Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

Serpil dropped some books, so I picked _________ up for her.

• A. them
• B. it
• C. its
• D. they

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

them

If the pronoun is receiving the action, it is called a direct object. Object pronouns are always used when an antecedent is a direct object. Since the object of the verb is more than one inanimate object, the books, third person neuter plural pronoun in objective, "them" must be used. Hence, Option A is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect.