Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate pronoun.
When the dog chased John, ____ ran as fast as he could.
A) It
B) She
C) We
D) He

Answer 1

Hint: This question is about Pronouns. Pronouns are the words we use in place of nouns when the nouns are already mentioned. There are basically two variations of pronouns; one based on Number and the other based on Gender.

Complete answer:
In the given sentence, the subject is named John, which is a male singular noun. Knowing this, we can come to the conclusion that the required pronoun has to be a singular male as well. Let us find out the answer by using the above information.

Option (A) It- Option ‘A’ is incorrect because it is used for inanimate things or animals, whereas the subject mentioned in the given sentence is a Person.
Option (B) She- Option ‘B’ is incorrect because it is used for female nouns and John is clearly a male noun, i.e., the gender of the pronoun is different from the required one.
Option (C) We- Option ‘C’ is incorrect because it is used for first-person plural nouns, whereas, John is a third-person singular noun i.e., the number of the pronoun is different from the required one.
Option (D) He- Option ‘D’ is correct because it is used for third-person singular male nouns, which John clearly is.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note: Few points to be remember regarding pronoun:
Subject pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they.
Object pronouns: me, you, him, her, it, us, them.
Rule: Use a subject pronoun, not only as of the subject of a sentence but after to be verbs when the pronoun renames the subject.