Pronouns MCQs

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Pronouns MCQs

Practice Pronouns MCQs with answers and detailed explanations. Learn about personal pronouns, possessive pronouns, reflexive pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, interrogative pronouns and relative pronouns through multiple choice questions designed for SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Teaching and other competitive exams.

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Question #61
One should take care of ______ health.
A. their
B. our
C. one's
D. his
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The impersonal pronoun 'one' is followed by 'one's' (not 'his' or 'their').
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Question #62
Everyone must do ______ best in the exam.
A. his
B. one's
C. their
D. her
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Traditional grammar treats 'everyone' as singular and uses 'his' for a person of unspecified gender.
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Question #63
Each boy and each girl has to bring ______ own lunch.
A. his
B. her
C. their
D. its
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
When two singular nouns are joined by 'and' but preceded by 'each', the pronoun is singular. The masculine 'his' is conventionally used for mixed gender.
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Question #64
Someone has left ______ umbrella in the office.
A. his
B. their
C. its
D. her
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Someone' is singular. When the gender is not known, 'his' is traditionally used.
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Question #65
Everybody in the room expressed ______ opinion freely.
A. his
B. its
C. her
D. their
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Everybody' is singular; the traditional pronoun is 'his' for an unknown gender.
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Question #66
Anybody who wishes to participate can submit ______ name.
A. her
B. their
C. his
D. one's
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Anybody' is singular; hence, singular pronoun 'his' is used.
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Question #67
Each girl has ______ own room.
A. his
B. its
C. their
D. her
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Each girl' is singular and feminine, so 'her' is the correct pronoun.
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Question #68
Each boy must bring ______ own book.
A. their
B. its
C. her
D. his
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Each boy' is masculine singular; the pronoun should be 'his'.
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Question #69
Everyone except ______ attended the meeting.
A. me
B. mine
C. I
D. myself
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The preposition 'except' is followed by an object pronoun. 'except me'.
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Question #70
She is the girl ______ bag was stolen.
A. which
B. whose
C. who
D. whom
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Whose' is the possessive relative pronoun meaning 'of whom the bag'.
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Question #71
He is the person ______ we all respect.
A. whom
B. who
C. what
D. which
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Whom' is the object of the verb 'respect'.
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Question #72
The teacher ______ was absent yesterday is back.
A. who
B. which
C. whom
D. whose
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The blank is the subject of 'was absent', so the subject form 'who' is correct.
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Question #73
The flowers ______ she plucked are wilting.
A. whom
B. what
C. who
D. which
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Which' is used for things (flowers). It is the object of 'plucked'.
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Question #74
The dog ______ tail is short is mine.
A. that
B. which
C. whose
D. who
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Whose' is used for possessive case, for animals also. 'whose tail'.
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Question #75
I met a woman ______ can speak six languages.
A. who
B. whom
C. which
D. what
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Who' is the subject of 'can speak'. The antecedent 'woman' is a person.
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Question #76
The house in ______ he lives is very old.
A. which
B. where
C. that
D. whom
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
After a preposition (in), 'which' is used for things. 'The house in which he lives...'
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Question #77
The man about ______ I told you is a professor.
A. that
B. which
C. whom
D. who
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
After the preposition 'about', the object relative pronoun 'whom' is required.
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Question #78
I don't know ______ you are talking about.
A. whom
B. what
C. which
D. who
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Whom' is the object of the preposition 'about' at the end of the clause. 'whom you are talking about'.
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Question #79
There is no one ______ can help us.
A. whom
B. what
C. which
D. who
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Who' is the subject of 'can help'. The antecedent 'no one' refers to a person.
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Question #80
He is a man ______ you can trust.
A. who
B. which
C. whom
D. what
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Whom' is the object of the verb 'trust'. 'a man whom you can trust'.
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