Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1That is none of ............... business.
Wrong!
Use the possessive adjective "your" before the noun "business".
2She can sing better than ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "than", both "me" and "I" are acceptable in this comparison.
3She was upset with ...............
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after the preposition "with".
4You shouldn't have done this to ...............
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "him" after the preposition "to".
5Why are you so unfriendly to ...............?
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "her" after the preposition "to".
6She is a friend of ...............
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "mine" in the expression "a friend of mine".
7She is as tall as ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "as tall as", both "me" and "I am" are acceptable here.
8I would like to have a place of ...............
Wrong!
Use "my own" in the expression "a place of my own"; "a place of mine" would mean one of the places I already have.
9I didn't want to hurt ...............
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "him" as the object of the verb "hurt".
10What she said shocked ...............
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after the verb "shocked".
11Between you and ..............., I don't trust him.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" in the phrase "between you and me".
12A neighbour of ............... has offered us a lift.
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "ours" in the expression "a neighbour of ours", meaning one of our neighbours.
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Answers
- That is none of your business.
- She can sing better than me / I.
- She was upset with me.
- You shouldn’t have done this to him.
- Why are you so unfriendly to her?
- She is a friend of mine.
- She is as tall as me / I am.
- I would like to have a place of my own.
- I didn’t want to hurt him.
- What she said shocked me.
- Between you and me, I don’t trust him.
- A neighbour of ours has offered us a lift.