ALCPT ALCPT Pronoun and Article Usage 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Select the correct pronoun: '___ is raining outside.'
- He
- She
- It (Correct answer)
- They
Correct answer: It
'It' is the impersonal pronoun used for weather and environmental conditions.
Question 2: Which article is correct? 'He plays ___ piano very well.'
- a
- an
- the (Correct answer)
- no article
Correct answer: the
The definite article 'the' is used before musical instruments when referring to playing them.
Question 3: Choose the correct form: 'Neither the teacher nor the students brought ___ books.'
- his
- her
- its
- their (Correct answer)
Correct answer: their
When 'neither...nor' joins plural nouns, the pronoun agrees with the closest noun or takes plural form.
Question 4: Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- Who did you speak with?
- Whom did you speak with? (Correct answer)
- Whose did you speak with?
- Which did you speak with?
Correct answer: Whom did you speak with?
'Whom' is the object pronoun used when the pronoun functions as the object of a preposition.
Question 5: Fill in the blank: 'I have ___ idea what he means.'
- a
- an
- no (Correct answer)
- the
Correct answer: no
'No idea' is a fixed expression meaning the speaker does not know something at all.
Question 6: Choose the correct pronoun: 'The decision was made by ___ and the director.'
- I
- me (Correct answer)
- my
- mine
Correct answer: me
After the preposition 'by,' use the object pronoun 'me,' not the subject pronoun 'I'.
Question 7: Which is the correct article usage? 'She is ___ honest person.'
- a
- an (Correct answer)
- the
- no article
Correct answer: an
'Honest' begins with a silent 'h,' so the vowel sound /ɒ/ requires 'an' rather than 'a'.
ALCPT ALCPT Pronoun and Article Usage 5
Select the correct pronoun: '___ is raining outside.'