Gap Filling of Pronouns

Pronouns : A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun to avoid its repetition.

A) Personal Pronouns : Used for persons. Examples : I, We, you, he, she, they, me, our, etc.

__________ need to stop lying to me. Answer : You need to stop lying to me.

___________ is very kind and generous . Answer : She is very kind and generous

B) Reflexive or Emphatic Pronouns : - Used as object of the verb. The action of the subject turns back on the subject itself. Example: formed by adding 'self' to my, your, him, her, it (myself, herself, itself) and 'selves' to our, your, them (plural) as ourselves, yourselves, themselves

Raju did it ____________ . Answer : Raju did it himself.

The boys polished their shoes _____________ . Answer : The boys polished their shoes themselves

C ) Demonstrative Pronouns : Used to point out the things to which they refer. Example : this, these point to nearby things, that, those point to objects at a distance.

_________ looks like the car I used to drive. Answer : That looks like the car I used to drive.

___________ are the candies I bought. Answer : These are the candies I bought.

D ) Interrogative Pronouns : Used for asking questions. Example : who, whom, (used for persons); which (used for things); what (also used for things)

_______ do you want for your birthday? Answer : What do you want for your birthday?

_____________ shirt do you think looks better on me? Answer : Which shirt do you think looks better on me?

E ) Distributive Pronouns : Refer to persons or things one at a time. Examples : each, every, either, neither, each $rightarrow$ means every one of two or more taken separately, either $rightarrow$ one of the two, neither $rightarrow$ none of the two, every $rightarrow$ used with singular class nouns.

__________ boy was given a prize. Answer : Each boy was given a prize.

_________ road leads to the railway station. Answer : Either road leads to the railway station.

Sample Questions

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Question : 1

Choose the best word from the options given to complete the following sentences . Even though _____________ are living in the 21st century, there are many people who still don’t have any homes. ___________ people have no proper jobs and, as a result, find it difficult to maintain their livelihoods. The children who belong to _________ families are often malnourished and are deprived of the facility to go to school .
A. I , These , Those	B. We , Those , These	C. We , These , These	D. We , Those , Those
Right Option : C
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Question : 2

Choose the best word from the options given to complete the following sentences . James and Mary were siblings. One day they returned from school. ___________ were very hungry and went straight into the kitchen. __________ wanted to eat something.
A. Them , Them	B. Them , They	C. They , Them	D. They , They
Right Option : D
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Question : 3

Choose the best words from the options given to complete the following sentences . The orphanage authority gives away a child, who resided in the orphanage house for long 12 years, to ___________ adopted parents. The child decided to give away his books as he didn't need _____________ .
A. His , Those	B. Her , These	C. Them , It	D. It , These
Right Option : A
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