ALCPT Pronoun and Article Usage Flashcards

Select the correct pronoun: '___ is raining outside.'

Answer: It

'It' is the impersonal pronoun used for weather and environmental conditions.

Which article is correct? 'He plays ___ piano very well.'

Answer: the

The definite article 'the' is used before musical instruments when referring to playing them.

Choose the correct form: 'Neither the teacher nor the students brought ___ books.'

Answer: their

When 'neither...nor' joins plural nouns, the pronoun agrees with the closest noun or takes plural form.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Answer: Whom did you speak with?

'Whom' is the object pronoun used when the pronoun functions as the object of a preposition.

Fill in the blank: 'I have ___ idea what he means.'

Answer: no

'No idea' is a fixed expression meaning the speaker does not know something at all.

Choose the correct pronoun: 'The decision was made by ___ and the director.'

Answer: me

After the preposition 'by,' use the object pronoun 'me,' not the subject pronoun 'I'.

Which is the correct article usage? 'She is ___ honest person.'

Answer: an

'Honest' begins with a silent 'h,' so the vowel sound /ɒ/ requires 'an' rather than 'a'.