Pronouns - Error Detection and Selection

Practice identifying pronoun errors in sentences and selecting the correct pronouns to complete sentences and passages. Covers pronoun agreement, case (subject/object), possessives, reflexive pronouns, and who vs whom.

35 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Mark the part that has an error.

The teacher (1) asked every student (2) to submit (3) their permission form (4) before going to the picnic.

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Mark the part that has an error.

(1) All the workers decided (2) to finish (3) his work before the boss (4) comes.

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Mark the part that has an error.

(1) Most of them (2) agreed with the chairman and (3) gave him (4) his approval.

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Mark the part that has an error.

The teacher (1) declared that only two or three (2) students had agreed to give (3) his report (4) on the annual day function.

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Mark the part that has an error.

Neither the President (1) nor the members of the committee (2) expressed his views (3) on the issue (4) being discussed.

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Mark the part that has an error.

(1) Their’s was (2) the best presentation on the working of the (3) newly (4) designed juicer–mixer–grinder.

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Mark the part that has an error.

(1) Whenever a student (2) studies (3) you should study with a (4) complete understanding of the topic.

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Mark the part that has an error.

(1) It (2) was agreed by all that he (3) was more intelligent than (4) her.

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Mark the part that has an error.

(1) The mother (2) could not understand why he always made (3) someones problems (4) his own.

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

Everybody decided to wear a black outfit to the party except my sister and ______.

  1. I
  2. me
  3. we
  4. mine
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

Let you and ______ together work on this project.

  1. I
  2. he
  3. me
  4. we
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

______ do you think the company will send abroad for the meeting?

  1. Who
  2. Whoever
  3. Whom
  4. Whomsoever
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

______ do you suppose will be ready to go abroad?

  1. Who
  2. Whom
  3. Whosoever
  4. Whomsoever
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

______ books were scattered on the desk?

  1. Whose
  2. Whose's
  3. Who's
  4. Whoever's
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

The manager and ______ had to travel a lot to promote our newly designed product.

  1. I
  2. me
  3. us
  4. them
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

The job will be given to ______ they decide is most likely to fit in their working system.

  1. whom
  2. whoever
  3. whomsoever
  4. whatever
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

My sister is taller than ______.

  1. me
  2. I
  3. him
  4. us
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Mark the part that has an error.

Peter just (1) heard (2) that he had (3) cleared the entrance exam; (4) this made him jump with joy.

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

If I were ______ I wouldn’t behave like that.

  1. she
  2. him
  3. them
  4. her
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

Undergraduates, as well as ______ graduate students, are at the low end of the academic totem pole.

  1. us
  2. I
  3. we
  4. mine
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

She is the best speaker. ______ made all the teachers choose her for any sort of declamation contest.

  1. This fact
  2. This
  3. That
  4. That fact
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct pronouns to complete the sentence.

Do they know ______ car is this? Do they know ______ going to claim it?

  1. whose, who's
  2. who's, who
  3. whose's, who
  4. who's, whose
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

The girl said, ”There is no better dancer than ______ in the class”.

  1. her
  2. she
  3. herself
  4. hers
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

Each of the girls ate ______ candy.

  1. their
  2. its
  3. them
  4. her
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

You should not take up responsibility for any task when ______ are not aware of the consequences.

  1. one
  2. you
  3. he
  4. she
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the most suitable option and fill in blank v.

Read the passage and answer the following question:

The techniques of a craft get known through practical methods. Likewise, in the ‘Dalton Plan’, the child performs experiments ____(i)_____. This helps ____(ii)____ make ____(iii)____ own observations and he draws his own conclusions and acquires the necessary knowledge.
In the past, it was the teacher _____(iv)____ did most of the talking. Now it is the student _____(v)______ is expected to be more active and up and doing and the teacher is merely a guide. For the healthy development of the mind, it is most essential that the student should be an active giver and not merely a passive receiver. It is this activity of the mind _____(vi)_____ will lead to emotional integration, so necessary for a healthy personality. If the child is merely a recipient, all the time listening to his teachers, ______(vii)_______ own personality gets dwarfed because the teachers’ personalities dominate over ______(viii)_____ personality.
It is only when a child works within a group that his qualities of leadership will manifest _____(ix)_______. His character will only be shaped by coming into contact with others and by working with them. It is through group activities alone that others start liking or disliking ______(x)_______.

  1. whom
  2. he
  3. whose
  4. who
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the most suitable option and fill in blank iv.

