This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Pronouns”.
1. Which of the following sentences does not follow the correct usage of pronouns?
a) Let you and me finish the job
b) Please let Rocky and me go to Switzerland
c) I don’t think there is a difference between you and I
d) Your friend has done enough bad things to my father and me
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Explanation: The correct usage of pronoun for that sentence should be “I don’t think there is a difference between you and me”. Whenever the object of a verb or of a preposition is a pronoun, it should always be used in the objective form. Thus, instead of “I”, the correct word should be “me”.
2. Fill in with the right pronoun.
One must work hard if ______ wishes to achieve.
a) he
b) she
c) one
d) they
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Explanation: Whenever the indefinite pronoun ‘one’ is used, it should be used throughout the sentence. Thus, the option ‘one’ fits the sentence. The options ‘he’ or ‘she’ cannot be used as there is no reference in the context to masculine or feminine gender.
3. Which of the following sentences is wrong in its usage of pronouns?
a) I was the guy in the news who they presumed to be dead
b) Among his novels, only one is worth reading
c) She enquired whether either of the doctors were at the clinic
d) Each of them had their share of candies
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Explanation: The correct usage should be ‘’She enquired whether either of the doctors was at the clinic”. Because of the word ‘either’ the verb should be in singular and thus ‘were’ cannot be used.
4. Select the correct option to fill in the blank.
Each of the students _____ done their exams well.
a) have
b) has
c) had
d) have had
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Explanation: The distributive pronouns such as each, either and neither referring to the individuals forming a collection, must always be followed by a singular verb. Thus, the singular verb has will be the right answer.
5. What is the pronoun in this sentence?
Smith ventured into the forest, and he found a secret tunnel.
a) smith
b) forest
c) he
d) ventured
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Explanation: A pronoun is a word that is used instead of a noun. In the sentence given the word ‘he’ is the pronoun which is used instead of the noun ‘Smith’. The other options ‘ventured’ is a verb and ‘forest’ is a noun.
6. Select the option which completes the sentence without grammatical errors.
It was one of the best victory speeches that _____ ever been made in the awards ceremony.
a) have
b) has
c) had
d) was
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Explanation: Here ‘have’ is the right answer because whenever the subject of a verb is a relative pronoun, the verb should always agree in number and person with the antecedent of the relative. Because of the word ‘speeches’, plural verb should be used to complete the sentence.
7. Which of the following uses the Nominative (Who) and Objective (Whom) form incorrectly?
a) He is Tony, whom they say is the best player in the state
b) Who did you say was waiting for me?
c) The person whom you trusted so much has betrayed you
d) He is the guy who I mentioned in the morning
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Explanation: Nominative and objective form of pronouns must be employed carefully. The correct usage should be “He is Tony, who they say is the best player in the state”.
8. Fill in the blank with the correct option.
He is one of the best batsmen that _____ ever lived.
a) has
b) have
c) had
d) was
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Explanation: The presence of the plural word ‘batsmen’ mandates the verb to be in plural form. From the options, ‘have’ is the plural verb that completes the sentence.
9. Identify the pronoun in the sentence.
Each of the students gets a chocolate.
a) each
b) gets
c) chocolate
d) students
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Explanation: The words each, either and neither comes under distributive pronouns. The other options such as chocolate and students indicate nouns and the word ‘gets’ is a verb.
10. Identify the best option to fill in the blank.
Neither of them ______ invited for the oath taking ceremony.
a) were
b) are
c) have been
d) was
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Explanation: The word ‘neither’ refers to singular and hence the verb should also be in the singular form. Thus, the correct answer would be ‘was’, as all the other options contains plural verbs.
More English Grammar Exercises on Pronouns:
- Pronouns Exercises (Set 2)
- Pronouns Exercises (Set 3)
- Pronouns Exercises (Set 4)
- Pronouns Exercises (Set 5)
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