as the object should be in its object form.
7. Why don’t you listen to …………………………..?
Correct!
Wrong!
8. You are no better than ………………………. is.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. I don’t trust ………………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
10. Don’t play with the knife. You will injure ……………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
11. I did all the cleaning ………………………….
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the emphatic pronoun to emphasize an idea.
12. She is older than ……………………….
Correct!
Wrong!
Object pronouns are more common after as and than.
Answers
- ‘Whose cat is that?’ ‘It is hers.’
- I cursed myself for saying that.
- She gave her own version of the story.
- I asked them where they had been.
- That dog of yours is chasing my cat all the time.
- They elected me their leader.
- Why don’t you listen to him?
- You are no better than he is.
- I don’t trust them.
- Don’t play with the knife. You will injure yourself.
- I did all the cleaning myself.
- She is older than him.
