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Multiple choice impersonal pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blank with a suitable pronoun:
Mr. Kim is our professor. _______ teaches us Philosophy.

  1. It

  2. He

  3. They

  4. We
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The subject pronouns can be divided into two general categories – Personal and impersonal pronouns. A personal pronoun is a pronoun that is associated with a particular person, like ‘he’, ‘she’ and ‘they’. While an impersonal pronoun is commonly used to speak about inanimate objects/things. 'It’ is an impersonal pronoun that is used for this purpose. Since the subject of the sentence is a person, ‘it’ cannot be used. Thus option A is incorrect. Further, under personal pronoun, we use ‘he’ for third-person singular, ‘they’ for third person plural and ‘we’ for first person plural. As the sentence speaks about ‘Mr. Kim’ in the third person and since it is just one person, we must use ‘he’. Thus option B is correct, while options C and D are incorrect.

Multiple choice impersonal pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blank with a suitable pronoun:

This is your room's key. Keep _______ safe.

  1. he

  2. she

  3. what

  4. it
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A personal pronoun is a pronoun that is associated with a particular person, like ‘he’, ‘she’ and ‘they’. While an impersonal pronoun is commonly used to speak about inanimate objects/things. ‘It’ is an impersonal pronoun that is used for this purpose. The given sentence the subject is a ‘room’ therefore ‘it’ would be the apt answer. Thus option D is correct. On the other hand, ‘he’ and ‘she’ cannot be used since ‘room’ is not a person. Thus options A and B are incorrect. ‘What’ is an interrogative pronoun that is used to for asking questions. Since the sentence doesn’t pose a question, option C is incorrect. 

Multiple choice impersonal pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blank with a suitable pronoun:

The baby is crying. _______ must be hungry.

  1. He

  2. She

  3. They

  4. It
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The subject pronouns can be divided into two general categories – Personal and impersonal pronouns. A personal pronoun is a pronoun that is associated with a particular person, like ‘he’, ‘she’ and ‘they’. While an impersonal pronoun is commonly used to speak about inanimate objects/things. But additionally, an impersonal pronoun is also used to refer to young children or babies. ‘It’ is an impersonal pronoun that is used for this purpose. The given sentence the subject is a ‘baby’ therefore ‘it’ would be the apt answer. Thus option D is correct. On the other hand, ‘he’ and ‘she’ cannot be used since it is a ‘baby’. We don’t use masculine or feminine pronouns for a ‘babies’unless providing special emphasis to their gender’ Since that is not the case here options A and B are incorrect. ‘They’ is a personal pronoun used to denote a subject that occurs in the plural form. As the subject is singular, option C is incorrect. 

Multiple choice impersonal pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blank with a suitable pronoun:

_______ is always sunny in our city.

  1. Mine

  2. Your

  3. What

  4. It
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

An impersonal pronoun is commonly used to speak about impersonal things/ideas. ‘It’ is an impersonal pronoun that is used for this purpose. In the given sentence the verb denotes an impersonal action, i.e. an action that is not performed by a person. In such a case ‘it’ is used as the subject. Thus option D is correct. On the other hand, ‘Mine’ and ‘Yours’ are possessive pronouns that are used to talk about things that belong to people. Since the sentence doesn’t speak about belonging, options A and B are incorrect. Similarly ‘What’ is an interrogative pronoun that is used to pose a question, which is not apt here as the sentence is not an interrogative sentence. Thus option C is incorrect.

Multiple choice impersonal pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blank with a suitable pronoun:

He named his dog Chopa. _______ is a Welsh Corgi.

  1. He

  2. It

  3. What

  4. His
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A personal pronoun is a pronoun that is associated with a particular person, like ‘he’ or ‘she’. While an impersonal pronoun is commonly used to speak about inanimate objects and animals. ‘It’ is an impersonal pronoun that is used for this purpose. In the given sentence the noun is a ‘dog’ therefore ‘it’ would be the apt answer. Thus option B is correct. On the other hand, ‘He’ cannot be used since it is a ‘dog’ and not a person. Thus option A is incorrect. ‘His’ is a possessive pronoun that is used to talk about things that belong to people. Since the sentence doesn’t speak about belonging, option D is incorrect. Similarly ‘What’ is an interrogative pronoun that is used to pose a question, which is not apt here as the sentence is not an interrogative sentence. Thus option C is incorrect.

Multiple choice impersonal pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns:
Ms. Ginny is my secretary. ____ brings her laptop to meetings. ____ has cracked at the edge.

