Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1My mother wanted ............... to become a doctor.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after "wanted" before an infinitive.
2I want ............... to help me.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "him" after "want" before an infinitive.
3Why don't you listen to ...............?
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after the preposition "to".
4I don't mind ............... coming late.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "you" and "your" can come before the gerund "coming" here.
5Their flat is much bigger than ...............
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "ours" because it stands alone and means "our flat".
6I feel bad for ...............
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "her" after the preposition "for".
7What she said made no sense to ...............
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after the preposition "to".
8You can't put the blame on ...............; it is not my mistake.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after the preposition "on".
9We never fight with ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "one another" and "each other" are correct reciprocal pronouns here.
10She looked at ............... in the mirror.
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "herself" when the subject and object are the same person.
11They love ............... and have been happily married for fifty years.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "each other" and "one another" show a reciprocal action between the people.
12This land is not ours or hers. It is ...............
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "his" because it stands alone after "is".
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- My mother wanted me to become a doctor.
- I want him to help me.
- Why don’t you listen to me?
- I don’t mind you / your coming late.
- Their flat is much bigger than ours.
- I feel bad for her.
- What she said made no sense to me.
- You can’t put the blame on me; it is not my mistake.
- We never fight with one another / each other.
- She looked at herself in the mirror.
- They love each other / one another and have been happily married for fifty years.
- This land is not ours or hers. It is his.