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  • Question 1
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    Correct the sentence at the underlined point. 
    Livy's mother hoped that she would perform well at the piano recital. [Intermediate]
    Solution
    The pronoun is used in place of a noun. Here, the nouns are 'Livy' and 'Livy's mother' and the suitable pronoun for both the nouns is 'she'. However, the use of this pronoun would make it unclear as to which noun is being referred to here. Therefore, the correct option is C) her daughter. 
  • Question 2
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    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.

    Aircraft passengers must keep seatbelts fastened while the seatbelt sign is on as long as you are in the air.
    Solution
    Since the reference is to a group of people in third person, third person plural form of the pronoun must be used. Also, since the passengers are the subject, subjective form of the pronoun must be used which is "they". Hence, Option D is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect. 

  • Question 3
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    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word:
    Gina and Lucy wanted to visit the new shop, but she was late and they could not make it before the shop closed. [Advanced]
    Solution
    The pronoun is used in place of a noun. Here, the nouns are 'Gina' and 'Lucy'. The suitable pronoun to refer to the first noun is 'the former' and that to refer to the second noun is 'the latter'. 'She' can be confusing because 'she' is the pronoun for both the nouns mentioned. Therefore, the correct option here is B) the former. 
  • Question 4
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    Fill in the blank with the appropriate pronoun:
    My sister and I sent ___ clothes to the laundry.
    Solution
    In this sentence, we are modifying the noun 'clothes' by answering the question 'whose clothes'. So, we need a possessive adjective. The only possessive adjective among the options is 'our', hence it is the right answer. 
  • Question 5
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    Fill in the blank with the appropriate pronoun:
    This is _____ first ride in an aeroplane.
    Solution
    A word that can function as a noun phrase used by itself and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g. I, you ) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g. she, it, this ) is a pronoun, In this case, the noun book refers to a pronoun. 
    "My" is a possessive that is always used together with a noun, and is always used like an adjective (i.e. before the noun). "Mine" is a possessive that is never followed by a noun (Not applicable in this case). Ours is the first person plural possessive pronoun – it replaces "our" + noun (Not applicable in this case). "Yours" is used while indicating possession in second person (Not applicable). 
    Option B is correct. 
  • Question 6
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    Liz and her sister wanted to attend ballet class together but she was not sure if she was free on the required evenings. [Advanced]
    Solution
    The pronoun is used in place of a noun. Here, the nouns are 'Liza' and 'her sister' and the suitable pronoun for both the nouns is 'she'. However, the use of the pronoun 'she' would make it unclear as to which person it is referring to. Therefore, the correct option is: B) her sister (So that there is no ambiguity.)
    ('They' refers to plural nouns. So, option D is incorrect here.)
  • Question 7
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    For a successful career as a beautician, one must be prepared to dissemble: you must not tell your client the unvarnished truth about his or her appearance.

    Choose the option that indicates the error in the sentence.
    Solution
    The correct answer is B. The word 'one' must be replaced with 'you. The sentences uses 'you' in second person. Hence, the correct answer is 'you must be prepared'. Part B is wrong.   
  • Question 8
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    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.

    Con and Rita sold their house so that they could use the money to travel around the world.
    Solution
    A possessive pronoun is required to indicate that the house is the possession of Con and Rita. Since they are third persons, possessive form of third person plural pronoun "they" should be used without apostrophe, that is, "their". It is the same answer as the question. Hence, Option A is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect. 
  • Question 9
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    Fill in the blank with the appropriate pronoun:
    Mrs. Smith gave away ___ piano to the Lee family so their children could play it. 
    Solution
    The forms him, her and them are used when a pronoun is the object of a sentence. The forms his, her, hers, their and theirs are possessive in nature. Possessives are of two kinds: possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives. Possessive adjectives go before nouns. Possessive pronouns are used alone. Possessive pronoun and possessive adjective form of he is the same, his and of she is her. Its is the same thing only when gender is not present.Theirs is a pronoun used to refer to a group of people who are in a group. The sentence over here is used for a "she". Thus, option A is correct. 
  • Question 10
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    Fill in the blank with the appropriate pronoun:
    _____ hat is black in colour.
    Solution
    A word that can function as a noun phrase used by itself and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g. I, you ) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g. she, it, this ) is a pronoun. The forms him, her and them are used when a pronoun is the object of a sentence. The forms his, her, hers, their and theirs are possessive in nature. The pronouns "hers", "mine" and "yours" are known as possessive pronouns and used singly without any other noun. 
    The pronouns "his", "her", "my" and "your" are possessive adjective which are used in front of a noun. In this sentence, the noun "hat" is present which makes Option B correct. 

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