ALCPT ALCPT Pronoun and Article Usage 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the correct sentence: 'She gave the book to ___.'
- I
- me (Correct answer)
- my
- mine
Correct answer: me
Object pronouns (me, him, her, us, them) follow verbs and prepositions.
Question 2: Which article correctly completes: '___ European tour was exciting.'?
- A (Correct answer)
- An
- The
- No article
Correct answer: A
'European' starts with a consonant sound /j/, so 'a' is used, not 'an'.
Question 3: Select the correct form: '___ of the soldiers returned safely.'
- They all
- All they
- All of them (Correct answer)
- Them all
Correct answer: All of them
'All of them' is the standard pronoun phrase used as a subject in this structure.
Question 4: Which sentence uses a reflexive pronoun correctly?
- He hurt him.
- He hurt himself. (Correct answer)
- He hurt his.
- He hurt he.
Correct answer: He hurt himself.
When the subject and object refer to the same person, a reflexive pronoun (himself) is required.
Question 5: Fill in the blank: 'Is there ___ milk left in the carton?'
- a
- an
- any (Correct answer)
- the
Correct answer: any
'Any' is used with uncountable nouns in questions and negative sentences.
Question 6: Choose the correct relative pronoun: 'The car ___ he bought is red.'
- who
- whom
- which (Correct answer)
- what
Correct answer: which
'Which' is used as a relative pronoun to refer to things (not people).
Question 7: Which is correct? 'The students finished ___ homework.'
- their (Correct answer)
- there
- they're
- theirs
Correct answer: their
'Their' is a possessive adjective and must precede a noun like 'homework'.
ALCPT ALCPT Pronoun and Article Usage 4
Choose the correct sentence: 'She gave the book to ___.'