Imagine that Ravi is your friend and that you are relating something about
him to an acquaintance. Choose the correct personal pronoun from the one
given in brackets to complete what you have to say about Ravi:
Ravi and I have been buddies for ages. Now..........
(I/my/me) am a Professor
at Chemistry at Guru Nanak College and...........
(he/his/him) is a Professor
of Chemistry at Vivekananda College..........
(We/ us) met two decades ago.
Our families also became friends...........
(he/his/him) father and my father
were colleagues at the Southern Railway office..........
(We/us) lived in the
Railway Quarters and
did............
(they/their/them). When
(they/their/them) bought......... (they/their/them) own house, they
moved out of the quarters. A few years later........ (we/us) bought our
own house and went to live there. ..........(Our/we/us) friendship didn't fade.
Both of...........
(we/us) joined the same college and the same course as
well! I used to share my ciass notes with........ (him/he) when he couldn't
make it to college. He also shared............. (he/his/him) with me, whenever
required. We studied together, but did............. (our/we/us) projects
independently. He got the first prize for .......... (he/his/him) and I got the
second prize for........ (me/mine). When Ravi congratulated me, he said,
"I like .......(you/your) project....... (it/its) awesome." I replied, "I think..........
(you/yours) is the best. You deserve the first prize."
Answers
Answer:
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HIM
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The blanks have been filled with the suitable pronouns as follows:
Ravi and I have been buddies for ages. Now I am a Professor at Chemistry at Guru Nanak College and he is a Professor of Chemistry at Vivekananda College.
We met two decades ago. Our families also became friends.
His father and my father were colleagues at the Southern Railway office.
We lived in the Railway Quarters and
did them. When they bought their own house, they moved out of the quarters.
A few years later we bought our
own house and went to live there. Our friendship didn't fade.
Both of us joined the same college and the same course as well! I used to share my ciass notes with him when he couldn't
make it to college.
He also shared his with me, whenever
required. We studied together, but did our projects independently.
He got the first prize for him and I got the second prize for me. When Ravi congratulated me, he said, "I like your project. It's awesome." I replied, "I think yours is the best. You deserve the first prize."
- Prounouns are words used in place of a noun.
- Personal pronouns are associated with a particular person( first/second/third person). It is used instead of a proper noun.
- They are used to show gender, number and case of a noun.
- Examples- he, she, him, I, etc.