Read the passage and answer the following question:

The techniques of a craft get known through practical methods. Likewise, in the ‘Dalton Plan’, the child performs experiments ____(i)_____. This helps ____(ii)____ make ____(iii)____ own observations and he draws his own conclusions and acquires the necessary knowledge.
In the past, it was the teacher _____(iv)____ did most of the talking. Now it is the student _____(v)______ is expected to be more active and up and doing and the teacher is merely a guide. For the healthy development of the mind, it is most essential that the student should be an active giver and not merely a passive receiver. It is this activity of the mind _____(vi)_____ will lead to emotional integration, so necessary for a healthy personality. If the child is merely a recipient, all the time listening to his teachers, ______(vii)_______ own personality gets dwarfed because the teachers’ personalities dominate over ______(viii)_____ personality.
It is only when a child works within a group that his qualities of leadership will manifest _____(ix)_______. His character will only be shaped by coming into contact with others and by working with them. It is through group activities alone that others start liking or disliking ______(x)_______.

  1. whom
  2. who
  3. himself
  4. he
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the most suitable option and fill in blank ix.

Read the passage and answer the following question:

The techniques of a craft get known through practical methods. Likewise, in the ‘Dalton Plan’, the child performs experiments ____(i)_____. This helps ____(ii)____ make ____(iii)____ own observations and he draws his own conclusions and acquires the necessary knowledge.
In the past, it was the teacher _____(iv)____ did most of the talking. Now it is the student _____(v)______ is expected to be more active and up and doing and the teacher is merely a guide. For the healthy development of the mind, it is most essential that the student should be an active giver and not merely a passive receiver. It is this activity of the mind _____(vi)_____ will lead to emotional integration, so necessary for a healthy personality. If the child is merely a recipient, all the time listening to his teachers, ______(vii)_______ own personality gets dwarfed because the teachers’ personalities dominate over ______(viii)_____ personality.
It is only when a child works within a group that his qualities of leadership will manifest _____(ix)_______. His character will only be shaped by coming into contact with others and by working with them. It is through group activities alone that others start liking or disliking ______(x)_______.

  1. themselves
  2. themself
  3. him
  4. he
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the most suitable option and fill in blank iii.

Read the passage and answer the following question:

The techniques of a craft get known through practical methods. Likewise, in the ‘Dalton Plan’, the child performs experiments ____(i)_____. This helps ____(ii)____ make ____(iii)____ own observations and he draws his own conclusions and acquires the necessary knowledge.
In the past, it was the teacher _____(iv)____ did most of the talking. Now it is the student _____(v)______ is expected to be more active and up and doing and the teacher is merely a guide. For the healthy development of the mind, it is most essential that the student should be an active giver and not merely a passive receiver. It is this activity of the mind _____(vi)_____ will lead to emotional integration, so necessary for a healthy personality. If the child is merely a recipient, all the time listening to his teachers, ______(vii)_______ own personality gets dwarfed because the teachers’ personalities dominate over ______(viii)_____ personality.
It is only when a child works within a group that his qualities of leadership will manifest _____(ix)_______. His character will only be shaped by coming into contact with others and by working with them. It is through group activities alone that others start liking or disliking ______(x)_______.

  1. his
  2. him
  3. he
  4. himself
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the most suitable option and fill in blank ii.

Read the passage and answer the following question:

The techniques of a craft get known through practical methods. Likewise, in the ‘Dalton Plan’, the child performs experiments ____(i)_____. This helps ____(ii)____ make ____(iii)____ own observations and he draws his own conclusions and acquires the necessary knowledge.
In the past, it was the teacher _____(iv)____ did most of the talking. Now it is the student _____(v)______ is expected to be more active and up and doing and the teacher is merely a guide. For the healthy development of the mind, it is most essential that the student should be an active giver and not merely a passive receiver. It is this activity of the mind _____(vi)_____ will lead to emotional integration, so necessary for a healthy personality. If the child is merely a recipient, all the time listening to his teachers, ______(vii)_______ own personality gets dwarfed because the teachers’ personalities dominate over ______(viii)_____ personality.
It is only when a child works within a group that his qualities of leadership will manifest _____(ix)_______. His character will only be shaped by coming into contact with others and by working with them. It is through group activities alone that others start liking or disliking ______(x)_______.

  1. himself
  2. it
  3. him
  4. he
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the most suitable option and fill in blank i.

Read the passage and answer the following question:

The techniques of a craft get known through practical methods. Likewise, in the ‘Dalton Plan’, the child performs experiments ____(i)_____. This helps ____(ii)____ make ____(iii)____ own observations and he draws his own conclusions and acquires the necessary knowledge.
In the past, it was the teacher _____(iv)____ did most of the talking. Now it is the student _____(v)______ is expected to be more active and up and doing and the teacher is merely a guide. For the healthy development of the mind, it is most essential that the student should be an active giver and not merely a passive receiver. It is this activity of the mind _____(vi)_____ will lead to emotional integration, so necessary for a healthy personality. If the child is merely a recipient, all the time listening to his teachers, ______(vii)_______ own personality gets dwarfed because the teachers’ personalities dominate over ______(viii)_____ personality.
It is only when a child works within a group that his qualities of leadership will manifest _____(ix)_______. His character will only be shaped by coming into contact with others and by working with them. It is through group activities alone that others start liking or disliking ______(x)_______.

