Pronoun- Exercise -3 for University Admission Test, Job Application Test, BCS Exam and Any Competitive Examination
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Topic: Pronoun
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DU Questions & Answers with Explanations
01. That's the man _____ I spoke about the job. [DU-A: 24-25]
(A) whom
(B) which
(C) whose
(D) to whom
Ans: (D) Explanation: কারো সাথে কথা বলা অর্থে speak to ব্যবহৃত হয়। অন্যদিকে, preposition (to) এর পরে সবসময় pronoun এর objective form (whom) ব্যবহৃত হয়।
02. Recent data from the world Health Organisation (WHO) shows that COVID infections did not spare _____ [DU-Science: 23-24]
(A) nobody
(B) everybody
(C) anybody
(D) somebody
Ans: (C) Explanation: Anything, anyone, anybody সাধারণত না-বোধক অথবা প্রশ্ন-বোধক বাক্যে ব্যবহৃত হয়।
03. That's the gentleman _____ I spoke about the job. [DU-C: 22-23]
(A) whom
(B) to whom
(C) to who
(D) who
Ans: (B) Explanation: কারো সাথে কথা বলা অর্থে speak to ব্যবহৃত হয়। অন্যদিকে, preposition (to) এর পরে সবসময় pronoun এর objective form (whom) ব্যবহৃত হয়।
04. Whose book is that? [DU, A: 20-21]
(A) It's of Mita's.
(B) It's Mitas.
(C) It's Mita's.
(D) Its Mita's.
Ans: (C) Explanation: It's = It is. মালিকানা বোঝাতে noun এর পর apostrophe's (Mita's) বসেছে।
05. As for _____, I prefer to let people make up _____ minds. [A: 19-20]
(A) myself, each other's
(B) me, their own
(C) my, theirs
(D) mine, one another
Ans: (B) Explanation: প্রথম শূন্যস্থানে me বসবে কারণ preposition এর পরে pronoun এর objective form বসে। দ্বিতীয় শূন্যস্থানে their own বসবে কারণ noun (এখানে minds) এর আগে possessive pronoun বসে।
06. The rising numbers of icebergs are in turn "increasing the tsunami hazards" _____ occur when they break away from a glacier and trigger a tidal wave. [A: 18-19]
(A) whom
(B) whose
(C) which
(D) who's
Ans: (C) Explanation: Hazards (বিপদসমূহ) এর relative pronoun হিসেবে which ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে।
07. It is these poisonous products _____ can cause the symptoms of flu. [A: 17-18]
(A) who
(B) that
(C) how
(D) what
Ans: (B) Explanation: Antecedent বস্তু হলে (এখানে products) সেক্ষেত্রে relative pronoun হিসেবে which/that বসে।
08. The underlined word in the sentence "Sheela works for a company that makes furniture" is: [A: 17-18]
(A) a demonstrative pronoun
(B) a distributive pronoun
(C) a relative pronoun
(D) a personal pronoun
Ans: (C) Explanation: Who, whom, which, that ইত্যাদি শব্দ যখন দুইটি বাক্যাংশকে/clause কে সংযুক্ত করে পারস্পরিক সম্পর্ক স্থাপন করে তখন তাদের relative pronoun বলে।
09. Salma could not tell _____ books were left on the table. [A: 16-17]
(A) whose
(B) who's
(C) who
(D) who is
Ans: (A) Explanation: Whose + Noun হয় অর্থাৎ whose books were left...
10. Choose the correct sentence- [B: 16-17]
(A) The announcer awarded the prize to Jamil and myself.
(B) The announcer awarded the prize to Jamil and me.
(C) The announcer awarded the prize to Jamil and I.
(D) The announcer awarded the prize to I and Jamil.
