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Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

Ravi and _______ were present.

  1. I

  2. me

  3. she

  4. her

  5. myself


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'Ravi and ___ ' act as the subject of the sentence. Hence, 'I' is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

Wait for Krishnan and ______.

  1. I

  2. me

  3. she

  4. hers

  5. his


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In this sentence, objective form of first person 'me' is used.

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

Between you and ______, I do not believe a word he says.

  1. I

  2. me

  3. she

  4. his

  5. yourself


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The four prepositional phrases (let, between, except and but) are always followed by the pronoun in objective case.

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

Whom can I trust, if not _____?

  1. I

  2. mine

  3. she

  4. her

  5. myself


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In objective case, the missing pronoun should be second or third person. Hence, 'her' is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

Don't you know ______?

  1. I

  2. she

  3. he

  4. her

  5. they


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It needs to be filled with an objective form. Except option 4 all are subjective forms.

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

It was _______ who told you that.

  1. I

  2. me

  3. us

  4. her

  5. myself


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Here, subject (doer) is needed and among the available options, only option 1 is in subjective form.

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

There isn't much difference between you and ______.

  1. I

  2. he

  3. she

  4. him

  5. ours


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The four prepositional phrases (let, between, but and except) are always followed by the pronoun in  objective case.

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

None so blind as ______ would see the truth.

  1. they

  2. them

  3. me

  4. her

  5. his


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The sentence requires the subject (the doer). Except option 1, no other choice is in the subjective form. 

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

It was ______ who made the arrangement last week.

  1. herself

  2. her

  3. he

  4. him

  5. me


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It needs to be filled with a subjective form (doer). Hence, only option 3 is in the subjective form.

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

I wash ______ when I get up in the morning.

  1. myself

  2. himself

  3. herself

  4. themselves

  5. yourself


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is a case of reflexive pronoun. Reflexive pronoun for the first person (I) is 'myself'.

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

Some people love ______ more than anything.

  1. myself

  2. himself

  3. herself

  4. themselves

  5. yourself


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

'Some people' is a plural noun. Hence, only option 4 is in plural sense.

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

The king ______ told me this.

  1. myself

  2. himself

  3. herself

  4. themselves

  5. yourself


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'The king' is the third person. For third person (male), we use reflexive pronoun 'himself'.

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

I _____ heard this.

  1. myself

  2. himself

  3. herself

  4. themselves

  5. yourself


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Reflexive pronoun for the first person (I) is 'myself'.

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

You should trust _____.

  1. myself

  2. himself

  3. herself

  4. themselves

  5. yourself


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Second person (singular) takes reflexive pronoun 'yourself'.

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

Latha tells ______ that she is very beautiful.

  1. myself

  2. himself

  3. herself

  4. themselves

  5. yourself


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Here, Latha is the third person, and for third person (female) we use reflexive pronoun 'herself'.

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

They often deceive _______ by using big words.

  1. myself

  2. himself

  3. herself

  4. themselves

  5. yourself


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

'They' is a plural pronoun for third person. 'Themselves' is the plural reflexive pronoun for third person.

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

Do not kill _______ for the sake of a foolish girl.

  1. myself

  2. himself

  3. herself

  4. themselves

  5. yourself


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Here, singular second person is needed. And for singular second person, we use reflexive pronoun 'yourself'.

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

She ______ told me that she cared only for money.

  1. myself

  2. himself

  3. herself

  4. themselves

  5. yourself


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'She' is a third person (female). And for singular third person (female), we use reflexive pronoun 'herself'.

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

God cannot help you if you do not believe in _____.

  1. myself

  2. himself

  3. herself

  4. themselves

  5. yourself


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

'You' is singular second person pronoun. And for singular second person, we use reflexive pronoun 'yourself'.

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

They ____ do not know why they are shouting.

  1. myself

  2. himself

  3. herself

  4. themselves

  5. yourself


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

'They' is the third person pronoun (plural). The correct reflexive pronoun for the same is 'themselves'.

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

You ______ must go to his house.

  1. myself

  2. himself

  3. herself

  4. themselves

  5. yourself


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

 The correct reflexive pronoun for 'you' is 'yourself' (for singular second person).

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

I _____ went there.

  1. myself

  2. himself

  3. herself

  4. themselves

  5. yourself


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'I' is first person and for first person, reflexive pronoun 'myself' is used.

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

Let ______ answer the question.

  1. I

  2. he

  3. she

  4. him

  5. we


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The four prepositional phrases  (let, between, except and but) are always followed by the pronoun in objective case.

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

It was ______ who did this.

  1. me

  2. her

  3. she

  4. him

  5. them


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Here, subject (doer) is needed. So, option 3 is the correct answer (as no other option is in the subjective form).

Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun from the given options to fill in the blank.

It is not for ______ to criticize them.

  1. we

  2. us

  3. they

  4. she

  5. I


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Here, the objective form is needed. Option 2 is the only choice in objective form. Hence, it is the answer.

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