WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-10 MCQs on Personal Pronouns and Forms of Personal Pronouns
10 MCQs on Personal Pronouns and Forms of Personal Pronouns
1. "Neither John nor his friends offered *___ * help during the crisis." — Choose the correct personal pronoun.
- A) their
- B) its
- C) his
- D) our
Answer: A) their ("Their" is the correct possessive pronoun to use here because "neither…nor" with two plural or mixed subjects defaults to the pronoun that reflects the nearest or most natural reference — since "his friends" is plural and the context refers to a group "their" is the most appropriate and natural choice in modern usage.)
2. "It was *___ * who informed the principal about the incident that took place in the corridor." — Choose the correct personal pronoun.
- A) them
- B) us
- C) she
- D) her
Answer: C) she (After the linking verb "was" the subject form of the pronoun is used — "she" is the nominative or subject form of the third person singular feminine pronoun — the objective form "her" is incorrect after a linking verb as the pronoun here functions as the subject complement not the object.)
3. "The manager asked both *___ * and *___ * sister to attend the important meeting." — Choose the correct pronouns.
- A) she — her
- B) her — her
- C) her — she
- D) she — she
Answer: B) her — her (Both pronouns here function as objects of the verb "asked" — the objective form "her" is used when the pronoun functions as the direct or indirect object of a verb — "her…and her sister" are both recipients of the action making the objective form correct in both positions.)
4. "Between you and *___ *, I think the decision made by the committee was not entirely fair." — Choose the correct personal pronoun.
- A) I
- B) myself
- C) me
- D) we
Answer: C) me ("Between" is a preposition and prepositions must always be followed by the objective form of the pronoun — "me" is the objective form of the first person singular pronoun — "between you and me" is the grammatically correct expression — "between you and I" is a very common but grammatically incorrect usage.)
5. "The entire responsibility for completing the project on time rests with you and *___ *." — Choose the correct personal pronoun.
- A) I
- B) myself
- C) we
- D) me
Answer: D) me ("With" is a preposition and must be followed by the objective form of the pronoun — "me" is the objective case of the first person singular pronoun — whenever a pronoun follows a preposition the objective form must be used — "you and me" are both objects of the preposition "with.")
6. "She is a far better public speaker than *___ *." — Choose the correct personal pronoun.
- A) me
- B) myself
- C) I
- D) us
Answer: C) I (In comparisons using "than" the pronoun that follows is the subject of an implied verb — the full sentence would be "she is a far better public speaker than I am" — the subject form "I" is therefore correct — however in informal spoken English "me" is widely accepted though "I" remains the grammatically preferred form.)
7. "The teacher praised *___ * students for their outstanding performance in the annual examination." — Choose the correct personal pronoun.
- A) us
- B) our
- C) we
- D) ours
Answer: B) our ("Our" is the possessive adjective form of the first person plural pronoun — it comes before the noun "students" and shows that the students belong to or are associated with the speaker's group — possessive adjective forms such as "my" "your" "his" "her" "our" and "their" always precede and modify nouns.)
8. "It is *___ * who should take the responsibility for the mistake that was made during the project." — Choose the correct personal pronoun.
- A) them
- B) us
- C) they
- D) their
Answer: C) they (After the linking verb "is" the subject form of the pronoun is required — "they" is the nominative or subject form of the third person plural pronoun — using the objective form "them" after a linking verb is grammatically incorrect as the pronoun functions as the subject complement of the sentence.)
9. "The entire class was surprised when *___ * was announced as the winner of the prestigious award." — Choose the correct personal pronoun.
- A) her
- B) them
- C) him
- D) he
Answer: D) he (The pronoun here functions as the subject of the subordinate clause introduced by "when" — the subject form "he" is therefore required — "him" is the objective form and cannot function as the subject of a clause — the subject form of the third person singular masculine pronoun is always "he.")
10. "Which of the following sentences correctly uses the reflexive form of the personal pronoun?"
- A) She completed the entire project by herself without any assistance.
- B) She completed the entire project by herself alone and hers.
- C) Herself completed the entire project without any assistance.
- D) The project was completed by she herself without any assistance.
Answer: A) She completed the entire project by herself without any assistance. (Reflexive pronouns such as "myself" "yourself" "himself" "herself" "itself" "ourselves" "yourselves" and "themselves" are used when the subject and the object of the verb refer to the same person — "by herself" correctly uses the reflexive pronoun to emphasise that she alone completed the project without any external help.)
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