Question

Fill in blank [3] with a suitable pronoun from the alternatives given.

• A. His
• B. Him
• C. We
• D. Ours

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

We

In order to fill in the blank with the correct personal pronoun, let us understand what personal pronouns are. We use personal pronouns in place of a particular thing or a person's name/noun. For example: 'I spoke to them'. Here, 'I' is a subjective personal pronoun and 'them' is an objective personal pronoun.

NOTE: The third blank requires a personal pronoun for 'our'.

Option A - 'His' is used as the personal pronoun for 'he'. 'His' is used to indicate any possession or ownership of a male noun/pronoun. As 'his' is another form of 'he', we can't use it for 'our'. Hence, option A is incorrect.

Option B - 'Him' is used as the personal pronoun for 'he'. 'Him' is used to indicate that an action was done to or for 'he'. Hence, option B is incorrect.

Option D - 'Ours' is used as the personal pronoun to express ownership. Thus we can't use it as the subject here. Hence, option D is incorrect.

Option C - 'We' is the subjective form of 'our'. Hence, we can use the personal pronoun 'we' here. Thus option C is the correct answer.

'We have named our new house 'The Nest'.'