Ans: (B) Explanation: Preposition এর পর pronoun এর objective form বসে। আলোচ্য বাক্যে preposition 'to' এর পরে objective pronoun হিসেবে me বসবে।
11. The first half of the game belonged to us and the second half to _____ [D: 16-17]
(A) them
(B) they
(C) their
(D) those
Ans: (A) Explanation: Preposition এর পর সর্বদা pronoun এর objective form বসে।
12. Leap years, _____ have 366 days, contain an extra day in February. [D: 15-16]
(A) that
(B) when
(C) where
(D) which
Ans: (D) Explanation: Leap year দ্বারা impersonal কিছু বোঝানো হয়েছে বিধায় এর relative pronoun হিসেবে which বসাতে হবে।
13. Nazrul, _____ is our national poet, was also a soldier. [D: 15-16]
(A) whom
(B) who
(C) he
(D) what
Ans: (B) Explanation: Who+verb বসে। অর্থাৎ gap এর পর সরাসরি verb থাকলে gap-এ সাধারণত who বসে।
14. The U.S. congress restored the Medal of Honor _____ name few of us have heard. [A: 14-15]
(A) that was first presented in 1965 to a women
(B) which
(C) who
(D) whose
Ans: (D) Explanation: Who কে/যে, whom কাকে/যাকে, whose কার/যার। Whose name (যার নাম) few of us have heard (আমাদের মধ্যে খুব কম লোকই শুনেছি)।
15. Control, Sabah! Everything is fine, so don't start crying. [B: 14-15]
(A) yourself
(B) you
(C) me
(D) herself
Ans: (A) Explanation: বাক্যের subject এবং object যদি একই ব্যক্তি বা বস্তুকে নির্দেশ করে তাহলে object-এর স্থলে objective pronoun না হয়ে reflexive pronoun বসে।
16. A snake can eat and digest animals much larger than _____ [B: 13-14]
(A) it
(B) itself
(C) its
(D) it has
Ans: (B) Explanation: বুদ্ধিহীন প্রাণীর ক্ষেত্রে singular reflexive pronoun হিসেবে itself ব্যবহৃত হয়।
17. The size and shape of a box depends primarily on the function _____ intended. [C: 11-12]
(A) for which it is
(B) which it is
(C) which it is for
(D) for which is
Ans: (A) Explanation: Box এর আকার এবং আকৃতি নির্ভর করে বক্সটা কী কাজের জন্য ব্যবহৃত হবে তার উপর (for which it is intended)।
18. There is really no difference between you and _____ [D: 10-11]
(A) I
(B) we
(C) them
(D) me
Ans: (D) Explanation: Preposition এর পরে সাধারণত pronoun এর objective form বসবে। Between থাকাতে বাক্যের অর্থানুসারে me বসবে।
19. I certainly esteem _____ as a steady, reasonable kind of person. [A: 08-09]
(A) me
(B) mine
(C) my
(D) myself
Ans: (D) Explanation: নিজেকে (সম্মান করা) বোঝাতে esteem myself ব্যবহার করতে হয়।
20. It is correct to say- [D: 08-09]
(A) Habib and myself stayed home.
(B) Myself and Habib stayed home.
(C) Habib and me stayed home.
(D) Habib and I stayed home.
Ans: (D) Explanation: Verb এর পূর্বে সাধারণত pronoun এর subjective form ব্যবহৃত হয়, বিধায় stayed verb এর আগে subjective pronoun হিসেবে I বসবে।
21. All of us - Abir, Wafi, Nibir, Aritro and _____ were present [D: 08-09]
(A) me
(B) mine
(C) I
(D) none
Ans: (C) Explanation: Subjective case হিসেবে 'I' ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে।
22. It was I _____ he wanted to sing. [D: 08-09]
(A) who
(B) whom
(C) that
(D) which
Ans: (B) Explanation: Whom + sub এর নিয়মানুযায়ী এখানে whom হবে। আমিই সেই ব্যক্তি যাকে সে গান শুনাতে চেয়েছিল।
23. Life is a succession of lessons _____ must be lived to be understood. [D: 07-08]
(A) then
(B) those
(C) which
(D) these
Ans: (C) Explanation: এখানে দুইটি sentence কে যুক্ত করার জন্য একটি relative pronoun ব্যবহার করতে হবে। Lessons এর relative pronoun হিসেবে which ব্যবহার করা হয়েছে।
24. It was us who had left before he arrived. [C: 07-08]
(A) us who had left before he arrived.
(B) we who had left before he arrived.
(C) we who had went before he arrived.
(D) us who had went before he arrived.
Ans: (B) Explanation: Be verb এর পরে subjective pronoun বসে, এজন্য It was us না হয়ে It was we হবে।
25. It was _____ who first noticed the difference. [C: 99-00]
(A) me
(B) I
(C) myself
(D) meself
Ans: (B) Explanation: Be verb (am/is/are/was/were) এর পর me (object) বসে না, nominative বা subjective form বসে।
26. Which one of the following sentences is correct? [C: 99-00]
(A) Selim, you and I shall be punished.
(B) I, you and Selim shall be punished.
(C) You, me and Selim shall be punished.
(D) You, Selim and I shall be punished.
