Pronoun MCQ With Answers: Types, Rules and 20 Solved Questions

English · 2026-10-21 · 7 min read

A pronoun replaces a noun. Pronoun questions appear in the English section of JKSSB Junior Assistant and Class IV papers and in SSC exams, mostly as fill-in-the-blanks and error spotting. Know the types and the case rules and you will score full marks here.

Types of pronouns

  • Personal: I, we, you, he, she, it, they (and me, us, him, her, them)
  • Possessive: mine, ours, yours, his, hers, theirs
  • Reflexive: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves
  • Demonstrative: this, that, these, those
  • Relative: who, whom, whose, which, that
  • Interrogative: who, whom, whose, which, what
  • Indefinite: someone, anyone, everybody, nobody, each, either, neither, one

Rules that decide most questions

  1. 'Who' is for the subject, 'whom' for the object: 'Whom did you call?'
  2. After prepositions use the object case: 'between you and me', not 'between you and I'
  3. Use 'each', 'every', 'either' and 'neither' with a singular verb and a singular pronoun
  4. Reflexive pronouns are not used as the subject: 'My brother and I went', not 'myself'
  5. 'Than' and 'as' may be followed by the subject form when the verb is understood: 'She is taller than I (am)'

Case: the form changes with the job

The personal pronouns have three forms. The subject form (I, we, he, she, they) is used before a verb. The object form (me, us, him, her, them) is used after a verb or preposition. The possessive form (my, our, his, her, their, mine, ours, hers, theirs) shows ownership.

  • 'She and I went to the market.' (subject form for both)
  • 'The teacher gave her and me some books.' (object form for both)
  • 'Between you and me, this is wrong.' (object form after the preposition)
  • 'He is taller than I.' means 'than I am', so the subject form is used

A test for who and whom

Replace the pronoun with he or him. If 'he' fits, use who. If 'him' fits, use whom. In 'Who/Whom did you meet?', you can say 'you met him', so the correct word is whom. In 'Who/Whom is at the door?', you can say 'he is at the door', so the correct word is who.

That, which and who

Use 'who' for people, 'which' for things and animals, and 'that' for either. Use 'that' after superlatives and after words such as all, only and everything: 'This is the best book that I have read.' Use a comma before 'which' when it adds extra information: 'The book, which I bought yesterday, is excellent.'

Reflexive and emphatic uses

The words ending in -self are used in two ways. As reflexive pronouns they refer back to the subject: 'He hurt himself.' As emphatic pronouns they add emphasis: 'I myself saw him.' A reflexive pronoun cannot be the subject by itself, so 'Myself and my friend went' is wrong. Say 'My friend and I went.'

Pronoun and antecedent agreement

A pronoun must match the noun it replaces in number, gender and person. 'Each student must bring his or her book' is traditionally correct, although 'their' is common in speech. With collective nouns, use 'it' if the group acts as one: 'The committee has made its decision.' Use 'they' if the members act separately.

Its and it's, whose and who's

  • its shows possession: 'The dog wagged its tail.'
  • it's means 'it is' or 'it has'
  • whose shows possession: 'The boy whose bag was lost came back.'
  • who's means 'who is' or 'who has'

Common errors in exams

  • 'Between you and I' should be 'between you and me'
  • 'Me and my friend went' should be 'My friend and I went'
  • 'Neither of them are ready' should be 'Neither of them is ready'
  • 'He is more clever than me' should be 'He is more clever than I'
  • 'The man which came' should be 'The man who came'

Practise

Try the 20 MCQs below. Then continue with the English topic sets, including clauses, and a Junior Assistant mock.

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Practice questions

Q1. Choose the correct pronoun: 'Between you and ___, this is a secret.'

  1. mine
  2. myself
  3. I
  4. me
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me — After a preposition, use the object case.

Q2. Choose the correct pronoun: '___ did you meet at the station?'

  1. Who
  2. Whose
  3. Which
  4. Whom
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Whom — The pronoun is the object of 'meet'.

Q3. Choose the correct pronoun: 'She is taller than ___.'

  1. me
  2. mine
  3. I
  4. myself
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I — 'Than I (am)'.

Q4. The pronoun in 'The book is mine' is:

  1. Relative
  2. Reflexive
  3. Possessive
  4. Personal
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Possessive — Mine shows ownership.

Q5. 'He hurt himself.' The word 'himself' is a:

  1. Personal pronoun
  2. Relative pronoun
  3. Demonstrative pronoun
  4. Reflexive pronoun
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Reflexive pronoun — It refers back to the subject.

Q6. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. Each of the boys has done his work.
  2. Each of the boys have done his work.
  3. Each of the boys has done their works.
  4. Each of the boys have done their work.
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Each of the boys has done his work. — 'Each' takes a singular verb.

Q7. 'Those are my shoes.' The word 'those' is a:

  1. Demonstrative pronoun
  2. Possessive pronoun
  3. Relative pronoun
  4. Interrogative pronoun
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Demonstrative pronoun — It points to specific things.

Q8. Fill in the blank: 'The man ___ lives next door is a doctor.'

  1. which
  2. whose
  3. whom
  4. who
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who — Who refers to a person as subject.

Q9. Fill in the blank: 'The house ___ roof is red is mine.'

  1. whose
  2. who
  3. which
  4. whom
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whose — Whose shows possession.

Q10. Choose the correct pronoun: 'Neither of the girls has finished ___ homework.'

  1. our
  2. her
  3. their
  4. his
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her — 'Neither' is singular, and the girls are female.

Q11. Choose the correct word: 'The dog wagged ___ tail.'

  1. it
  2. its
  3. it's
  4. their
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its — Its is the possessive form; it's means it is.

Q12. Which sentence is correct?

  1. Me and my friend went to the market.
  2. Myself and my friend went to the market.
  3. My friend and me went to the market.
  4. My friend and I went to the market.
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My friend and I went to the market. — Subject case is needed.

Q13. 'Who' is a pronoun of the type:

  1. Demonstrative
  2. Possessive
  3. Interrogative or relative
  4. Reflexive
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Interrogative or relative — It can ask a question or join a clause.

Q14. Choose the correct pronoun: 'It was ___ who broke the window.'

  1. him
  2. himself
  3. his
  4. he
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he — After 'it was', use the subject form in formal English.

Q15. 'This is the girl ___ I met yesterday.' The relative pronoun can be:

  1. what
  2. whichever
  3. whose
  4. whom or that
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whom or that — Whom or that for a person as object.

Q16. 'Anyone' and 'someone' are examples of:

  1. Possessive pronouns
  2. Personal pronouns
  3. Reflexive pronouns
  4. Indefinite pronouns
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Indefinite pronouns — They do not name a specific person.

Q17. Choose the correct pronoun: 'The teacher gave ___ a book.'

  1. me
  2. mine
  3. I
  4. my
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me — The indirect object takes the object case.

Q18. A pronoun takes the place of a:

  1. Adjective
  2. Verb
  3. Noun
  4. Adverb
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Noun — It avoids repeating a noun.

Q19. Choose the correct word: 'He did the work by ___.'

  1. he
  2. himself
  3. him
  4. his
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himself — 'By himself' means alone.

Q20. 'Which of the two is yours?' The pronoun 'which' is:

  1. Possessive
  2. Interrogative
  3. Relative
  4. Reflexive
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Interrogative — It asks a question.

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