Question

Fill in the blank with the appropriate pronoun:
______ football belongs to my neighbour's son.

• A. These
• B. Those
• C. That
• D. Them

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

That

The pronouns that demonstrate (point out) some particular persons or things are called demonstrative pronouns.

In the given sentence the football is being pointed out.

The demonstrative pronouns 'that' and 'those' are used to refer to things far away. 'That' is used in case of singular nouns and 'Those' are used to in case of plural pronouns.

The demonstrative pronoun 'this' and 'these' are used to refer to what is near. 'This' is used to refer to singular nouns and 'these' is used to indicate plural nouns.

Since the noun used in the sentence is singular, 'that' must be used. Thus option C is the correct answer.

Options A and B are incorrect.

'Them' is not a demonstrative pronoun. It is a personal pronoun. Thus option D is also incorrect.