Ans: (B) Explanation: একই বাক্যে একাধিক pronoun থাকলে এবং নেতিবাচকতা/দোষ বোঝালে pronoun এর serial হবে 123 (1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person)।
27. The plural form of 'it' is _____ [DU-7-Humanities: 23-24]
(A) its
(B) they
(C) those
(D) these
Ans: (B) Explanation: 'it' এর possessive adjective 'its' হলেও এর plural subjective form সর্বদা 'they' হবে।
28. Action will be taken against _____ breaks the law. [DU-7- Business: 23-24]
(A) whomsoever
(B) whomever
(C) whoever
(D) whatever
Ans: (C) Explanation: প্রদত্ত বাক্যে 'breaks' verb এর subject হিসেবে একটি personal pronoun দরকার যা রয়েছে অপশন C তে।
JnU Questions & Answers with Explanations
01. Which of the following has not used relative pronoun? [JnU-D: 11-12]
(A) I like people who smile a lot.
(B) There is a programme tonight which you might like.
(C) Which book do you like?
(D) Those who want tickets can get them from the office.
Ans: (C) Explanation: WH-words যখন প্রশ্নবোধক বাক্যের শুরুতে বসে তখন তাকে interrogative pronoun বলে। অপশন C তে Which book do you like? একটি প্রশ্নবোধক বাক্য।
02. Every student in the classroom understood the lecture, _____. [JnU-C: 2010-11]
(A) except I
(B) except me
(C) excepting I
(D) excepting me
Ans: (B) Explanation: Preposition এর পর সাধারণত pronoun এর objective form ব্যবহৃত হয়। এখানে except (ব্যতীত) preposition, তাই এর পর me বসেছে।
JU Questions & Answers with Explanations
01. Does any of you know anything about it? Here 'any' is a/an- [JU-A: 24-25]
(A) adjective
(B) pronoun
(C) adverb
(D) noun
Ans: (B) Explanation: Any শব্দটি indefinite pronoun.
02. The word 'everything' is- [JU-D: 24-25]
(A) adverb
(B) reflexive pronoun
(C) pronoun
(D) adjective
Ans: (C) Explanation: Everything, anything, something এই শব্দগুলো Pronoun হিসেবে কাজ করে।
03. I do it myself. Here myself is- [JU-D: 24-25]
(A) Demonstrative pronoun
(B) Reflexive pronoun
(C) Relative pronoun
(D) Reciprocal pronoun
Ans: (B) Explanation: Myself, yourself, herself এগুলো Reflexive pronoun (আত্মবাচক সর্বনাম)।
04. What is the plural form of 'It'? [JU-D: 24-25]
(A) Its
(B) They
(C) These
(D) Those
Ans: (B) Explanation: It এর possessive form 'its' এবং এর plural form 'They'।
05. _____ do you think better? [JU-D: 24-25]
(A) Whose
(B) Whom
(C) Who
(D) It
Ans: (C) Explanation: বাক্যটি মূলত এমন হবে- Who do you think is better? বাক্যের subject এর স্থানে বসায় শুন্যস্থানে Who হবে।
06. 'Who' and 'Which' are examples of- [JU-D: 24-25]
(A) Demonstrative pronoun
(B) Reflexive pronoun
(C) Relative pronoun
(D) Distributive pronoun
Ans: (C) Explanation: Assertive sentence-এ Who, whom, which, what প্রভৃতি সাধারণত relative pronoun হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়।
07. Whoever objects to me going to the convention ought to state his position promptly. [JU-C1: 23-24]
(A) Whoever objects to my
(B) objects to me
(C) Whomever objects to me
(D) Whoever has an objection to me
Ans: (A) Explanation: Gerund (going) এর আগে possessive হবে। Me হচ্ছে objective form তাই possessive form my হবে।
08. Few men are free from faults. Here 'Few' means: [JU-C1: 23-24]
(A) Hardly any
(B) Not much
(C) None
(D) Some
Ans: (A) Explanation: এখানে few অর্থ অতি অল্প সংখ্যক (নেই বললেই চলে)। অন্যদিকে, 'Hardly any' phrase টিও negative অর্থ প্রকাশক।
09. The book _____ you borrowed from my cousin is essential for the examination. [JU-C: 22-23]
(A) that
(B) who
(C) whom
(D) whose
Ans: (A) Explanation: বস্তু বোঝাতে sub-ordinate clause এর clause marker হিসেবে that ব্যবহৃত হয়।
10. Which one of the following words is an example of a distributive pronoun? [JU-E: 22-23]
(A) Such
(B) Either
(C) That
(D) Any
Ans: (B) Explanation: Each, either, neither, every প্রভৃতি distributive pronoun এর উদাহরণ।
11. She looks at the photograph _____ you have taken just now. [C: 20-21]
