Pronoun Errors in Sentences

Error (Pronouns)

Multiple Choice

If one does not exercise, ___ will lose ___ health.

• you, your
• one, one's

If one does not exercise, one will lose one's health.

• be consistent: all use "you" or all use "one"

Multiple Choice

Chinese chess, ____ is very interesting, is very popular among boys.

• that
• which

Chinese chess, which is very interesting, is very popular among boys.

• that不用于逗号（comma)之后。

Multiple Choice

Sincerely ___

• your
• yours

Sincerely yours

• use in an informal letter

Multiple Choice

I have never seen ___ clear water.

• such
• such a

I have never seen such clear water.

• water is uncountable

Multiple Choice

I have never seen ____ clever boy.

• such
• such a

I have never seen such a clever boy.

• boy is countable

Multiple Choice

I know ___ of the three lawyers.

• none
• neither

I know none of the three lawyers.

• none :全无。用于三个以上的人事物.

Multiple Choice

Both Jane and Jenny sat for the examination, but ___ of them succeeded.

• none
• neither

Both Jane and Jenny sat for the examination, but neither of them succeeded.

• neither:两者都不

Multiple Choice

If you see ___ of the three brothers, tell him to come over.

• both
• any

If you see any of the three brothers, tell him to come over.

• any用于三个以上的人事物。

Multiple Choice

You may take ___ of the two storybooks.

• any
• either

You may take either of the two storybooks.

• any用于三个以上的人事物。

• either:两者其一

Multiple Choice

You will see shops on ___ sides of the road. The grocery shop is just opposite a shoe shop.

• either
• both

You will see shops on both sides of the roa grocery shop is just opposite a shoe shop.

• either:两者其一

• both: 两者都有

Multiple Choice

I don't like this hat. Show me ___.

• other
• another

I don't like this hat. Show me another.

• I don’t like the red one. I prefer the other colour.

• Other must have a determiner before it when it comes in front of a singular countable noun. If the noun is indefinite (e.g. a book, a woman, an idea), we use another:

• Determiner = the, my, this, some, twenty, each, any...

Multiple Choice

The house _____ is old.

• where he lives
• where he lives in

The house where he lives is old.

• where代替in the house，故‘in’在此句中删除。

Multiple Choice

The house _____ is big and beautiful.

• which she lives
• which she lives in

The house which she lives in is big and beautiful.

• which只代替名词the house,故应保留‘in’。

Multiple Choice

The inspector required ___ in the room to stay.

• each
• everyone

The inspector required everyone in the room to stay.

• everyone every person

Multiple Choice

Four gentlemen turned up. ____ carried a bouquet of flowers.

• Each
• Everyone

Four gentlemen turned up. Each carried a bouquet of flowers.

• 留意此例，前文有提及each所指的是谁。

Multiple Choice

Nobody except you and ___ joined the tennis club.

• she
• her

Nobody except you and her joined the tennis club.

• except (prep)后应跟随受词(obj)。

Multiple Choice

_____ are going camping this weekend.

• You, I and he
• You, he and I

You, he and I are going camping this weekend.

• I always at the last

Multiple Choice

_____ study in the same school.

• I and Kim Seng
• Kim Seng and I

Kim Seng and I study in the same school.

• I always at the last

Multiple Choice

My grandma has planted a lot of roses in the backyard. She waters ___ every day.

• it's

• them

• they

My grandma has planted a lot of roses in the backyard. She waters them every day.

• 前句的roses是复数，第二句的代名词 也须复数（them)，以相呼应。

Multiple Choice

I want clean water, not dirty ___.

• one
• water

I want clean water, not dirty water.

• 代名one只用以代替可数名词 (countable noun)

• 比较: The blue dress is beautiful but the red one is not.

Multiple Choice

He met a relative of ___ at the shopping centre.

• him
• his

He met a relative of his at the shopping centre. 

• his (possessive pron) = his relatives

Multiple Choice

Watch the boy. Don't let ___ run across the road.

• he
• him

Watch the boy. Don't let him run across the road.

• him = object

Multiple Choice

Tom and ___ went hunting together.

• I
• me

Tom and I went hunting together.

• Tom和 I 同属主词（subj)

Multiple Choice

My ____ names are Mary and May.

• nieces's
• nieces'

My nieces' names are Mary and May.

• niece = singular, nieces = plural

• nieces' = theirs

Multiple Choice

Look at ___ in the mirror.

• you

• yourself

Look at yourself in the mirror.

Multiple Choice

Her hair is brown. ___ is black.

• Me
• Mine
• My

Her hair is brown. Mine is black.

• mine = my hair

Multiple Choice

The horse has a big sack on ___ back.

• it's
• its

The horse has a big sack on its back.

• it's = it is/ it was/ it has

• its = 它的

Multiple Choice

Jane is fond of ___.

• he
• him
• his

Jane is fond of him.

• 介词of后需用受词代名词（object pronoun)

• 
  

Multiple Choice

The girl visits ___ mother once a month.

• her
• hers
• she

The girl visits her mother once a month.

• 
  

Multiple Choice

A friend of ___ gave me two concert tickets

• me
• my
• mine
• I

A friend of mine gave me two concert tickets. 

• mine = my friends