Question

Fill in the blank with the appropriate option
It’s not my fault. You can’t blame _____.
a) me
b) him
c) her
d) them

Answer 1

Hint: Look at the person being talked about in the sentence- me. It's not "my" fault so I am the subject of the sentence. To use a pronoun we need to refer to the subject. Look at the options and see which pronoun describes me as the subject the best. Since I am a singular person, the pronoun should also be singular.

Complete answer:
The correct option is option a. You can't blame "me". Me is being used to refer to the subject, which is, me myself.
Option b is wrong because in the first sentence, we are talking about me not being at fault, and then suddenly in the second sentence, you can't blame him? That is just odd. Using "him" is shifting the focus from you as the subject.
Option c is incorrect on lines similar to the reasons for option b. Him is used for males and her is used for females.
Option d is absolutely incorrect because "them" is a plural pronoun. It is used to refer to many people together. The subject "my" refers to an individual person. So we cannot change it to plural in the second part of the sentence.

Note:
 Always remember that the pronoun used should be singular if referring to a single person or object and plural if referring to many people or objects. Also, don't forget to check the gender of the people referred to in the sentence. These little mistakes make an answer wrong and give the student no marks.