(A) why
(B) how
(C) that
(D) what
Ans: (C) Explanation: এখানে 'the photograph' এর পরে সঠিক relative pronoun হিসেবে that ব্যবহৃত হবে।
12. I play violin _____ musical instrument do you play? [C: 19-20]
(A) which
(B) how
(C) what
(D) none of them
Ans: (A) Explanation: এখানে violin (বস্তুবাচক) কে নির্দেশ করতে relative pronoun হিসেবে which বসবে। [Note: Contextually asking for a choice, so 'which' works as interrogative adjective here]
13. The students studied in a class room _____ windows were never opened. [D: 18-19]
(A) that
(B) which
(C) where
(D) whose
Ans: (D) Explanation: Whose হলো who এর possessive adjective form অর্থাৎ এর পরে সর্বদা noun (এখানে windows) বসে।
RU Questions & Answers with Explanations
01. We could not buy anything because _____ of the shops was open. [RU-B: 23-24]
(A) none
(B) all
(C) no one
(D) nothing
Ans: (A) Explanation: এখানে, অর্থ অনুসারে none বসবে। সাধারণত none of + noun (plural) + verb (singular) বসে।
02. The dog wagged it's tail happily. Find the incorrect part: [RU-B: 23-24]
(A) it's tail
(B) wagged
(C) The dog
(D) happily
Ans: (A) Explanation: 'এর' বোঝাতে its বসে (possessive), it's মানে it is. সঠিক রূপ হবে its tail.
03. Identify the correct sentence: [RU-A: 23-24]
(A) Me and my friend went to the park.
(B) My friend and me went to the park.
(C) My friend and I went to the park.
(D) I and my friend went to the park.
Ans: (C) Explanation: বাক্যের Sub. হিসেবে pronoun এর subjective form বসে। Pronoun এর সঠিক serial (ইতিবাচকতা বোঝাতে 231) অনুযায়ী My friend and I... সঠিক।
04. This isn't my book. It's _____ [RU-A: 22-23]
(A) of my sister
(B) my sister's
(C) of my sister's
(D) my sisters
Ans: (B) Explanation: It's my sister's (book) অর্থাৎ এটা আমার বোনের বই।
05. Which sentence uses the word 'his' as a pronoun? [RU-A: 22-23]
(A) His is a unique problem.
(B) This is his area.
(C) His problems are his, not yours.
(D) a and c
Ans: (D) Explanation: অপশন A তে His (His problem অর্থে) এবং অপশন C এর ২য় his টি (his problems অর্থে) possessive pronoun হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে।
06. Which sentence contains an indefinite pronoun? [RU-B: 22-23]
(A) Someone left their umbrella on the train.
(B) She saw a beautiful butterfly in the garden.
(C) They visited the art museum last weekend.
(D) The cat slept on the windowsill all afternoon.
Ans: (A) Explanation: Someone, somebody, anybody, etc. indefinite pronoun.
07. 'You must trust yourself.' Which one is a reflexive pronoun? [RU, B: 20-21]
(A) you
(B) yourself
(C) must
(D) none
Ans: (B) Explanation: Self/selves যুক্ত pronoun কে reflexive pronoun বলে।
08. Honesty is a noble virtue. The man _____ possesses this uncommon quality is the happiest man in the world. [B: 19-20]
(A) who
(B) whom
(C) whose
(D) which
Ans: (A) Explanation: বাক্যে possesses verb এর জন্য subject দরকার, তাই who হবে।
09. The book _____ is not in the library. [B: 19-20]
(A) that are needed
(B) which I needed
(C) I am needed
(D) I need
Ans: (D) Explanation: বাক্যটি মূলত ছিল- The book that I need is not in the library. Modern English এ clause marker that কে উহ্য রাখা যায়।
10. Both of you should do _____ duty. [B: 15-16]
(A) their
(B) your
(C) one's
(D) his
Ans: (B) Explanation: Second person-এর possessive adjective form হলো 'your'.
11. Select the correct sentence: [B: 14-15]
(A) The man was tall who came to my office.
(B) The man came to my office who was tall.
(C) The man who came to my office was tall.
(D) My office who came was tall.
Ans: (C) Explanation: সাধারণত relatrive pronoun ও তার পূর্ববর্তী antecedent সর্বদা পাশাপাশি বসে।
12. Which one is the relative pronoun? [B: 14-15]
(A) he
(B) you
(C) his
(D) who
Ans: (D) Explanation: দুই বা ততোধিক বাক্যাংশকে সংযুক্তকারী pronoun-কে relative pronoun বলে। যেমন: who, which etc.
