Pronouns

What is the correct pronoun for this sentence?

Last week, a fire broke out in an apartment building in our town. _____ asked our teacher about it.

• Us

• Ours

• We

• Them

Answer explanation

A pronoun replaces a noun in a sentence.

Luckily, there were no injuries. The firefighters came right away, and _____ got out of the building safely.

• everyone's

• everyone

• everyones

• them

But the fire destroyed seven apartments, and people lost all of the _________ belongings.

• their

• his

• her

• its

Answer explanation

"Their" is a possessive pronoun, meaning belonging to them.

Our teacher, Mr. Lachlan, told ________ about the fire.

• we

• us

• our

• it

Answer explanation

Pronouns are words that replace nouns in a sentence.

Mr. Lachlan lives in that apartment building. _________ apartment did not catch fire.

• We

• Her

• Their

• His

But the people who lost their belongings were _________ neighbors.

• his

• him

• its

• he's

Answer explanation

This pronoun substitutes for "Mr. Lachlan's".

Mr. Lachlan said, "0ur class should start a project to help my neighbors? Does anyone have ideas to help __________?"

• him

• themselves

• their

• them

Answer explanation

Remember to look back at the antecedent (the noun that was mentioned first in the sentence).

Clara raised her hand and said, "_____ have some clothes that don't fit me anymore. Maybe they will fit your neighbor's children."

• My

• Mine

• I

• It

Answer explanation

"I" is called a personal pronoun.

"I like _________ idea!" Mr. Lachlan told Clara. "Maybe we can collect some books and toys too."

• you're

• your

• youre

• you

Answer explanation

The word "your" is a possessive pronoun meaning "something belongs to you".

Then Mike said, "Let's have a bake sale to raise money for your neighbors. Then _______ can replace the things they lost."

• thay

• their

• them

• they

Answer explanation

"They" is called a "third-person plural pronoun".