  1. It, She

  2. She, It

  3. She, What

  4. What, She
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A personal pronoun is a pronoun that is associated with a particular person, like ‘he’, ‘she’ and ‘they’. While an impersonal pronoun is commonly used to speak about inanimate objects/things. 'It’ is an impersonal pronoun that is used for this purpose. Since the second sentence speaks about a person and the third sentence highlights an object, ‘it’ and ‘she’ cannot be used in the first and second blank respectively. Thus option A is incorrect. The first blank should be filled with ‘she’ since it denotes ‘Ginny’ and the second blank should be filled with ‘it’ as it replaces the noun ‘laptop’. Thus option B is correct. Further ‘What’ cannot be used in both blanks because it is an interrogative pronoun that is used to pose a question. Since the sentence doesn’t pose any questions ‘what’ is unsuitable. Thus options C and D are incorrect.

Multiple choice impersonal pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blank with a suitable pronoun:

I bought a new album. _______ is by a new band.

  1. He

  2. She

  3. It

  4. Hers
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A personal pronoun is a pronoun that is associated with a particular person, like ‘he’, ‘she’ and ‘they’. While an impersonal pronoun is commonly used to speak about inanimate objects/things. ‘It’ is an impersonal pronoun that is used for this purpose. In the given sentence, the noun is an ‘album’ therefore ‘it’ would be the apt answer. Thus option C is correct. On the other hand, ‘He’ and ‘She’ cannot be used since an ‘album’ is not a person. Thus options A and B are incorrect. ‘Hers’ is a possessive pronoun that is used to talk about things that belong to people. Since the sentence doesn’t speak about belonging, option C is incorrect. 

Multiple choice impersonal pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
_______________ poverty in the world. 

  1. There are always

  2. It has always

  3. It has always been

  4. There has always been
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Option A: This option leaves the sentence incomplete. The main verb 'to be' is not present in the option. Also, 'poverty' is a singular noun whereas the verb 'are' is plural.
Option B: Similarly, 'it has always' does not have the main verb 'to be' as well. Without a main verb, the sentence is left incomplete.
Options C and D: 'It has always been' and 'there has always been' are not interchangeable. One may often get confused between the two.
We use 'it is' to talk about the weather, time or a situation. We use 'there is' to talk about something that exists in a particular place.
In the given sentence, 'poverty' is something that exists in the world. Hence the latter is more suitable.
So, options A, B and C are wrong, and option D is correct.
Multiple choice impersonal pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.


Look at that house. All ______ windows are broken.

  1. their

  2. his

  3. it

  4. its
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence indicates possession in third person singular subjective neuter, that is, the house's windows, hence "its". Hence, Option D is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect. 

Multiple choice impersonal pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.


The army lost the battle because ________ was not strong.

  1. they

  2. them

  3. it

  4. its
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Since the reference is to a group of people as a single entity irrespective of their gender, the army, third person neuter singular pronoun "it" must be used.  Hence, Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect. 

Multiple choice impersonal pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.


Please open the window. I can't reach ______.

  1. him

  2. her

  3. them

  4. it
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Since the reference is to an inanimate object, the window, third person neuter singular pronoun "it" must be used.  Hence, Option D is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect. 

Multiple choice impersonal pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.


My father listened to the news. He was very pleased with _____.

  1. they

  2. them

  3. it

  4. its
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

If the pronoun is receiving the action, it is called a direct object. Object pronouns are always used when the antecedent is a direct object. Here, the action of listening is directed towards the news. The object pronoun for third person neuter singular is "it". Hence, Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect. 

Multiple choice impersonal pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.


The kitchen looks beautiful. Have you cleaned ___________, Mary?

  1. its

  2. it's

  3. it

  4. them
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

If the pronoun is receiving the action, it is called a direct object. Object pronouns are always used when the antecedent is a direct object. Here, the action of cleaning is received by the window. The object pronoun for third person singular neuter is "it". Hence, Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect. 

Multiple choice article writing english

Select the best option to fill in the blank:
The name of the writer in an article should be _______________ . 

  1. in italics

  2. in capital letters

  3. in a smaller font than the heading

  4. immediately below the title
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Choice D is correct as the author must be identified along with the title, so it must be just below the title. Choice A is wrong as it does not matter if it is in italics. Choice B is wrong as it is not important. Choice C is wrong as it is not important. 

Multiple choice article writing english

Select the best option to complete the sentence:
The heading or title for an article should be _________________ .

  1. catchy

  2. a slogan

  3. a rhyme

  4. In capital letters
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Choice A is correct as the title must attract the reader. Choice b is wrong as it cannot be a slogan Choice C is wrong as it cannot be a ryhme and choice D is wrong as it not necessary that it should be in capitals