CU Questions & Answers with Explanations
01. My classmates introduced me _____ the professor _____ we loved most. [CU-A: 22-23]
(A) to/whose
(B) to/whom
(C) with/that
(D) with/whom
Ans: (B) Explanation: Introduce someone to someone (কারো সাথে পরিচয় করিয়ে দেওয়া). whom এখানে relative pronoun এর objective form হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে।
02. That is a story of hardship _____ our own situation into perspective. [D1: 19-20]
(A) puts
(B) it puts
(C) that is puts
(D) that puts
Ans: (D) Explanation: Hardship এর relative pronoun হিসেবে that হবে এবং that এর verb-puts হবে।
03. These handkerchiefs are _____. Don't mix them up with _____. [A: 18-19]
(A) my, her
(B) mine, hers
(C) I, she
(D) me, her's
Ans: (B) Explanation: পূর্বে উল্লিখিত noun এর পুনরাবৃত্তি রোধ করার জন্য possessive pronoun (mine ও hers) ব্যবহৃত হয়।
04. Mr. Zaman prides himself on his son's success. The underlined word is used as- [F: 13-14]
(A) Reflexive pronoun
(B) Reciprocal pronoun
(C) Relative Pronoun
(D) Personal pronoun
Ans: (A) Explanation: Self/selves যুক্ত pronoun কে Reflexive pronoun বলা হয়।
05. They asked us, Halim and _____, whether we thought that the statistics had been presented fairly and accurately. [H1: 13-14]
(A) I
(B) my
(C) mine
(D) me
Ans: (D) Explanation: Subject+verb এর পর object বসে। Object এর স্থলে সর্বদা pronoun এর objective form বসে।
KU Questions & Answers with Explanations
01. None of those books belong to me. (Which of the followings is an indefinite pronoun?) [KU-B: 16-17]
(A) those
(B) none
(C) belong
(D) me
Ans: (B) Explanation: Some, any, none, many etc. অনির্দিষ্ট ব্যক্তি বা বস্তুকে বোঝাতে বাক্যে subject হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়।
02. I wash myself, when I get up in the morning. (Which of the followings is an emphatic pronoun?) [KU-B: 16-17]
(A) wash
(B) myself
(C) when
(D) morning
Ans: (B) Explanation: Reflexive pronoun (myself) এখানে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে।
CoU Questions & Answers with Explanations
01. We meet a stranger _____ stole the money. [CoU-B: 24-25]
(A) who
(B) which
(C) whom
(D) what
Ans: (A) Explanation: শুন্যস্থানের পরে verb (stole) থাকায় শুন্যস্থানে ব্যক্তিবাচক subjective pronoun (who) বসবে।
HSTU Questions & Answers with Explanations
01. Singular of 'our' is _____ [HSTU-B: 24-25]
(A) my
(B) me
(C) mine
(D) I
Ans: (A) Explanation: Our অর্থ- আমাদের এবং my অর্থ- আমার। অর্থাৎ, our এর singular possessive form হলো my.
GST Questions & Answers with Explanations
01. In current times, which sentence is more accurate? [GST-A: 22-23]
(A) Everyone has the right to his opinion.
(B) Everyone has the right to her opionion.
(C) Everyone has the right to his or her opinion.
(D) Everyone has the right to their opinion.
Ans: (D) Explanation: Everyone এর gender-neutral possessive form হিসেবে আধুনিক ইংরেজিতে 'their' ব্যবহৃত হয়ে থাকে।
02. "One hardly knows what to do." Here the word "one" is an example of _____ [GST-B: 20-21]
(A) distributive pronoun
(B) a demonstrative pronoun
(C) an indefinite pronoun
(D) a relative pronoun
Ans: (C) Explanation: যেসকল pronoun অনির্দিষ্ট কোনো ব্যক্তি/বস্তুকে নির্দেশ করে তাকে Indefinite pronoun বলে।
03. Identify the correct expression: [IU-A: 18-19]
(A) It's up to we students.
(B) It's up to us students.
(C) It's up to students us.
(D) It's up to students we.
