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Subject Pronouns Exercises PDFSet 2: Subject Pronouns: Special Uses and Tricky Cases

20 questions·15 min·Answers included·Explanations included

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Preview: Questions

Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.___ is snowing outside. We should stay home.

a) Thereb) Itc) Thatd) This

2.___ is a supermarket near my house.

a) Thereb) Itc) Thatd) This

3.___ is about 200 kilometres from London to Birmingham.

a) Thereb) Thatc) Itd) This

4.___ is important to eat breakfast every day.

a) Thatb) Therec) Thisd) It

5.___ was dark when we left the cinema.

a) Itb) Therec) Thatd) This

... and 15 more questions in the PDF

Preview: Answers

1.It

2.There

3.It

4.It

5.It

... and 15 more answers in the PDF

Preview: Explanations

1."It"(b)

We use 'it' as a dummy subject to talk about the weather. 'It is snowing' is the standard pattern.

2."There"(a)

We use 'there is' to say that something exists in a place. 'It is a supermarket' would need more context (e.g. answering 'What is that building?').

3."It"(c)

We use 'it' as a dummy subject to talk about distance. 'It is 200 km from A to B' is a fixed pattern.

4."It"(d)

We use 'it' as a formal (dummy) subject when the real subject is an infinitive phrase ('to eat breakfast'). 'It is important to...' is a common pattern.

5."It"(a)

We use 'it' to describe general conditions like light and darkness. 'It was dark' is natural English.

... and 15 more explanations in the PDF

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