_____ two rings here on my little finger belonged to _____ grandmother...
Explanation:
In this sentence, we are talking about the possession of two rings on the little finger.
Determining the correct pronoun to use depends on the location of the speaker and the listener in relation to the object being referred to.
The correct answer is option A, "These/my". Here's why:
- "These" is the correct demonstrative pronoun to use because the rings are close to the speaker and can be seen or pointed to.
- "My" is the correct possessive pronoun to use because the rings belong to the speaker.
- Option B, "That/mine", would be incorrect because "that" implies that the rings are farther away from the speaker and not being directly referred to.
- Option C, "Those/me", would also be incorrect for the same reason as option B.
- Option D, "The/myself", would be incorrect because "the" is a definite article and doesn't work as a pronoun in this context, and "myself" is a reflexive pronoun that doesn't fit the sentence structure.
- Option E, "This/my", would be incorrect because "this" implies that the rings are singular or the speaker is only referring to one of the rings.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A, "These/my".
_____ two rings here on my little finger belonged to _____ grandmother...
These two rings here on my little finger belonged to my grandmother.
Correct pronoun: These/my
Incorrect pronoun: That/mine, those/me, the/myself