Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
The girls are washing ________ clothes.

• A. there
• B. theirs
• C. their
• D. them

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

their

Option A: 'There' refers to a place or position: 'the book is over there'.

Option B: 'Theirs' is a possessive pronoun. It refers to something that belongs to someone. Possessive pronouns are not followed by any nouns, because they have already implied the noun before: 'this book is theirs'.

The blank here is followed by the noun 'clothes'. Hence this word isn't relevant.

Option D: 'Them' is an objective pronoun. It is the receiver of any action: 'talk to them'. The blank does not require another object, as the object is already present 'clothes'.

Hence options A, B and D are incorrect.

Option C: 'Their' is a possessive adjective. It expresses belongingness of the noun that follows. It is relevant here as 'their' expresses possession of the noun 'clothes'.

Hence option C is correct.