Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1My wife and ............... are delighted to accept your invitation.
Wrong!
Use the subject pronoun "I" as part of the compound subject.
2She doesn't show any concern for ............... .
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "them" after the preposition "for".
3Why are you arguing with ...............?
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "him" after the preposition "with".
4It took ............... several months to get used to living in a city.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after the verb "took".
5I waited for hours, but ............... didn't come.
Wrong!
Use the subject pronoun "she" before the verb "didn't come".
6They have not invited ............... to their party.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "us" after the verb "invited".
7I am not going to invite ............... ever again.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "her" after the verb "invite".
8She is more successful than ............... .
Wrong!
In everyday English, use the object pronoun "us" after "than" when no verb follows.
9It is no use waiting for ............... .
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "them" after the preposition "for".
10We cannot wait for ............... to arrive.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "them" after "wait for" before an infinitive.
11Why don't you listen to ...............?
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after the preposition "to".
12Why are you always shouting at ...............?
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "him" after the preposition "at".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- My wife and I are delighted to accept your invitation.
- She doesn’t show any concern for them .
- Why are you arguing with him?
- It took me several months to get used to living in a city.
- I waited for hours, but she didn’t come.
- They have not invited us to their party.
- I am not going to invite her ever again.
- She is more successful than us .
- It is no use waiting for them .
- We cannot wait for them to arrive.
- Why don’t you listen to me?
- Why are you always shouting at him?
