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Pronouns 1 - Personal Pronouns
Which pronoun would you use to describe a cat and a mouse?

Pronouns 1 - Personal Pronouns

Among the eight different parts of speech is an important category known as the pronoun. As the name suggests, it has something to do with nouns. A pronoun is a word used to replace a noun. The main purpose of the pronoun is to replace the noun and hence avoid repetitive use of a long lettered noun. For instance, let us say a person’s name is Vaidyanathapura. Imagine a paragraph where Vaidyanathapura is used in five sentences. Instead of using the name five times we can use the name once in the first sentence and replace with a pronoun such as HIM, HE or HIS depending upon the context in which the name is used in the remaining four sentences.

To illustrate with a simple example, look at these two sentences:

‘Vaidyanathapura lived in a small village in India and Vaidyanathapura was a smart boy.’

‘Vaidyanathapura lived in a small village in India and HE was a smart boy.’

1.
"---- is sitting on the wall." - Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.
They
Them
He
We
The options other than 'He' refer to the plural while the sentence begs for a pronoun to fit in with its singular nature
2.
"---like to swim in the pool." - Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.
I
Me
Us
Her
'Me' is the wrong usage for the sentence. 'Us' and 'Her' are also wrong
3.
"Our friend returned the apples to ----." - Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.
It
They
I
Us
'It' refers to a thing and cannot be used for a person. 'They' and 'I' are not the proper usage forms. 'Them' and 'Me' would also have been correct
4.
"As soon as the mouse spotted the cat, --- ran away." - Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.
It
Them
Her
Him
The pronoun for an animal is usually either 'It' or 'They'
5.
"Sunita’s homework was due the next day so --- stayed up late to complete ---" - Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns.
Us, They
Them, Her
She, It
Him, You
Sunita is a girl and so the correct pronoun for Sunita is 'She'
6.
"Balu wants to take --- to --- room." - Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns.
Them, His
They, Us
We, They
I, Us
Looking at the context of the sentence the other options would be the wrong usage
7.
"If --- have erred, punish ---" - Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns.
Us, They
Me, I
I, Me
Her, I
'We, Us' would have worked equally well were it one of the options
8.
"Navneet must take --- around the city when they visit ---." - Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns.
It, They
They, I
Her, Them
Them, Her
Since Sunita is a girl, the second blank has to be filled by the pronoun 'Her'
9.
"The phone message said that --- have to phone --- in the night." - Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns.
Us, They
I, You
Her, I
Him, It
'We, Them' would also have been correct if it had been one of the options
10.
"Give the notebook back, --- belongs to ---." - Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns.
It, Me
Them, They
Her, I
Him, It
'Them' and 'They' are for plurals while the sentence calls for singulars. 'Her' and 'Him' refer to persons, which a notebook is not!
Author:  V T Narendra
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