Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun:
Two tall uncles stood right in front of ________ children at the Ganpati pandal, so we could not see the aarti.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → us
Complete sentence: Two tall uncles stood right in front of us children at the Ganpati pandal, so we could not see the aarti. “In front of” works as a preposition here. Leave out “children” and the test is clear: “in front of us”.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) we | the subject form, used for the doers of the action | We girls will decorate the stage. |
| (2) ours | means belonging to us and stands alone, with no noun after it | That red car is ours. |
| (3) us (answer) | after a preposition, the object form, even when a noun follows it, as in “us children” | The teacher gave us girls the front row at the function. |
| (4) ourselves | used when “we” is the subject and the action comes back to us | We enjoyed ourselves at the fair. |