Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1I will be happy for ............... to help you.
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After the preposition "for", use the object pronoun "him".
2It is time ............... found a good job.
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Before the verb "found", the subject pronoun "she" is needed.
3We enjoyed ............... when we went swimming yesterday.
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When the subject and object are the same people, use the reflexive pronoun "ourselves".
4Will you help ............... with this?
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After the verb "help", use the object pronoun "me".
5She injured ............... while she was hiking.
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Because she injured her own body, the reflexive pronoun "herself" is needed.
6She kissed ............... each on the forehead.
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The object of "kissed" is the object pronoun "them".
7I don't trust ............... anymore.
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After the verb "trust", use the object pronoun "him".
8One should never mess with ............... life.
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The pronoun "one" is followed formally by the possessive "one's".
9I see no point in arguing with ...............
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After the preposition "with", use the object pronoun "her".
10He blamed ............... for his failure.
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After the verb "blamed", use the object pronoun "me".
11He works hard, doesn't ...............?
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In a question tag, the subject pronoun "he" follows the auxiliary.
12They arrived earlier than ...............
Select 2 answers.
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Both are possible: in everyday English we use the object pronoun "us" after "than" when no verb follows, while "we" (short for "than we did") is more formal. "Our" is a possessive determiner and needs a noun after it.
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- I will be happy for him to help you.
- It is time she found a good job.
- We enjoyed ourselves when we went swimming yesterday.
- Will you help me with this?
- She injured herself while she was hiking.
- She kissed them each on the forehead.
- I don’t trust him anymore.
- One should never mess with one’s life.
- I see no point in arguing with her.
- He blamed me for his failure.
- He works hard, doesn’t he?
- They arrived earlier than we / us.