Let's solve the pronoun exercise step by step. The task is to
tick the correct pronoun in each sentence.
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1. Sara and Meena are good friends. We / They go to the same school.
-
Sara and Meena are two girls (plural).
- "We" refers to the speaker and others, but here it's about
Sara and Meena, so we need a plural pronoun referring to them.
-
They is the correct choice.
✔ Correct: They
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2. Gopal helps everyone. He / I is a helpful boy.
- Gopal is a male name.
- The sentence talks about
Gopal, so the pronoun should be
He.
- "I" would refer to the speaker, which doesn't make sense here.
✔ Correct: He
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3. Rahul is a naughty boy. He / He does not listen to anyone.
- This sentence has
two options: "He / He"
- It seems like a typo or formatting error. But both options are "He".
- Since Rahul is a boy,
He is correct.
- So even though it looks odd,
He is the right answer.
✔ Correct: He
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4. My name is Geeta. I / She study in class I.
- "My name is Geeta" → the speaker is
Geeta, a girl.
- So the pronoun should be
I because she is talking about herself.
- "She" would be used if someone else were speaking about her.
- Also, "study" must agree with the subject:
I study (correct),
She studies (would be correct grammar, but the verb is "study", so it's not matching).
Wait — this is a grammar issue too:
- If it’s
I, then “I study” is grammatically correct.
- If it’s
She, then it should be “She
studies” (third person singular).
- But the sentence says “study” (plural verb), so
I is correct.
✔ Correct: I
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5. Mohan and Sunil say, 'We / They are going to the market!'
- Mohan and Sunil are two boys (plural).
- They are saying something about themselves → they are using
we.
- "They" would be used if someone else were talking about them.
✔ Correct: We
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6. The teacher says to Seema, 'They / You are a good girl!'
- The teacher is addressing
Seema directly.
- So the pronoun should be
You.
- "They" would mean third person, not appropriate here.
✔ Correct: You
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7. Sonal likes to eat fruits. We / She likes apples the most.
- Sonal is a girl, so the pronoun should be
She.
- "We" would include the speaker, but the sentence is about Sonal only.
✔ Correct: She
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8. This is an elephant. She / It lives in the forest.
- Elephants are animals, and unless specified as female, we use
It for animals.
- "She" is used for female animals, but here no gender is mentioned.
- So
It is neutral and correct.
✔ Correct: It
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
They
2.
He
3.
He
4.
I
5.
We
6.
You
7.
She
8.
It
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🔍 Explanation Summary:
- Use
I when speaking about yourself.
- Use
He/She/It for single people/animals (He = male, She = female, It = neutral/animal).
- Use
We/They for groups.
- Always match the pronoun to the subject of the sentence.
- Be careful with verb agreement (e.g., "I study", "She studies").
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