Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1. We have informed ……………………..of this.
A pronoun used as the object should be in its object form.
2. She blamed ………………………. for the tragedy.
When the subject and refer refer to the same person, the reflexive pronoun is used for the object.
3. We must love and respect ………………………
4. My essay was better than ………………………….
Your essay cannot be better than her. You essay can only be better than her essay. In other words, your essay can be better than hers.
5. Here is my ticket. Where is ………………………….?
6. That son of ………………………… has broken my window again.
7. There are no secrets between …………………….. and ………………………
Between is a preposition. A pronoun following a preposition is its object and hence it should be in its object form.
8. We have invited all the friends ……………………….. have.
A pronoun used as the subject of the verb should be in its subject form.
9. I spoke to the girl ……………………….. bicycle had been stolen.
10. People ……………………. live in glass houses must not throw stones.
Please select 2 correct answers
That can refer to people in a restrictive relative clause.
11. She married an accountant ………………………. she met on a train.
Please select 2 correct answers
12. I like ……………………. kind of movies.
Use this and that with kind, sort and type. Use these and those with kinds, sorts and types.
Answers
- We have informed them of this.
- She blamed herself for the tragedy.
- We must love and respect ourselves.
- My essay was better than hers.
- Here is my ticket. Where is yours?
- That son of yours has broken my window again.
- There are no secrets between him and her.
- We have invited all the friends we have.
- I spoke to the girl whose bicycle had been stolen.
- People who / that live in glass houses must not throw stones.
- She married an accountant that /whom she met on a train.
12. I like this kind of movies.
