Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1I asked ............... what he was doing there.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "him" after the verb "asked".
2I told ............... to leave.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "him" after the verb "told".
3Why are you yelling at ...............?
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after the preposition "at".
4I am convinced that ............... is lying to me.
Wrong!
Use the subject pronoun "he" before the verb phrase "is lying".
5It took ............... quite some time to get used to living alone.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after the verb phrase "took".
6I waited for ............... but he didn’t come.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "him" after the preposition "for".
7The child is waiting for ............... mother.
Wrong!
Use the possessive determiner "her" before the noun "mother".
8Don’t interfere with ...............
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after the preposition "with".
9I don’t want to see ...............
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "him" after the verb "see".
10Why don’t you listen to ...............?
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after the preposition "to".
11I have invited all of ............... to my party.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "them" after the preposition "of".
12None of ............... are interested in this.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "us" after the preposition "of".
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- I asked him what he was doing there.
- I told him to leave.
- Why are you yelling at me?
- I am convinced that he is lying to me.
- It took me quite some time to get used to living alone.
- I waited for him but he didn’t come.
- The child is waiting for her mother.
- Don’t interfere with me.
- I don’t want to see him.
- Why don’t you listen to me?
- I have invited all of them to my party.
- None of us are interested in this.