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Question 1
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Fill in the blank with the most suitable pronoun from the options given:
The woman ________ gave me the money was quite young.

A
Which

B
Whose

C
Who

D
Whom

Solution

The given sentence is a complex sentence which is made up of two sentences. 'The woman gave me the money'. 'The woman was quite young'. The two sentences have been combined using a relative pronoun, that works as a conjunction. All the options given are relative pronouns that work as conjunctions. The relative pronouns have different forms as under:
Who: Nominative case i.e. It refers to the Subject/doer of the action. It always refers to a person/ persons.
Whom: Accusative/ objective case. It refers to the object/ receiver of the action word.
Whose: Genitive/ possessive case i.e show ownership/ possession.
Which: Used to refer to a non-living thing or animal or an idea.
In the given sentence, the pronoun qualifies the subject- 'woman', which is a common that refers to a person and not to a non-living thing. The woman is the doer of the action ('gave me money'/'is young' etc) and is in Nominative case. Hence, option A is incorrect.
Option B is incorrect as there is no reference to ownership of anything/relationship between any two nouns in the given sentence.
Option C: As the subject, 'woman' is a person and is in the nominative case, 'who' is the most appropriate relative pronoun to be used.
Option D: In the given sentence, 'woman' is the subject, and not the object. Hence, this is incorrect.
Question 2
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Choose the best option to complete the sentence given below:

The class was punished for ___ misbehavior. [Intermediate]

A
their

B
its

C
his

D
None of the above

Solution

Option B is the correct answer. When a pronoun represents a Collective Noun, it should be in singular number and neuter gender, if the collective noun is viewed as a whole. A pronoun is a word or phrase used in place of a noun. Collective nouns are words used for individual things that include more than one person, animal, thing, place, or idea. In this sentence, the 'class' is viewed as a whole collective noun, so, the pronoun representing it should be a neuter singular pronoun. Thereby, 'its' is the correct answer. 'Their' is plural in number, so Option A is incorrect. Option C, 'his' is of masculine gender, hence, its incorrect. Therefore, the sentence should read: The class was punished for its misbehavior.
Question 3
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Choose the best option to complete the sentence below:

The boss questioned ___ for coming late.

A
I

B
me

C
A or B

D
None of the above

Solution

The correct answer is Option B. The pronoun following the verb, 'questioned' will be the direct object of the verb. Such pronouns should take the objective case. Option A, 'I' is a subjective pronoun and hence is incorrect in the above sentence. We use the objective case of a pronoun when the pronoun is a direct or indirect object of a verb or preposition. A Pronoun is a word or phrase used in place of a noun. 'Me' is an objective case pronoun which is affected by the action of the subject. Other objective pronouns are you, him, her, it, us, and them. Therefore, objective case pronouns should be used when the pronoun is a direct or indirect object of a verb or preposition. The sentence should read: The boss questioned me for coming late.
Question 4
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Which relative pronoun is used in preference over others after adjectives in the superlative degree? [Advanced]

A
Which

B
Who

C
That

D
None of the above

Solution

The correct option is C. The relative pronoun 'that' is used in preference over 'Which' or 'Who', after adjectives in the superlative degree. Hence, Option A and Option B are incorrect. A Pronoun is a word or phrase used in place of a noun. A relative pronoun is a pronoun which is used to refer to a noun (any person, place, thing or idea) that was previously mentioned or heard of. When we use adjectives of superlative degree in a sentence, we should use 'that' to refer to them. An adjective describes the qualities and attributes of a noun. A superlative adjective is used to compare three or more nouns. It takes the comparison of nouns to the highest form. Example: Good, better, best. Best is a superlative adjective. Therefore, when using superlative adjectives in a sentence, we should use 'that' after it. For example: This dress is the best that you can find.
Question 5
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Choose the best option to complete the sentence given below:

Roshan plays cricket better than ______.

A
me

B
I

C
A or B

D
None of the above

Solution

The correct answer is Option A. Roshan plays cricket better than me. We must use the objective case when a pronoun follows 'than' or 'as'. 'Me' is an objective pronoun and is correct to be used after 'than'. Objective pronouns are affected by the action of the subject. Hence, 'me' is the correct answer. Other Objective pronouns are you, him, her, it, us, and them. 'I' is a subjective pronoun and cannot be used after than. Therefore, Option B and C are incorrect.
Question 6
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Choose the best option to complete the sentence given below:

Asma sings better than ______ do.

