Pronouns Exercise for class 9 CBSE

Complete the following sentences using appropriate pronouns.

1. She is taller than ---------------- (I / me)

2. You are as brilliant as ---------------- is. (he / him)

3. I earn as much as ---------------- (she / her)

4. Who is there? It is ---------------- (I / me)

5. Who came to see you? It was not John, was ----------------? (he / him)

6. They ran as fast as ---------------- (we / us)

7. James and ---------------- are friends. (he / him)

8. If I were ----------------, I wouldn't do this. (he / him)

9. I know his brother and ---------------- (he / him)

10. All but ---------------- had fled. (he / him)

Answers

1. She is taller than I am. / She is taller than me.

2. You are as brilliant as he is. / You are as brilliant as him.

3. I earn as much as her. / I earn as much as she does.

4. Who is there? It is me. (Informal) / It is I. (Formal)

5. Who came to see you? It was not John, was him? (After be, we usually use the object pronoun; the subject form is considered over-correct.)

6. They ran as fast as us. / They ran as fast as we did.

7. James and he are friends. (Here the noun James and the pronoun he are the subject of the verb are.)

8. If I were him, I wouldn't do this. (Informal) / If I were he, I wouldn't do this. (Formal)

9. I know his brother and him.

10. All but him had fled. (Informal) / All but he had fled. (Formal)