Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

This is ___________boyfriend.

a)Hers
b)Of her
c)To him
d)Her

Answer 1

Hint: Only a single word will be inserted in the blank.

Complete step by step answer:
The sentence can be rewritten after the filling the blank as follows:
This is her boyfriend.
Hence, option d is the correct option. The term ‘her’ is a preposition for a female to show something in her possession. It is used before the object or person to be shown to belong to her in the sentence or it may be used at the end of a sentence followed by ‘belong to’. The term ‘hers’ has the same meaning but can be used only in the end of a sentence and not in between or before the object. There is also no requirement to use ‘belong to’ before ‘hers’ in a statement. Therefore, option a is not the correct option. The use of a conjunction ‘of’ after ‘is’ incorrect English usage. Therefore, option b is also incorrect. Similarly, using conjunction ‘to’ after ‘is’ is also incorrect and hence option c is an incorrect option.


Note: The words ‘her’ and ‘hers’ should not be confused here as they have very different usage.