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Replace the underlined noun with the appropriate pronoun.
Jim used a spade to dig the garden. The spade was heavy.

A
It
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B
He
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She
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D
Who
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Solution

The correct option is A It

A pronoun takes the place of a noun in a sentence. A personal pronoun is a pronoun that is associated with a particular person, like ‘he’, ‘she’ and ‘they’. While an impersonal pronoun is commonly used to speak about inanimate objects/things. ‘It’ is an impersonal pronoun that is used for this purpose. In the given sentence the noun is a ‘spade’ therefore ‘it’ would be the apt answer. Thus option D is correct. On the other hand, ‘he’ and ‘she’ cannot be used since ‘spade’ is not a person. Thus options A and B are incorrect. ‘Who’ is an interrogative pronoun that is used to for asking questions. Since the sentence doesn’t pose a question, option C is incorrect.


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