Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1"Whose cat is that?" "It is ..............."
Wrong!
Use the independent possessive pronoun "hers" when no noun follows it.
2I cursed ............... for saying that.
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "myself" because the subject and object refer to the same person.
3She gave ............... own version of the story.
Wrong!
Use the possessive adjective "her" before "own version".
4I asked them where ............... had been.
Wrong!
Use the subject pronoun "they" before the verb phrase "had been".
5That dog of ............... is chasing my cat all the time.
Wrong!
Use the independent possessive pronoun "yours" after "of" in this expression.
6They elected ............... their leader.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after the verb "elected".
7Why don't you listen to ...............?
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after the preposition "to".
8You are no better than ............... is.
Wrong!
Use the subject pronoun "he" before the verb "is".
9I don't trust ...............
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "them" after the verb "trust".
10Don't play with the knife. You will injure ...............
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "yourself" because the subject and object refer to the same person.
11I did all the cleaning ...............
Wrong!
Use the emphatic pronoun "myself" to stress that I did the cleaning without help.
12The teacher spoke to ............... after class.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "him" after the preposition "to".
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- “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
- The teacher spoke to him after class.