Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1She ............... cleaned the house.
Wrong!
Use "herself" to emphasize that she cleaned the house without help.
2"Whose watch is this?" "It is ..............."
Wrong!
Use "hers" as a possessive pronoun meaning "her watch".
3Aren't ............... frocks beautiful?
Wrong!
Use "these" with the plural noun "frocks" when the things are near or being pointed out.
4............... must not praise oneself.
Wrong!
Use "One" to match the reflexive pronoun "oneself".
5The girl lost the ring ............... was made of gold.
Wrong!
Use "which" to refer to the thing, "the ring".
6I believe ............... I see.
Wrong!
Use "what" to mean "the thing that".
7I saw a girl ............... had red hair.
Wrong!
Use "who" as the subject pronoun for the person in the relative clause.
8The boy ............... she fell in love with was very poor.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "whom" and "who" can refer to the object of the preposition "with" in this sentence.
9The rumor ............... we heard proved to be true.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "that" and "which" can refer to "the rumor" in this relative clause.
10............... pen is this?
Wrong!
Use "Whose" to ask who owns the pen.
11I have received my hall ticket. She hasn't received ...............
Wrong!
Use "hers" as a possessive pronoun meaning "her hall ticket".
12You have never said anything kind to ...............
Wrong!
Use "me" as the object pronoun after the preposition "to".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- She herself cleaned the house.
- “Whose watch is this?” “It is hers“
- Aren’t these frocks beautiful?
- One must not praise oneself.
- The girl lost the ring which was made of gold.
- I believe what I see.
- I saw a girl who had red hair.
- The boy whom / who she fell in love with was very poor.
- The rumor that / which we heard proved to be true.
- Whose pen is this?
- I have received my hall ticket. She hasn’t received hers
- You have never said anything kind to me
