Complete the following sentences using appropriate pronouns. Choose your answers from the given options.
1It is ............... car.
Wrong!
Use the possessive adjective "my" before a noun.
2That coat is ...............
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "mine" without a following noun.
3It is ............... party.
Wrong!
Use the possessive adjective "his" before a noun.
4She is quite fond of praising ...............
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Use the reflexive pronoun "herself" when the subject and object refer to the same person.
5That must be ............... dog.
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Use the possessive adjective "their" before a noun.
6You must have a word with ...............
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Use the object pronoun "him" after the preposition "with".
7He did it ...............
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Use the reflexive pronoun "himself" to emphasize that he did it personally.
8"Whose bag is this?" "It’s ..............."
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Use the possessive pronoun "hers" without a following noun.
9My dog is an Alsatian. ............... is a Doberman.
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Use the possessive pronoun "Theirs" as the subject without a following noun.
10She ............... took the baby to the hospital.
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Use the reflexive pronoun "herself" to emphasize that she did the action personally.
11I don’t believe ............... story.
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Use the possessive adjective "your" before a noun.
12Mind ............... own business.
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Use the possessive adjective "your" in the phrase "your own business".
13I saw it with ............... own eyes.
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Use the possessive adjective "my" in the phrase "my own eyes".
Answers
- It is my car.
- That coat is mine
- It is his party.
- She is quite fond of praising herself
- That must be their dog.
- You must have a word with him
- He did it himself
- “Whose bag is this?” “It’s hers“
- My dog is an Alsatian. Theirs is a Doberman.
- She herself took the baby to the hospital.
- I don’t believe your story.
- Mind your own business.
- I saw it with my own eyes.
