JAMB Use of English 2021 Question 29

Question 29

Pronouns

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap: Yours is to command ..... is to obey.

  1. A.theirs
  2. B.their's
  3. C.their
  4. D.theirs
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (theirs)

Explanation

The possessive pronoun 'theirs' (no apostrophe) matches 'Yours' in the first part of the sentence.