Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
"Is _____________ exercise very easy?"
"No, _____________ isn't."

• A. These / it
• B. This / its
• C. These / this
• D. That / it

Answer 1

The correct option is D That / it

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

In the given sentence the exercise is being pointed out.

The demonstrative pronouns 'this', 'that' are referred to singular nouns.

The subject in the given sentence is singular.

We can thus eliminate options A and C as incorrect answers.

Now, the second sentence does not indicate any possession. So, we cannot use any possessive pronoun. We can thus eliminate option B as 'its' is a possessive pronoun.

Hence, the complete sentence must be- "Is that exercise very easy?"

"No, it isn't."

Thus option D is the correct answer.