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Pronoun Usage (Level: Easy)

Description: Choose the correct form of Noun
Number of Questions: 15
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Directions: Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

When the committee submitted _________ four versions of the document, it was clear to us that the committee members had acted as individuals, not as a group.

  1. its

  2. their

  3. his

  4. her


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Committee is a collective noun, but here the members of the committee acted as individuals, so the plural pronoun is appropriate.

Directions: Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

_____ voters must learn to vote in our own self interest.

  1. We

  2. Us

  3. I

  4. My


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The pronoun in this case must agree with the subject (voters), so we need the subject form: We.

Directions: Choose the correct pronouns to complete the sentence.

Paul's brother left the matter entirely up to _______ and _______ .

  1. he, I

  2. him, I

  3. he, me

  4. him, me


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Both pronouns have to be objects so correct answer.

Directions: Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

He didn't seem to care much about ______ voters.

  1. we

  2. us

  3. i

  4. its


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Here the pronoun must agree with the object so we need the object form: us.

Directions: Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

I'm very tall, but guess what! My sister is taller than _____ .

  1. me

  2. I

  3. him

  4. her


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'I' would serve as the subject so correct answer.

Directions: Choose the correct pronouns to complete the sentence.

At first, I wanted to split the money between Jo-Jo and _____. I ended up giving the money to ________ .

  1. myself, me

  2. me, myself

  3. I, myself

  4. myself, myself


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In the first sentence, there is no reason to substitute the reflexive myself for the object form, me. The reflexive myself is the appropriate choice in the second sentence.

Directions: Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

My grandmother really loved Juan. She left all her money to Federico and _______ .

  1. he

  2. him

  3. it

  4. they


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Juan is acting as an object so correct answer.

Directions: Choose the correct pronouns to complete the sentence.

The voters have chosen _______ and _______ to be their representatives.

  1. she, he

  2. her, him

  3. it, we

  4. I, me


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

We need the object form for both pronouns here: her and him.

Directions: Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

He was so worried about ________ he should ask to the big dance, that he ended up not asking anyone.

  1. who

  2. where

  3. whom

  4. what


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

You need the object form of the pronoun so whom is the correct option.

Directions: Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

This is a matter for you and _______ to decide.

  1. me

  2. I

  3. mine

  4. It


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Object of preposition for is me so correct answer.

Directions: Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

Everybody in this class has completed ________ homework already.

  1. his

  2. her

  3. his or her

  4. their


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Everybody is singular and gender is not specified so correct answer.

Directions: Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

A student in that all-women's college should have no fears about ________ future.

  1. his

  2. her

  3. their

  4. his or her


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The singular student requires a singular pronoun, her.

Directions: Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

Neither Tina nor _____ am responsible for this mess.

  1. I

  2. my

  3. me.

  4. myself


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The subject form of the first-person pronoun is needed here so correct answer.

Directions: Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

People ________ live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

  1. who

  2. which

  3. that

  4. whom


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Who is used to refer people so correct answer.

Directions: Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

No one on this bus seems to know ______ way around this part of New York City.

  1. their

  2. his

  3. her

  4. his or her


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

No one is singular and eender is not specified so correct answer.

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