  1. himself
  2. itself
  3. he
  4. him
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the most suitable option and fill in blank viii.

Read the passage and answer the following question:

The techniques of a craft get known through practical methods. Likewise, in the ‘Dalton Plan’, the child performs experiments ____(i)_____. This helps ____(ii)____ make ____(iii)____ own observations and he draws his own conclusions and acquires the necessary knowledge.
In the past, it was the teacher _____(iv)____ did most of the talking. Now it is the student _____(v)______ is expected to be more active and up and doing and the teacher is merely a guide. For the healthy development of the mind, it is most essential that the student should be an active giver and not merely a passive receiver. It is this activity of the mind _____(vi)_____ will lead to emotional integration, so necessary for a healthy personality. If the child is merely a recipient, all the time listening to his teachers, ______(vii)_______ own personality gets dwarfed because the teachers’ personalities dominate over ______(viii)_____ personality.
It is only when a child works within a group that his qualities of leadership will manifest _____(ix)_______. His character will only be shaped by coming into contact with others and by working with them. It is through group activities alone that others start liking or disliking ______(x)_______.

  1. he
  2. her
  3. him
  4. his
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the most suitable option and fill in blank vi.

Read the passage and answer the following question:

The techniques of a craft get known through practical methods. Likewise, in the ‘Dalton Plan’, the child performs experiments ____(i)_____. This helps ____(ii)____ make ____(iii)____ own observations and he draws his own conclusions and acquires the necessary knowledge.
In the past, it was the teacher _____(iv)____ did most of the talking. Now it is the student _____(v)______ is expected to be more active and up and doing and the teacher is merely a guide. For the healthy development of the mind, it is most essential that the student should be an active giver and not merely a passive receiver. It is this activity of the mind _____(vi)_____ will lead to emotional integration, so necessary for a healthy personality. If the child is merely a recipient, all the time listening to his teachers, ______(vii)_______ own personality gets dwarfed because the teachers’ personalities dominate over ______(viii)_____ personality.
It is only when a child works within a group that his qualities of leadership will manifest _____(ix)_______. His character will only be shaped by coming into contact with others and by working with them. It is through group activities alone that others start liking or disliking ______(x)_______.

  1. who
  2. which
  3. whom
  4. whose
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the most suitable option and fill in blank vii.

Read the passage and answer the following question:

The techniques of a craft get known through practical methods. Likewise, in the ‘Dalton Plan’, the child performs experiments ____(i)_____. This helps ____(ii)____ make ____(iii)____ own observations and he draws his own conclusions and acquires the necessary knowledge.
In the past, it was the teacher _____(iv)____ did most of the talking. Now it is the student _____(v)______ is expected to be more active and up and doing and the teacher is merely a guide. For the healthy development of the mind, it is most essential that the student should be an active giver and not merely a passive receiver. It is this activity of the mind _____(vi)_____ will lead to emotional integration, so necessary for a healthy personality. If the child is merely a recipient, all the time listening to his teachers, ______(vii)_______ own personality gets dwarfed because the teachers’ personalities dominate over ______(viii)_____ personality.
It is only when a child works within a group that his qualities of leadership will manifest _____(ix)_______. His character will only be shaped by coming into contact with others and by working with them. It is through group activities alone that others start liking or disliking ______(x)_______.

  1. him
  2. who
  3. his
  4. whose
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the most suitable option and fill in blank x.

Read the passage and answer the following question:

The techniques of a craft get known through practical methods. Likewise, in the ‘Dalton Plan’, the child performs experiments ____(i)_____. This helps ____(ii)____ make ____(iii)____ own observations and he draws his own conclusions and acquires the necessary knowledge.
In the past, it was the teacher _____(iv)____ did most of the talking. Now it is the student _____(v)______ is expected to be more active and up and doing and the teacher is merely a guide. For the healthy development of the mind, it is most essential that the student should be an active giver and not merely a passive receiver. It is this activity of the mind _____(vi)_____ will lead to emotional integration, so necessary for a healthy personality. If the child is merely a recipient, all the time listening to his teachers, ______(vii)_______ own personality gets dwarfed because the teachers’ personalities dominate over ______(viii)_____ personality.
It is only when a child works within a group that his qualities of leadership will manifest _____(ix)_______. His character will only be shaped by coming into contact with others and by working with them. It is through group activities alone that others start liking or disliking ______(x)_______.

  1. his
  2. him
  3. he
  4. himself

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