This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Personal Pronouns – Set 2”.
1. Identify the Pronoun in the given sentence.
This is the book I bought from the store; you can read it too.
a) Is
b) The
c) It
d) You
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Explanation: In the given sentence the word “it” acts as a Pronoun as it depicts the noun “book” which doesn’t have life. The other options are incorrect.
2. Choose the Pronoun in the given sentence.
It was I who started the discussion.
a) It
b) I
c) The
d) Who
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Explanation: In the given sentence, the word “it” acts as a personal noun as it is used to emphasize the noun/ Pronoun following.
3. Identify the Pronoun in the given sentence.
Either the owner or his staff didn’t do their work.
a) The
b) Or
c) His
d) Their
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Explanation: In the given sentence, the Pronoun that has been used is “their” which is a plural Pronoun that should be used when two or more singular nouns are joined by “either, or” or “neither, nor”.
4. Fill in the blanks.
The committee were divided in _______ suggestions.
a) Its
b) Their
c) His
d) Her
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Explanation: In the given sentence, the word “committee” is a collective noun, therefore, the Pronoun standing for it must be of a plural number. Hence the Pronoun “their” is used.
5. Choose the correct option.
If a Collective noun conveys delivers the idea of separate individuals depicting the whole, the Pronoun referring to it must be of the ________ number.
a) Singular
b) Plural
c) Neutral
d) Both Singular and Plural
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Explanation: For example: “The jury had a problem with their working system”. In the given example, the word “jury” is a collective noun after which the plural Pronoun “their” is used.
6. Choose the correct option.
In speaking of weather or time, the word “it” is used as a Pronoun.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: While referring to weather or time, the Pronoun “it” is used. For example: “It is summer”. In this case the weather “summer” is preceded by a Pronoun “it”.
7. Fill in the blanks.
A Pronoun that stands for no noun whatever, can be readily supplied from a/an _________
a) Adjective
b) Verb
c) Noun
d) Preposition
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Explanation: Consider the example: “It snows”. This sentence means “The snow snows”, where the verb rains is called an impersonal verb from which the impersonal Pronoun is derived.
8. Identify the Pronoun in the given sentence.
He saw it happen at the stadium.
a) Saw
b) At
c) It
d) The
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Explanation: In this sentence the word “it” is the Pronoun as it depicts the noun i.e. the incident/ happening that the subject saw at the stadium.
9. Choose the Pronoun in the given sentence.
Ramu and Somu took turns at cooking their cake.
a) And
b) Their
c) At
d) Took
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Explanation: The Pronoun “their” in the given sentence is used to denote the singular nouns “Ramu” and “Somu”. The other options are incorrect.
10. Identify the Pronoun in the given sentence.
Rama took the old painting out and it was very dirty.
a) The
b) It
c) Was
d) Very
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Explanation: The word “it” acts as a Pronoun in the given sentence as it is used to refer to the noun “painting”. The other options are incorrect.
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