Question

A. Read the following passage. Replace the italicized words with appropriate pronouns.
A poor woodcutter lived with his wife. The poor woodcutter and his
had two children, Hansel and Gretel. Their mother died when Hansel and Gretel
..) were still young. (The passing away of their mother).....
made (Hansel and Gretel) .................. very sad. So their father remarried. But their
stepmother was very cruel. These children annoy the stepmother (..................). The
stepmother (..... .........) must get rid of Hansel and Gretel (.................../
the stepmother (...............) thought. One day, the stepmother (..................) took
the children deep into the forest and left the children (..................) there. Hansel
was a clever boy. Hansel (..................) had some breadcrumbs in his pocket. Hansel
(.................) had dropped the breadcrumbs (..................) on the way so that Hansel
and Gretel (.................) could find their way back home. Alas! The birds ate all the
crumbs and Hansel and Gretel (..................) couldn't find the path that led
back home.
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Answer 1

Replace the italicized words with appropriate pronouns.

Explanation:

• Pronouns are used instead of a noun or noun phrase. Especially in a passage, in order not to repeat the noun, the pronoun will be used.

• There are different pronouns, such as subject pronoun, object pronoun, possessive pronoun, and reflexive pronoun.

• A poor woodcutter lived with his wife. The poor woodcutter and his wife had two children, Hansel and Gretel.

• Their mother died when they were still young.

• The passing away of their mother made them very sad.

• So their father remarried. But their stepmother was very cruel.

• These children annoy her.

• She must get rid of them [she thought]

• One day, she took the children deep into the forest and left them there.
• Hansel was a clever boy. He had some breadcrumbs in his pocket.
• He had dropped the breadcrumbs on the way so that they could find their way back home.
• Alas! The birds ate all the crumbs and they couldn't find the path that led back home.

• HE, SHE, THEY are Subject Pronoun

• THEM is an object pronoun.

Answer 2

Answer:

Pronouns are used instead of a noun or noun phrase. Especially in a passage, in order not to repeat the noun, the pronoun will be used.

There are different pronouns, such as subject pronoun, object pronoun, possessive pronoun, and reflexive pronoun.

A poor woodcutter lived with his wife. The poor woodcutter and his wife had two children, Hansel and Gretel.

Their mother died when they were still young.

The passing away of their mother made them very sad.

So their father remarried. But their stepmother was very cruel.

These children annoy her.

She must get rid of them [she thought]

One day, she took the children deep into the forest and left them there.

Hansel was a clever boy. He had some breadcrumbs in his pocket.

He had dropped the breadcrumbs on the way so that they could find their way back home.

Alas! The birds ate all the crumbs and they couldn't find the path that led back home.

HE, SHE, THEY are Subject Pronoun

THEM is an object pronoun.

Explanation:

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