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Multiple choice interrogative and exclamatory pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
A- Welcome back. _____ have you been?
B- I've _____ to Afghanistan.

  1. Where / gone

  2. Where / been

  3. When / been

  4. When / gone
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

We use the interrogative pronoun “where” when we want to find out the location of something or somebody, here, the place where the interrogated person had been. Since the action had happened long in the past, before the action of return, past perfect should be used, hence, "been". Hence, Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect. 


Multiple choice interrogative and exclamatory pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Customer: ______________ !
Shop assistant: ______________ ?

  1. Good morning / Good morning

  2. Excuse me / Yes, can I help you

  3. Bless you / Thank you

  4. How do you do / How do you do
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Shop assistants are meant to cater to the needs of the customer. Therefore, when the customer tries to attract the assistant's attention, he/she has to ask in what ways he/she can help the customer. Hence, Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect.

Multiple choice interrogative and exclamatory pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.


Japan _____ many high mountains.

  1. have

  2. is having

  3. has

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

 The pronouns he/she/it and who and singular nouns take the verb form "has". Japan is a singular noun. Hence, Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect. 

Multiple choice interrogative and exclamatory pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.


Cats _____ very well in darkness.

  1. are seeing

  2. see

  3. will

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

In the simple present, most regular verbs use the root form, like with third person plural. The root verb is "see". Therefore cats "see". Hence, Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect. 

Multiple choice interrogative and exclamatory pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
A- Thank you very much!
B- ___________ .

  1. Same to you

  2. Thanks

  3. Bye

  4. Not at all
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

If we're thanking someone who's actually gone out of their way to do you a favor, versus someone who's just doing their job, it would be common for them to reply with something along the lines of "not at all". Hence, Option D is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect.

Multiple choice interrogative and exclamatory pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.


Mobile phones, televisions, and radios are a means of _____ .

  1. communication

  2. transport

  3. media

  4. civilization
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Communication is the sending and receiving of spoken or written messages between people and places. We can talk to people living far away over the mobile phone, send and receive messages. When we have to communicate with a big group of people, or many people at one time, we have to use means of mass communication. Now we can listen to news, discussions and enjoy the different programmes of entertainment without leaving home. We can also learn about the habits and culture of the people of different parts of the world. Hence, these are means of communication and Option A is correct. The rest of the options do not express these functions, hence, incorrect. 

Multiple choice interrogative and exclamatory pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I _____ a shower every morning.

  1. have got

  2. am having

  3. have

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

We use the simple present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens, like taking a shower. The pronoun "I" which, although singular, requires plural form of the verb "has" in present tense. Hence, Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect.

Multiple choice interrogative and exclamatory pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Would _____ please explain what happened?

  1. anything

  2. somewhere

  3. anybody

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

We use "anyone" to refer to both an open, unlimited set of things or people and specific things or people. We use it with a singular verb.  Here we refer to an unlimited set of people who can explain what happened. Hence, Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect.

Multiple choice interrogative and exclamatory pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
A: Let's go _____ hot for our holidays.
B: But we can't go _____ ; it's too expensive.

  1. everywhere / nowhere

  2. somewhere / anywhere

  3. anywhere / everywhere

  4. anybody / someone
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

You use somewhere when giving an approximate, specific location, a hot place. Anywhere is used to refer to any general place. Hence, Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect.

Multiple choice interrogative and exclamatory pronouns pronoun english

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
If _____ asks, tell them I've got a cold.

  1. anyone

  2. anything

  3. somewhere

  4. somebody
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

We use "anyone" to refer to both an open, unlimited set of things or people and specific things or people. We use it with a singular verb.  Here we refer to an unlimited set of people who might ask about the speaker's absence. Hence, Option A is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect.