Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1. She ………………………….. cooked dinner.
We use emphatic pronouns for emphasis.
2. I injured ………………………… while playing.
The reflexive pronoun is used when the subject and object refer to the same person or thing.
3. ………………………… of these arguments is valid.
Both should be followed by a plural verb.
4. The girl lost a ring ………………………….. was made of gold.
In identifying relative clauses both which and that can refer to things.
5. This is my friend ……………………….. you met yesterday.
Who is possible here in an informal style.
6. The tiger …………………………. was captured last month is now kept in a zoo.
In identifying relative clauses both that and which can refer to animals.
7. I saw a man ………………………….. had lost his arms.
8. Abraham Lincoln was the best President ………………………… ever ruled America.
In identifying relative clauses, both who and that can refer to people.
9. The man ………………………… they caught was a thief.
10. I saw a girl …………………………. eyes were green.
Whose is a possessive relative pronoun. It can replace words like her, his etc.
11. ………………………….. of these methods work.
Both is followed by a plural verb.
Answers
1. She herself cooked dinner.
2. I injured myself while playing.
3. Neither of these arguments is valid.
4. The girl lost a ring which / that was made of gold.
5. This is my friend whom you met yesterday.
6. The tiger that / which was captured last month is now kept in a zoo.
7. I saw a man who had lost his arms.
8. Abraham Lincoln was the best President who / that ever ruled America.
9. The man whom they caught was a thief.
10. I saw a girl whose eyes were green.
11. Both of these methods work.
