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TOEIC Part 5 | Incomplete Sentences: Pronouns 06

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Problem 1

The regional manager reminded the sales team that ____ must submit the quarterly reports by Friday.

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The verb "submit" needs a subject, so the subjective pronoun "they" is correct. "Them" is objective, "their" possessive and "theirs" a possessive pronoun — none can serve as a subject.

Problem 2

Please forward the shipping documents to Ms. Tanaka, as the logistics coordinator asked us to send them directly to ____.

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The preposition "to" requires the objective case, so "her" is correct. "She" is subjective, "hers" a possessive pronoun and "herself" reflexive, none of which fits.

Problem 3

After the software update was completed, the IT department tested the new system ____ before releasing it to all employees.

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The reflexive "themselves" emphasizes that the subject (the IT department) did it on their own. The other options cannot be used to emphasize the subject this way.

Problem 4

Each applicant should bring ____ own identification documents to the interview at the human resources office.

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Placed before "own" to show possession, the possessive "their" is correct: "their own" means belonging to themselves. The others are not possessive forms.

Problem 5

The two branch offices agreed to share the marketing budget between ____ for the upcoming campaign.

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The preposition "between" requires the objective case, so "them" is correct. "They" is subjective, "their" possessive and "theirs" a possessive pronoun — none can be the object of a preposition.

Problem 6

When the customer complained about the delayed delivery, the store manager handled the situation ____.

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The reflexive "himself" emphasizes that the subject (the store manager) did it personally — a standard use at the end of a sentence. The other options cannot carry this emphatic sense.

Problem 7

The new accountant reviewed the financial statements, and ____ found several errors in the previous report.

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The clause after "and" needs a subject for the verb "found", so the subjective "she" is correct. "Her" is objective, "hers" a possessive pronoun and "herself" reflexive.

Problem 8

That corner office on the fifth floor is ____, since the director was promoted last month.

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As the complement of "is", the possessive pronoun "his" ("his one") is correct. "He" is subjective, "him" objective and "himself" reflexive, none of which works as a complement.

Problem 9

The factory supervisor told the workers that ____ would receive additional training next week.

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The noun clause needs a subject for "would receive", so the subjective "they" is correct. "Them", "their" and "theirs" cannot be subjects.

Problem 10

The travel agent booked the hotel for the executives and emailed the confirmation to ____ this morning.

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The preposition "to" requires the objective case, so "them" is correct. "They", "their" and "theirs" cannot be the object of a preposition.