ALCPT ALCPT Pronoun and Article Usage 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the correct pronoun: 'The award was given to both the sergeant and ___.'
- I
- me (Correct answer)
- my
- mine
Correct answer: me
Object pronouns (me, him, her, us, them) are used after prepositions like 'to.'
Question 2: Which sentence uses the article correctly?
- He is best officer in the unit.
- He is the best officer in the unit. (Correct answer)
- He is a best officer in unit.
- He is best officer in a unit.
Correct answer: He is the best officer in the unit.
Superlatives (best, worst, tallest) require the definite article 'the.'
Question 3: Select the correct reflexive pronoun: 'The general ___ reviewed the battle plan.'
- himself (Correct answer)
- hisself
- itself
- themselves
Correct answer: himself
'Himself' is the correct reflexive pronoun for a male singular subject ('the general').
Question 4: Choose the correct article: 'We need ___ engineer to inspect the bridge.'
- a (Correct answer)
- an
- the
- some
Correct answer: a
'Engineer' begins with a consonant sound, so the indefinite article 'a' is used.
Question 5: Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- Who did you speak with about the assignment?
- Whom spoke to you about assignment?
- Who spoke to you about the assignment? (Correct answer)
- Whom you spoke to about assignment?
Correct answer: Who spoke to you about the assignment?
'Who' is correct as the subject of 'spoke'; 'whom' is used as an object.
Question 6: Select the correctly worded sentence regarding article usage:
- She gave a information to the officer.
- She gave an information to officer.
- She gave the information to the officer. (Correct answer)
- She gave information to a officer.
Correct answer: She gave the information to the officer.
'Information' is an uncountable noun and does not take 'a' or 'an'; 'the' is used here because the specific information is known.
ALCPT ALCPT Pronoun and Article Usage 2
Choose the correct pronoun: 'The award was given to both the sergeant and ___.'