Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns from the brackets.
1. He ______ received the king. (He/Him)
2. The book on the table is ______ (myself/mine)
3. Give ______ the book, ______ is (who/that, mine/it)
4. Sunita and I ______ are best friends. (I/myself)
5. We ______ shall surprise Mummy by cleaning the room.
Answer (2)
To fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns, you should consider the appropriate usage of pronouns based on their position and role in the sentence.
He ____ received the king. (He/Him)
The correct pronoun is He . We use 'He' because it is the subject pronoun referring to the person who received the king.
The book on the table is ____ (myself/mine)
The correct pronoun is mine . 'Mine' is a possessive pronoun used to show that the book belongs to the speaker.
Give ____ the book, ____ is (who/that, mine/it)
The correct pronouns are him and it . 'Him' is the object pronoun referring to the person receiving the book, and 'it' is the subject pronoun referring to the book itself.
Sunita and I ____ are best friends. (I/myself)
The correct pronoun is myself . 'Myself' is used for emphasis and reflexive constructions when the subject and the object refer to the same person.
We ____ shall surprise Mummy by cleaning the room.
The correct pronoun is ourselves . 'Ourselves' is a reflexive pronoun emphasizing the subject 'We' in preparing a surprise.
The correct pronouns are: 1. He, 2. mine, 3. him and it, 4. myself, 5. ourselves. Understanding the roles of each pronoun is essential for constructing clear sentences. This ensures that the meaning is conveyed accurately to the reader or listener.
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