Pronoun | MCQs

Explanation

He is the athlete who has won many competitions," the word "who" is a relative pronoun.

"Who" is a relative pronoun.

It is used to introduce a clause providing more information about "the athlete."

Explanation

"THEMSELVES" is a reflexive pronoun used here to indicate that the action of preparing is directed back at the subject "they."

Reflexive: Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and the object of the verb are the same, and they often end in "-self" or "-selves" (e.g., "myself," "yourself," "themselves").

Explanation

Correct usage would be "He and I went to the store."

When pronouns are connected in series, they should have the same case.

They could all be in the subject case (e.g., "he and I"), object case ("him and me"), or possessive case ("his and my")

Explanation

An interrogative pronoun is a pronoun used to ask a question. 

The five interrogative pronouns are:

what

which

who

whom

and whose. 

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Explanation

Distributive: Distributive words refer to individual members of a group considered separately (e.g., each, every).

"None" can be categorized as a distributive pronoun because it refers to not any member of the group.

Explanation

"Its" refers to the possessive form of the pronoun "it." For example, when referring to a pair of shoes, you might say, "That's not its box."

Meanwhile, "it's" is the contraction for the words "it is" or "it has." For example, "It's (it is) going to be a fabulous night" or "It's (it has) been a fabulous night."

Explanation

This book is mine.

"mine" is a possessive pronoun that stands alone and replaces a noun.

The other options are incorrect:

my → possessive adjective (needs a noun after it: my book)

me → object pronoun (e.g., Give me the book.)

I → subject pronoun (e.g., I have the book.)

Explanation

 When the subject includes someone else and yourself, and it's performing an action, you should use the subject pronoun "I".

John and I are going to the park.

Explanation

"Whose" shows possession.

"Who's" means "who is," which doesn't fit here.

Explanation

This sentence is ambiguous because it does not specify who "he" refers to—Ali or Salman.

Two clear and assertive versions:

1. Ali explicitly stated that he was tired when he met Salman. (This indicates that Ali was the tired one.)

2. When Ali met Salman, Salman clearly said that he was tired. (This indicates that it was Salman who was tired.)