Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.

1. This is not what I would expect from a reputable business like ………………………… (your / yours / your’s)

2. ………………….. bag is this? (Whose / Who’s)

3. …………………… is your seat? (Which / What)

4. ………………………. arrived. (Both has not / Neither has)

5. She doesn’t earn as much as …………………… do. (I / me)

6. I took longer than …………………….. (he / him) to finish the job.

7. I like ……………………… sort of books. (this / these)

8. ……………………. she said made me angry. (That / What / Which)

9. My home is tidier than ……………………… (her / hers)

10. Let there be no secrets between you and …………………… (I / me)

11. …………………… is perfect. (Nobody / No body)

12. I and …………………… are friends. (he / him / his)

13. ………………….. is your roll number? (What / Which)

14. …………………… is your favourite writer? (Who / Which / What)

Answers

1. yours

2. Whose

3. Which

4. Neither

5. I (We can also write: She doesn’t earn as much as me. Object pronouns are preferred after as and than. However, we use the subject pronoun before a verb.)

6. him (Object pronouns are preferred after than and as.)

7. this (Use this and that with sort of, kind of and type of; use these and those with sorts of, kinds of and types of.)

8. me

9. hers (We can also write: My home is tidier than her home.)

10. me (Between is a preposition. A pronoun used after a preposition should be in its object form.)

11. Nobody

12. he

13. What (We use which when we are talking about a limited number of choices.)

14. Who

Pronouns worksheet 2

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.

1. I met ……………………… at the party the other day. (he / him)

2. I spoke to ………………………. (he / him) about my financial problems and ………………………….. (he / him) has agreed to help ……………………………… (I / me)

3. She can sing better than ……………………… (I / me)

4. I want to talk to ……………………. (she / her / hers)

5. He has done a lot for ………………………. (we / us)

6. The policeman ……………………… walky-talky had been stolen was admonished by his senior officer. (who / whom / whose)

7. She married an Indian engineer …………………………. she met at a party. (who / whom)

8. I will never lend my books to a person like ……………………….. (he / him)

9. That cat of ………………………… is killing my birds. (your / yours)

10. I have known ……………………. for a long time. (they / them)

Answers

1. him, 2. him, he, me, 3. me, 4. her, 5. us, 6. whose, 7. whom, 8. him, 9. yours, 10. them