Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1Whose bag is this? It is ...............
Wrong!
The possessive pronoun "mine" stands alone after the verb.
2He patted ............... on the back.
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "himself" because the subject and object refer to the same person.
3Each one of ............... narrated their own version of the story.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "them" after the preposition "of".
4She asked me what ............... problem was.
Wrong!
The possessive adjective "my" comes before the noun "problem".
5That child of ............... has broken my window.
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "yours" after "of" in the double possessive structure.
6They elected ............... their leader.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "him" after the verb "elected".
7I waited for ..............., but they didn’t come.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "them" after the preposition "for".
8She is taller than ............... is.
Wrong!
Use the subject pronoun "he" before the verb "is".
9I don’t want to go with ...............
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "him" after the preposition "with".
10Be careful, or you will injure ...............
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "yourself" because the subject and object refer to the same person.
11Please do it ...............
Wrong!
The reflexive pronoun "yourself" emphasizes that you should do the action personally.
12You are no better than ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "he" and "him" are acceptable after "than", though "he" is more formal when "is" is understood.
Answers
- Whose bag is this? It is mine
- He patted himself on the back.
- Each one of them narrated their own version of the story.
- She asked me what my problem was.
- That child of yours has broken my window.
- They elected him their leader.
- I waited for them, but they didn’t come.
- She is taller than he is.
- I don’t want to go with him
- Be careful, or you will injure yourself
- Please do it yourself
- You are no better than he / him
