WORD FORM: PRONOUNS r

In these TOEIC test questions, you will have to choose the correct form of a pronoun
from four choices. You must understand what part of speech is missing. You must also
know what part of speech the four pronouns are.
Example:
The customer called to cancel order.
(A) it
(B) her
(C) hers
(D) she
The correct answer is (B) her. The missing pronoun is a possessive pronoun. None of
the other choices is a possessive pronoun.
DIRECTIONS: Mark the choice that best completes the sentence.
1. The government has a responsibility to protect ® (E) CD CD
citizens from inflation.
(A) its
(B) it's
( ๑ it
(D) their
2. I see you met my assistant and I go CD CD CD CD
back many years.
(A) Her
(B) She
(C) Hers
(D) We
3. Instead of filling those orders now, take care of CD CD CD CD
tomorrow morning.
(A) them
(B) they
(C) their
(D) its
4. All of have been invited to the boss's CD CD CD CD
cocktail party this Friday evening.
(A) we
(B) our
๑ us
(D) ours

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Patterson's; it was
(A) me
(B) mine
( ๑ my
(D) I
6. Telling somebody that _ . is laid off is CD ๏ CD CD
a very unpleasant task.
(A) him
(B) his
( ๑ he
(D) they
7. My computer has a lot of memory, but CD CD ( D CD
has more.
(A) she
(B) hers
(C) her
(D) it
8. isn't good business practice to arrive CD CD CD CD
late for meetings.
(A) He
(B) It
(C) She
(D) You
9. When . probation period is up, you'll be CD CD CD CD
given the full benefits package,
you
(B) your
(C) yours
(D) our
10. The police were right when advised us CD CD CD CD
to get a new security system.
(A) it
(B) she
(C) them
(D) they

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