Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun:
Either of my two aunts will pick you up from the station in ________ car.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → her
Complete sentence: Either of my two aunts will pick you up from the station in her car. “Either of my two aunts” means one of the two aunts, so the pronoun is singular. An aunt is a woman, and the noun “car” follows the blank.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) its | means belonging to it; used for a thing or an animal, not a person | The dog wagged its tail. |
| (2) hers | means the one belonging to her; it stands alone, with no noun after it | This pencil box is hers. |
| (3) her (answer) | means belonging to her; a noun follows it | Each of the girls brought her own lunch. |
| (4) theirs | means the one belonging to them; it is plural and stands alone, with no noun after it | The white car outside is theirs. |