Ans: (B) Explanation: Preposition এর পরে object pronoun বসে।
04. The child cried for _____ mother. [JKKNIU-AL: 18-19]
(A) his
(B) her
(C) its
(D) none
Ans: (C) Explanation: এখানে 'mother' noun টির পূর্বে child এর সঠিক possessive form হিসেবে its বসবে।
05. The room was empty. There _____ there. [JKKNIU-B: 18-19]
(A) wasn't nobody
(B) was anybody
(C) was nobody
(D) was somebody
Ans: (C) Explanation: রুমটি খালি ছিল, এর মানে সেখানে কেউ ছিল না (There was nobody there).
06. The horse _____ was hit by the car was only slightly hurt. [JKKNIU-B: 18-19]
(A) what
(B) which
(C) who
(D) whom
Ans: (B) Explanation: Horse প্রাণিবাচক শব্দ হওয়ায় এর Relative pronoun হিসেবে Which বসবে।
07. Do you know anyone _____ could help me fix my computer? [JKKNIU-B: 18-19]
(A) where
(B) which
(C) who
(D) whose
Ans: (C) Explanation: Anyone (antecedent) ব্যক্তিবাচক হওয়ায় এর relative pronoun হিসেবে who বসবে।
08. I had two eggs for breakfast but _____ of them was fresh. [JUST-B: 14-15]
(A) either
(B) neither
(C) each
(D) both
Ans: (B) Explanation: দুইয়ের/দুইটির মধ্যে কোনোটিই নয় এরূপ বোঝাতে neither of + plural noun + singular verb হয়।
09. _____ children need most is affection. [BU-C: 13-14]
(A) That
(B) Why
(C) When
(D) What
Ans: (D) Explanation: What children need most is affection.
MBBS-BDS-AFMC Questions & Answers with Explanations
01. The word 'anybody' is an example of- [MBBS: 24-25]
(A) distributive pronoun
(B) relative pronoun
(C) reciprocal pronoun
(D) indefinite pronoun
Ans: (D) Explanation: Indefinite Pronoun Examples: Some, all, none, any, anybody, etc.
02. Few men are free from faults. Here 'few' means: [MBBS: 23-24]
(A) none
(B) hardly any
(C) some
(D) not much
Ans: (B) Explanation: এখানে few শব্দটির অর্থ খুবই সামান্য। অথবা, 'hardly any' এর সমার্থক।
03. Which one of the following is a demonstrative pronoun? [BDS: 23-24]
(A) yourself
(B) he
(C) who
(D) those
Ans: (D) Explanation: Demonstrative pronoun: this, that, these, those, such ইত্যাদি।
04. What kind of pronoun are "who, what and which"? [MBBS: 22-23]
(A) demonstrative
(B) relative
(C) personal
(D) reflexive
Ans: (B) Explanation: Who, whom, that, what, which ইত্যাদি relative pronoun.
05. "There is no mother but loves her child". Here 'but' is: [MBBS: 22-23]
(A) conjunction
(B) adverb
(C) negative relative
(D) preposition
Ans: (C) Explanation: 'But' এখানে negative relative হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে অর্থাৎ, but এর স্থলে who does not ব্যবহার করা যেত।
06. I wish we did not have to use _____ car for the trip to your reunion. [BDS: 21-22]
(A) ourselves
(B) our
(C) we
(D) us
Ans: (B) Explanation: প্রদত্ত বাক্যের শূন্যস্থানে pronoun এর possessive form বসবে। আমাদের গাড়ি = our car.
07. Which of the following is a correct example of demonstrative pronoun? [BDS: 21-22]
(A) This is my coat.
(B) This dress belongs to me.
(C) These shirts have been ironed properly.
(D) Did you see that crazy driver?
Ans: (A) Explanation: This is my coat- এ This demonstrative pronoun. বাকিগুলোতে (This dress, These shirts, That crazy driver) demonstrative adjective হিসেবে বসেছে।
08. Choose the sentence without a personal pronoun. [BDS: 21-22]
(A) We have to leave, so give our seats to them.
(B) She told us that we were late for the party.
(C) I said that she told him to leave us alone.
(D) There was a river in the distance.
Ans: (D) Explanation: Personal pronoun: I, me, we, us, you, he, she, it, they etc. D তে এগুলো নেই।
09. One should be careful about _____ duty. [Nursing Diploma: 21-22]
(A) his
(B) her
(C) the
(D) one's
Ans: (D) Explanation: Noun (duty) এর পূর্বে one এর সঠিক possessive adjective form হিসেবে one's হবে।
10. Which one is the correct sentence given below? [MBBS: 2017-18]
(A) You, he and I went there.
(B) You, I and he went there.
(C) He, you and I went there.
(D) You, I and he went there.
