Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1Her daughter is taller than ...............
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after "than" in this common comparison.
2You can borrow my car, but you have to bring ............... back before evening.
Wrong!
Use "it" to refer back to the car.
3She looks older than ............... actually is.
Wrong!
Use the subject pronoun "she" before the verb "is".
4I don’t trust people ............... do not love their country.
Wrong!
Use "who" as the subject of the relative clause.
5He knew it was his own mistake, so he blamed ............... for the problem.
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "himself" when the subject and object are the same person.
6If you blame others for your problems, you will never resolve ...............
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "them" as the object of "resolve".
7Why are you always blaming ............... for your problems?
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after the verb "blaming".
8He waited and waited, but ............... didn’t come.
Wrong!
Use the subject pronoun "she" before the verb "didn’t come".
9They threatened to kill ...............
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after the verb "kill".
10I no longer have any respect for ...............
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "them" after the preposition "for".
11You are no better than ............... is.
Wrong!
Use the subject pronoun "he" before the verb "is".
12She is older than ............... thought.
Wrong!
Use the subject pronoun "I" before the verb "thought".
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- Her daughter is taller than me.
- You can borrow my car, but you have to bring it back before evening.
- She looks older than she actually is.
- I don’t trust people who do not love their country.
- He knew it was his own mistake, so he blamed himself for the problem.
- If you blame others for your problems, you will never resolve them.
- Why are you always blaming me for your problems?
- He waited and waited, but she didn’t come.
- They threatened to kill me.
- I no longer have any respect for them.
- You are no better than he is.
- She is older than I thought.