Pronouns Test 1

A reflexive pronoun is used when the action performed by a subject is to be reflected on the subject itself. The sentence given in alternative A makes use of the reflexive pronoun ‘ourselves’.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Interrogative pronouns and interrogative adjectives are used for asking questions. ‘What’, ‘which’ and ‘whose’ are interrogative pronouns and interrogative adjectives. When they are used as interrogative adjectives, a noun immediately follows them. This is not the case when they are used as interrogative pronouns.

In the sentence given in alternative B, ‘faith’ is a noun that immediately follows ‘which’. Hence, this sentence contains an interrogative adjective.

In the sentence given in alternative A, a noun does not follow the interrogative ‘which’. Hence, this sentence contains an interrogative pronoun.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

An indefinite pronoun points to general persons, places or things. ‘One’, ‘anyone’, ‘anybody’, ‘some’, ‘none’, ‘nobody’ ‘everyone’ and ‘everybody’ are some examples of indefinite pronouns. Hence, the sentence given in alternative A contains an indefinite pronoun.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Depending upon their use in a sentence, ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’ and ‘those’ can function as demonstrative pronouns or demonstrative adjectives. When used as demonstrative adjectives, these words come right before a noun.

In the sentence given in alternative A, ‘house’ is a noun that immediately follows ‘this’. Hence, a demonstrative adjective is used in this sentence.

In the sentence given in alternative B, a noun does not follow the demonstrative ‘this’. Hence, a demonstrative pronoun is used in this sentence.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

The first person personal pronoun (I and we) refers to the person or persons speaking.

The second person personal pronoun (you) refers to the person or persons spoken to. Hence, statement II is correct.

The third person personal pronoun (he, she, it, they) refers to the person or persons spoken of. Hence, statement I is incorrect.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

An indefinite pronoun points to general persons, places or things. ‘One’, ‘anyone’, ‘anybody’, ‘some’, ‘none’, ‘nobody’ ‘everyone’ and ‘everybody’ are some examples of indefinite pronouns. Hence, the statement given in alternative A is correct.

A relative pronoun points to some noun that goes before it. Hence, the statement given in alternative B is incorrect.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

‘She’ is the third person singular feminine. It forms the subject of a sentence.

For example:

She is coming for dinner.

‘Her’ is the third person singular feminine that can function as the object of a sentence.

For example:

Give this book to her.

Hence, statement II is correct.

‘Her’ and ‘hers’ are the third person singular possessive forms of the third person singular feminine.

For example:

That is her doll. (Here, ‘her’ is the possessive adjective as it is followed by a noun.)

That doll is hers. (Here, ‘hers’ is the possessive pronoun.)

Hence, statement I is incorrect.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

The sentence given in alternative A is the correct one. ‘Yours’ is the correct possessive form of the personal pronoun ‘you’.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

When two singular nouns are joined by ‘either-or’, a singular pronoun is used for referring to both. Hence, the sentence given in alternative A is correct.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

‘Ours’ and ‘our’ are the possessive forms of the personal pronoun ‘we’. However, ‘ours’ is the possessive pronoun (a noun does not follow it) and ‘our’ is the possessive adjective (a noun follows it). Hence, the possessive pronoun is used in the sentence given in alternative A.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.