Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable pronoun from the options given:
My son loves books. These books that I have bought are for _________.

• A. His
• B. Them
• C. Him
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is C Him

A noun/pronoun is said to be in accusative (or objective) case when it is used as the object of the verb.

The two given sentences are related. In the first sentence, 'my son' is the subject. In the second sentence, the blank space is to be filled by a pronoun in accusative case as it is the indirect object of the sentence. The pronoun replaces "My son" - which is in the third person and singular. So, we need to choose a singular pronoun which is in the third person and accusative case.

Option A is incorrect as the word, 'his' is in the possessive case and not the accusative case.

Option B is incorrect as the word, 'them' is plural (though it is in the third person and accusative case).

Option C is correct as the word, 'him' is a singular pronoun which is in the third person and accusative case.

Option D is incorrect as option C is the correct answer.