Ans: (A) Explanation: সাধারণ ক্ষেত্রে তিনটি pronoun একসাথে ব্যবহারের নিয়ম 231 (2nd person + third person + first person)।
11. What kind of pronoun is 'many'? [Diploma in Nursing: 24-25]
(A) Indefinite
(B) Distributive
(C) Demonstrative
(D) Relative
Ans: (A) Explanation: অনির্দিষ্ট ব্যক্তি বা বস্তুকে বোঝাতে indefinite pronoun (যেমন: many, few, some) ইত্যাদি বসে।
12. _____ among you are from class VIII? Fill in the blank. [Diploma in Nursing: 24-25]
(A) Whom
(B) Who
(C) Whose
(D) Which
Ans: (B) Explanation: কে বা কারা অর্থ প্রদান করতে বাক্যের শুরুতে Who বসে।
BCS-Bank-All Job Questions & Answers with Explanations
01. She insisted on _____ leaving the house. [45th BCS]
(A) he
(B) him
(C) his
(D) himself
Ans: (C) Explanation: 'Leaving' শব্দটি noun (gerund) এর কাজ করছে। Noun এর পূর্বে possessive form বসে।
02. 'Who's that?' In this sentence 'that' is a/an- [41st BCS]
(A) pronoun
(B) conjunction
(C) adjective
(D) adverb
Ans: (A) Explanation: 'that' এখানে object হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে pronoun রূপে।
03. Which one of the following words is an example of a distributive pronoun? [38th BCS]
(A) such
(B) either
(C) that
(D) any
Ans: (B) Explanation: Distributive pronoun হলো either, neither, each প্রভৃতি।
04. _____ amazing song haunted me for a long time. [35th BCS]
(A) These
(B) Those
(C) Thus
(D) That
Ans: (D) Explanation: যেহেতু এখানে song singular, সেহেতু that হবে।
05. Each of the sons followed _____ father's trade. [33rd BCS]
(A) their
(B) her
(C) whose
(D) his
Ans: (D) Explanation: Each of + plural noun/ pronoun হলে verb এবং পরবর্তী pronoun singular হবে।
06. After food has been dried or canned, _____ for later consumption. [32nd BCS]
(A) it should be stored
(B) that it should be stored
(C) should be stored
(D) which should be stored
Ans: (A) Explanation: বাক্যের প্রথম অংশে Subject হিসেবে food (খাদ্য)। বাক্যের দ্বিতীয় অংশের শুরুতে food এর pronoun it হবে।
07. I have read the book _____ you lent me. [24th BCS]
(A) that
(B) whom
(C) whose
(D) what
Ans: (A) Explanation: 'book' কে signify করতে একটি relative pronoun (that) বসবে।
08. Which of the following sentence is correct? [16th BCS]
(A) That shirt which he bought is blue in colour.
(B) The shirt that which he bought is blue is colour.
(C) Which shirt he bought is blue in colour.
(D) The shirt which he bought is blue in colour.
Ans: (D) Explanation: Relative pronoun সর্বদাই antecedent এর পরে বসে।
09. Choose the correct sentence. [10th BCS]
(A) The man that said that was a fool.
(B) The man said that was a fool.
(C) The man who said that was a fool.
(D) The man which said that was a fool.
Ans: (C) Explanation: 'Who' একটি relative pronoun. 'The man' এখানে who এর antecedent.
10. All that glitters is not gold. Here the word 'All' is a/an- [বিটিভি, উপ-সহ, প্রকৌ., '২৩]
(A) noun
(B) pronoun
(C) adverb
(D) adjective
Ans: (B) Explanation: এখানে all শব্দটি subject তথা pronoun এর কাজ করেছে।
11. The word 'each' is an example of- [বিটিভি, উপ-সহ, প্রকৌ., '২৩]
(A) personal pronoun
(B) indefinite pronoun
(C) demonstrative pronoun
(D) distributive pronoun
Ans: (D) Explanation: Each, either and neither are distributive pronouns.
12. One should take care of _____ health. [পরি, পরি, অধি, সিনি, স্টাফ নার্স, '২৩]
(A) his
(B) one's
(C) once
(D) everybody's
Ans: (B) Explanation: One বাক্যের subject হলে তার পরে possessive form হিসেবে one's ব্যবহৃত হয়।
Part 4: SELF TEST
SELF TEST-1
01. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) A few of the three boys got a prize.
(B) Each of the three boys got a prize.
(C) Every of the three boys got a prize.
(D) All of the three boys got a prize.
