Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1I bought some apples. ............... were not very good.
Wrong!
Use "They" because apples are plural.
2"Can I see Jane?" "............... is not in at the moment."
Wrong!
Use "She" because Jane is a female person.
3Alice and James are doctors. ............... work in the same hospital.
Wrong!
Use "They" because Alice and James are two people.
4I want to talk to ............... .
Wrong!
Use "them" after the preposition "to".
5I have bought a new bike. I ride ............... every day.
Wrong!
Use "it" because a bike is one thing.
6She has written a novel, but I have forgotten ............... title.
Wrong!
Use "its" to show that the title belongs to the novel.
7Look at this price. ............... is a good offer.
Wrong!
Use "This" to refer to the offer being shown or mentioned now.
8She didn't talk to ............... .
Wrong!
Use "me" as the object after "to".
9My computer has stopped working. I only bought ............... last month.
Wrong!
Use "it" because a computer is one thing.
10Birds are oviparous. ............... lay eggs.
Wrong!
Use "They" because birds are plural.
11Maria is holding a map. ............... doesn't know where she is.
Wrong!
Use "She" as the subject of the sentence.
12Tom left early. Do you know where ............... has gone?
Wrong!
Use "he" because Tom is one male person.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I bought some apples. They were not very good.
- “Can I see Jane?” “She is not in at the moment.”
- Alice and James are doctors. They work in the same hospital.
- I want to talk to them .
- I have bought a new bike. I ride it every day.
- She has written a novel, but I have forgotten its title.
- Look at this price. This is a good offer.
- She didn’t talk to me .
- My computer has stopped working. I only bought it last month.
- Birds are oviparous. They lay eggs.
- Maria is holding a map. She doesn’t know where she is.
- Tom left early. Do you know where he has gone?
