This week's focus — Pronouns and determiners. Key questions: Is the noun singular or plural? Countable or uncountable? Does the pronoun refer to a person or thing? Is this a subject pronoun (he/she/they), object pronoun (him/her/them), or possessive (his/her/their)? For relative clauses: who = people, which/that = things.
1
Each employee is responsible for submitting ------- own timesheet by the end of Friday.
(A) their(B) its(C) his or her(D) both A and C
2
The committee members could not agree ------- the proposed changes to the attendance policy.
(A) between(B) among(C) with one another on(D) themselves on
3
------- who wishes to attend the farewell dinner must RSVP by Wednesday evening.
(A) Anyone(B) Someone(C) Everyone(D) Whoever
4
The two departments will share ------- resources during the transition period.
(A) its(B) their(C) his(D) our
5
Ms. Patel is the project manager ------- oversaw the entire renovation of the north wing.
(A) which(B) whose(C) who(D) whom
6
The budget report, ------- was submitted last week, has been approved by the finance director.
(A) who(B) that(C) which(D) what
7
The manager to ------- I reported has now been promoted to regional director.
(A) who(B) whom(C) which(D) whose
8
------- of the two candidates interviewed this morning seemed particularly well-prepared.
(A) Every(B) Both(C) Either(D) Neither
9
The company has ------- offices in Tokyo and ------- in Singapore.
(A) its / one(B) one / one(C) an / a(D) its / its
10
Please direct any inquiries to ------- is in charge of customer relations this week.
(A) who(B) whoever(C) whom(D) whomever
11
The new software has ------- own technical support team available around the clock.
(A) their(B) it(C) its(D) they
12
------- branch office reported an increase in quarterly sales compared to last year.
(A) Every(B) All(C) Both(D) Each of
13
The training materials are available for ------- who has registered for the course.
(A) those(B) them(C) anyone(D) whoever
14
The two managers disagree on ------- approach is more likely to achieve the desired results.
(A) what(B) which(C) how(D) whose
15
------- attending the seminar should arrive at least fifteen minutes before it begins.
(A) That(B) Who(C) Those(D) Whoever
16
The new regulations apply to all companies, ------- size or industry sector.
(A) despite(B) regardless of(C) whether(D) without
17
------- the senior team members have completed the mandatory compliance training this quarter.
(A) Neither of(B) Not all of(C) Every one of(D) None of
18
The proposal ------- the research team submitted last month has received positive feedback.
(A) who(B) what(C) that(D) whose
19
Please let ------- know if you require any additional information before the meeting.
(A) me(B) I(C) my(D) mine
20
The company will offer a relocation package to ------- accepts the position in Osaka.
(A) who(B) whoever(C) anyone(D) someone
Q1D
Q2D
Q3A
Q4B
Q5C
Q6C
Q7B
Q8B
Q9A
Q10B
Q11C
Q12A
Q13C
Q14B
Q15C
Q16B
Q17B
Q18C
Q19A
Q20B
Q1 (D) both A and C — Both 'his or her' (formal) and 'their' (modern accepted singular) are correct for 'each employee'. TOEIC accepts both.
Q2 (D) themselves on — themselves on — reflexive pronoun showing internal disagreement. 'among themselves' is also possible.
Q3 (A) Anyone — Anyone who = any person that — open invitation, no specific person.
Q4 (B) their — their — referring back to 'the two departments' (plural).
Q5 (C) who — who — relative pronoun for a person in a subject role.
Q6 (C) which — which — relative pronoun for a thing; 'that' cannot be used after a comma in non-restrictive clauses.
Q7 (B) whom — whom — object pronoun in a relative clause (I reported to HIM).
Q8 (B) Both — Both — refers to two people positively. 'Every' needs a singular noun. 'Either' = one or the other.
Q9 (A) its / one — its offices (possessive) and one (a/one office) in Singapore.
Q10 (B) whoever — whoever = any person who — subject of embedded clause 'is in charge'.
Q11 (C) its — its — possessive adjective for singular thing (software).
Q12 (A) Every — Every + singular noun + singular verb. 'All branch offices' would also work but requires plural.
Q13 (C) anyone — anyone who — open to any registrant.
Q14 (B) which — which — choosing between a defined set of options (two approaches).
Q15 (C) Those — Those attending = the people who are attending — 'those + participle' is a common formal pattern.
Q16 (B) regardless of — regardless of = no matter what — followed by a noun phrase.
Q17 (B) Not all of — Not all of = some have, some have not — partial completion.
Q18 (C) that — that — relative pronoun for a thing (the proposal) in an object position.
Q19 (A) me — let me know — object pronoun after 'let'. 'Let I know' is wrong.
Q20 (B) whoever — whoever = any person who — subject of embedded clause 'accepts the position'.