Ans: (B)
02. The writer expressed his indebtedness to the people _____ the book could not have been written.
(A) with whom
(B) with who
(C) without who
(D) without whom
Ans: (D)
03. "None but Allah can help us." What kind of pronoun 'none' is?
(A) Reflexive
(B) Reciprocal
(C) Indefinite
(D) Demonstrative
Ans: (C)
04. _____ do you think is better? Use the proper word.
(A) Whom
(B) Whose
(C) Who
(D) Which
Ans: (D)
05. The children, studied in a class room _____ windows were never opened.
(A) that
(B) which
(C) where
(D) whose
Ans: (D)
06. What is the plural form of 'It'?
(A) Its
(B) They
(C) These
(D) Those
Ans: (B)
07. He killed himself. The underlined word is
(A) A reflexive pronoun
(B) A relative pronoun
(C) A demonstrative
(D) A personal pronoun
Ans: (A)
08. Is that my key, or is it _____?
(A) the yours
(B) the your's
(C) your
(D) yours
Ans: (D)
09. For _____ did the board of directors vote?
(A) who
(B) whom
(C) whoever
(D) whichever
Ans: (B)
10. A bookshop that sells used textbooks should _____ along the new ones on the shelf under the course title so that students can locate them easily.
(A) usually stocks
(B) he
(C) his
(D) him
Ans: (D) (Contextually ambiguous in text, likely a typo in question or options. Assuming a pronoun replacement for books is needed, but 'him' fits people. Given options, 'them' would be logical for textbooks. However, based on provided options: 'A bookshop... should stock THEM'. Option D is 'him'. Let's check Answer Key.) Answer Key for Q10 is D. (Note: This seems incorrect in standard English if referring to books, but adheres to source key.)
11. It is you who _____ to blame.
(A) am
(B) is
(C) was
(D) are
Ans: (D)
12. The mobile set _____ I bought yesterday is out of order now.
(A) that
(B) whom
(C) what
(D) whose
Ans: (A)
13. The registered parcel _____ arrived for you is on the table.
(A) who
(B) whom
(C) which
(D) when
Ans: (C)
14. The woman asked me where the hotel was, so I told _____ how to get there.
(A) them
(B) she
(C) her
(D) it
Ans: (C)
15. It was _____ who first raised the issue in the meeting.
(A) you
(B) I
(C) me
(D) myself
Ans: (B)
SELF TEST-2
01. What is the objective form of the word 'Who'?
(A) What
(B) Which
(C) Whom
(D) Whose
Ans: (C)
02. They'll hurt _____ if we don't stop them fighting.
(A) one to another
(B) each the other
(C) one the other
(D) each other
Ans: (D)
03. There are thirty people in the room. Twenty are from Asia, and _____ are from _____ countries.
(A) others, other's
(B) the others, the other
(C) the others, other
(D) the others, the others'
Ans: (C)
04. "One hardly knows what to do." Here the word "one" is an example of _____.
(A) distributive pronoun
(B) an indefinite pronoun
(C) a demonstrative pronoun
(D) a relative pronoun
Ans: (B)
05. I'm going to a wedding on Saturday; _____ is getting married.
(A) A friend of me
(B) A friend of mine
(C) One of my friend
(D) My friends
Ans: (B)
06. Some of the boys _____ didn't come.
(A) I invited
(B) whom I invited them
(C) whose I invited
(D) I invited them
Ans: (A)
07. Tell me _____ that.
(A) whom told you
(B) who told you
(C) that told you
(D) told you
Ans: (B)
08. Nobody likes her; she talks about _____ all the time.
(A) her
(B) hers
(C) herself
(D) self
Ans: (C)
09. He has _____ friends in Chicago.
(A) few
(B) few of
(C) a lot
(D) much
Ans: (A)
10. Everybody hates a liar. Identify the correct parts of speech of the underlined word.
(A) Noun
(B) Pronoun
(C) Adjective
(D) Adverb
Ans: (B)
11. Which word is a reflexive pronoun?
(A) he
(B) his
(C) him
(D) himself
Ans: (D)
12. Whom did you meet yesterday? The word 'whom' is a/an _____ pronoun?
(A) Relative
(B) Interrogative
(C) Demonstrative
(D) None
Ans: (B)
13. We could not buy anything because _____ of the shops was open.
(A) no one
(B) none
(C) nothing
(D) all
Ans: (B)
14. Some are born genius. Here 'some' is-
(A) noun
(B) pronoun
(C) adjective
(D) adverb
Ans: (B)
15. We insist on _____ leaving the room.
(A) to you
(B) your
(C) yours
(D) you
Ans: (B)
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