Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1. She congratulated …………………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
When the subject and the object refer to the same person, use the reflexive pronoun.
2. You are worse than …………………………….
Correct!
Wrong!
Object pronouns are considered more appropriate after as and than.
3. He stabbed ………………………….. with a knife.
Correct!
Wrong!
When the subject and the object refer to the same person, use the reflexive pronoun.
4. ‘Whose car is this?’ ‘It is …………………………..’
Correct!
Wrong!
It is hers means the same as it is her car.
5. He lives on ………………………….. own.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I did it …………………………… as there was no one to help me.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. Please eat more vegetables and do …………………………. a favor.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. It is your fault, not ………………………….
Correct!
Wrong!
Not mine means the same as not my fault.
9. I showed her my ID proof, but she couldn’t show me ………………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
10. That cat of ………………………….. has drank my milk.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. I ……………………….. spoke to the Minister.
Correct!
Wrong!
For emphasis, use the emphatic pronoun.
12. This cat is …………………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
That cat is theirs means the same as that is their cat.
Answers
- She congratulated herself.
- You are worse than him.
- He stabbed himself with a knife.
- ‘Whose car is this?’ ‘It is hers.’
- He lives on his own.
- I did it myself as there was no one to help me.
- Please eat more vegetables and do yourself a favor.
- It is your fault, not mine.
- I showed her my ID proof, but she couldn’t show me hers.
- That cat of yours has drank my milk.
- I myself spoke to the Minister.
- This cat is theirs.
