Question

circle the correct bold pronoun to complete each sentence below.

1. do the chefs at the new italian restaurant make its their theirs own pasta from scratch?
2. the mountain path is steep and rocky, so it they them might be difficult to climb.
3. although several people contributed ideas to our lyrics, we wrote the song ourselves yourselves themselves.
4. if youre not busy on saturday, would you like to attend the concert with julia and i me myself?
5. when we you they started walking home, jeremiah and mateo didnt realize it would be so cold and snowy.
6. during the summer months, the donut shop on the boardwalk opens its their his doors promptly at 6 a.m.
7. while relaxing in their hammocks on a sunny afternoon, sarah and luke had to remind ourselves yourselves themselves to reapply sunscreen.
8. when she her herself and melanie first started raising money for the sea turtle rescue, fiona worried that no one would donate to the cause.
9. savannah had finally finished the detailed diagrams showing how each table needed to be decorated for the gala, and she couldnt wait to show it them her to the decorating committee.
10. masons cat looks a lot like mine ours his, except my cat has three white paws instead of two.
11. after we pulled the weeds from our uncles garden, he poured fresh iced tea for us you them to enjoy.
12. despite never having made ratatouille for us before, charlie prepared the entire batch himself itself ourselves.
13. if you all need anything else from the supply room to build the sets, please help ourselves yourselves themselves.
14. university students get early access to tickets for the playoff game, but we you they have to get up early to wait in line.

Explanation:

1. “Chefs” is plural, so “their” (possessive adjective) is correct as it shows ownership of the pasta. “Its” is for singular non - human, and “theirs” is a possessive pronoun (not followed by a noun here).
2. “The mountain path” is singular, so “it” (subject pronoun) is correct. “They” and “them” are for plural.
3. “We” is the subject, and the reflexive pronoun for “we” is “ourselves” as it refers back to the doers (we). “Yourselves” is for “you” (plural or singular formal), and “themselves” is for “they”.
4. “With” is a preposition, and after a preposition, we use the object pronoun. “Me” is the object pronoun. “I” is the subject pronoun, and “myself” is a reflexive pronoun (not needed here).
5. “Jeremiah and Mateo” are plural, so “they” (subject pronoun) is correct. “We” is for the speaker and others, and “you” is for the person being addressed.
6. “The donut shop” is singular, so “its” (possessive adjective) is correct. “Their” is for plural, and “his” is for male singular (not relevant here).
7. “Sarah and Luke” are plural, and the reflexive pronoun for “they” is “themselves”. “Ourselves” is for “we”, and “yourselves” is for “you”.
8. “Fiona” is female, and the subject pronoun is “she”. “Her” is an object or possessive pronoun (not the subject here), and “herself” is a reflexive pronoun (not needed as the subject).
9. “Diagrams” is plural, so “them” (object pronoun) is correct. “It” is for singular, and “her” is for female (not relevant here).
10. “My cat” is referred to, so “mine” (possessive pronoun) is correct. “Ours” is for “our” (plural), and “his” is for male (not relevant as it's “my” cat).
11. “We” pulled the weeds, so the uncle poured tea for “us” (object pronoun). “You” is for the person being addressed, and “them” is for plural (not “we”).
12. “Charlie” is male, and the reflexive pronoun for “he” is “himself”. “Itself” is for non - human singular, and “ourselves” is for “we”.
13. “You all” is the subject, and the reflexive pronoun for “you” (plural) is “yourselves”. “Ourselves” is for “we”, and “themselves” is for “they”.
14. “University students” are plural, so “they” (subject pronoun) is correct. “We” is for the speaker and others, and “you” is for the person being addressed.

Answer:

1. their
2. it
3. ourselves
4. me
5. they
6. its
7. themselves
8. she
9. them
10. mine
11. us
12. himself
13. yourselves
14. they