Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1Susan and ............... went to the party.
Wrong!
Use the subject pronoun "I" as part of the compound subject.
2We are not as rich as ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "as" in a comparison, the object pronoun "them" is normal in everyday English; the subject pronoun "they" (short for "as they are") is correct in formal English. The possessive "their" needs a noun after it.
3Let ............... leave now.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "her" after the verb "let".
4Between you and ............... there are no secrets.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after the preposition "between".
5I scored as many runs as ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "as" in a comparison, the object pronoun "him" is normal in everyday English; the subject pronoun "he" (short for "as he did") is correct in formal English. The possessive "his" does not fit here.
6Please wait for Suma and ...............
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after the preposition "for".
7Do you know who ............... are?
Wrong!
Use the subject pronoun "they" before the verb "are".
8It was ............... who caused all the trouble.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
In formal English, the subject pronoun "he" is used after "It was" before a relative clause; in everyday English, the object pronoun "him" is normal.
9I love you more than ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both are possible with different meanings: "more than he (does)" means he loves you less than I do; "more than (I love) him" compares the two people I love. In everyday English "him" is also used for the first meaning. The possessive "his" does not fit here.
10Nobody but ............... was present.
Wrong!
When "but" means "except," the object pronoun "her" is used after it.
11He doesn't know what ............... is doing.
Wrong!
Use the subject pronoun "he" before the verb phrase "is doing".
12Sam has invited him and ............... to his party.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" as part of the compound object of "invited".
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Answers
- Susan and I went to the party.
- We are not as rich as they / them.
- Let her leave now.
- Between you and me there are no secrets.
- I scored as many runs as him / he.
- Please wait for Suma and me.
- Do you know who they are?
- It was he / him who caused all the trouble.
- I love you more than he / him.
- Nobody but her was present.
- He doesn’t know what he is doing.
- Sam has invited him and me to his party.