A
me

B
I

C
we

D
Option B or C

Solution

The correct answer is Option D which says both 'I' and 'We', as both of them can be used to complete the above sentence. 'I' and 'We' are subjective pronouns. A Pronoun is a word or phrase used in place of a noun. From the sentence, it is not clear if it refers to a single person or to a group. Hence, 'I' or 'we' both can be correct as per the context. We must use the subjective case, when the pronoun following 'than' or 'as' has a verb completing the sentence, after the pronoun. In the above sentence, the verb 'do' follows the pronoun 'than'. Thereby, Subjective case should be used. In case, there is no verb following the pronoun, we must use the objective case. Option A, me is an Objective pronoun and is incorrect in this case.
Question 7
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Choose the best option to complete the sentence given below:

None of the clocks ____ in a working condition.

A
was

B
were

C
is

D
none of the above

Solution

A Pronoun is a word or phrase used in place of a noun. As a pronoun, 'None' means no one, not one, not any, nothing or no part. It can be used to construct a singular or plural sentence with the help of a singular/plural verb. It depends on the number of the noun, if the sentence will take a singular/plural verb. If the noun is singular, a singular verb will be used and if the noun is plural, a plural verb will be used. In the above sentence, 'None' is used to say 'not any' of the clocks were in working condition. 'Clocks' is a plural noun, hence, the verb following it will be plural. 'Were' is a plural verb. Hence, Option B is correct and the sentence should read: None of the clocks were in a working condition. 'Was and is' are singular verbs. Hence, Option A and C are incorrect.
Question 8
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Choose the best option to complete the sentence given below:
This elephant is the biggest ____ you will see in the Zoo. [Intermediate]

A
that

B
which

C
who

D
None of the above

Solution

The correct option is A. The relative pronoun 'that' is used in preference over 'Which' or 'Who', after adjectives in the superlative degree. Hence, Options B and C are incorrect. A Pronoun is a word or phrase used in place of a noun. A relative pronoun is a pronoun which is used to refer to a noun (any person, place, thing or idea) that was previously mentioned or heard of. When we use adjectives of superlative degree in a sentence, we should use 'that' to refer to them. An Adjective describes the qualities and attributes of a noun. A superlative adjective is used to compare three or more nouns. It takes the comparison of nouns to the highest form. Example: Big, bigger, and biggest. Biggest is a superlative adjective. Therefore, in the above sentence where a superlative adjective (biggest) is used, we should use 'that' to refer to it in preference to 'Which' or 'Who'.
Question 9
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Fill in the blank with the suitable pronoun:

We looked at both the apartments. But we were disappointed because _______ apartment pleased my wife.

A
either

B
either of

C
neither

D
neither of

Solution

Either, either of, neither and neither of are distributive pronouns. They are used when there is comparison or choice between two things. ‘Either’ and ‘either of’ are used to convey a positive meaning, i.e. one of the two options is chosen. While ‘neither’ and ‘neither of’ convey a negative meaning because both are omitted/rejected. The given sentence is a negative one, that explains that both of the apartments failed to impress ‘his wife’. So ‘either’ and ‘either of’ cannot be used. Thus options A and B are incorrect. Further ‘neither’ is used for singular nouns and ‘neither of’ is used for plural nouns. Since ‘apartment’ is singular ‘neither’ is the apt answer, Thus option C is correct while option D is incorrect.
Question 10
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Fill in the blank with the suitable pronoun:

_______ Jack or Justin should be there by now. They started long back.

A
Either

B
Either of

C
Neither

D
Neither of

Solution

Either, either of, neither and neither of are distributive pronouns. They are used when there is comparison or choice between two things. ‘ ‘Either’ and ‘either of’ are used to convey a positive meaning, i.e. one of the two options is chosen. While ‘neither’ and ‘neither of’ convey a negative meaning because both are omitted/rejected. The given sentence is a positive one, that explains that one of the two people should have arrived as they left long back. So ‘neither’ and ‘neither of’ cannot be used. Thus options C and D are incorrect. Further ‘either’ is used for singular nouns and ‘either of’ is used for plural nouns. Since ‘Jack or Justin' is in singular ‘either’ is the apt answer, Thus option A is correct while option B is incorrect.

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Question 1

Which

Whose

Who

Whom

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Question 2

their

its

his

None of the above

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Question 3

I

me

A or B

None of the above

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Question 4

Which

Who

That

None of the above

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Question 5

me

I

A or B

None of the above

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Question 6

me

I

we

Option B or C

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Question 7

was

were

is

none of the above

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Question 8

that

which

who

None of the above

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Question 9

either

either of

neither

neither of

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Question 10

Either

Either of

Neither

Neither of

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