Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1‘Whose cat is that?’ ‘It is ...............’
Wrong!
It is hers means the same as it is her cat.
2I cursed ............... for saying that.
Wrong!
When the subject and the object refer to the same person, use the reflexive pronoun for the object.
3She gave ............... own version of the story.
Wrong!
4I asked them where ............... had been.
Wrong!
A pronoun used as the subject should be in its subject form.
5That dog of ............... is chasing my cat all the time.
Wrong!
That dog of yours is an emphatic way of saying your dog.
6They elected ............... their leader.
Wrong!
A pronoun used as the object should be in its object form.
7Why don’t you listen to ...............?
Wrong!
8You are no better than ............... is.
Wrong!
9I don’t trust ...............
Wrong!
10Don’t play with the knife. You will injure ...............
Wrong!
11I did all the cleaning ...............
Wrong!
Use the emphatic pronoun to emphasize an idea.
12She is older than ...............
Wrong!
Object pronouns are more common after as and than.
Done.
Score: 0/12
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 me?
- 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
