Pronoun Reference Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🎯 Pronoun Reference – Quiz 12
1. Kylie walks around like she owns the place, but Kyle knows he's the actual owner of the house. What is the antecedent to "he's"?.
A) Kyle.
B) Kylie.
C) The place.
D) None of above.
2. They enjoyed _____ at the mall today.
A) Ourselves.
B) Themselves.
C) Yourselves.
D) Myself.
3. I wrote this essay by _____ .
A) Itself.
B) Herself.
C) Myself.
D) Yourself.
4. What is the antecedent of the pronoun "their"? Students should go to their classes prepared.
A) Should.
B) Prepared.
C) Students.
D) Classes.
5. Sal and Marcus shop for clothes here because (you, they) can find good bargains.
A) You.
B) They.
6. _____ you open the window, please? It's hot in here. (Polite request).
A) Could.
B) Couldn't.
C) Won't.
D) Wouldn't.
7. Do you know Dengue fever? This disease, when it first appeared in the British West India Islands, was called the dandy fever, from the stiffness and constraint which it grave to the limbs and body. "This" refers to _____ .
A) Dengue fever.
B) You.
C) Disease.
D) The British West India Islands.
8. After putting the laptop on the table, Moaz cleaned it.
A) Correct / Clear.
B) Incorrect / confusing.
9. If anyone stops by while I am at the meeting, please take a message from them.
A) Incorrect.
B) Correct.
10. Each of the suspects had (his, their) own alabi.
A) His.
B) Their.
11. The dog's nose sniffed the floor as it searched for crumbs under the dining room table.
A) Or should you change The dog's nose to The beagle?.
B) Should you change The dog's nose to The hound's smelling apparatus?.
C) Or is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?.
D) None of above.
12. What is the antecedent of the following word:Julia.
A) He or him.
B) It or its.
C) Them or their.
D) She or her.
13. In the sentence:"Jeff handed his father his glove." What is the pronoun and its antecedent?.
A) Jeff and 2nd his.
B) Jeff and father.
C) Jeff and 1st his.
D) Father and his.
14. Stephanie insists on running before the sun sets, for she never knows what kind of nutcase will be prowling the streets after dark.
A) Or is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors? .
B) Should you change she never knows to you never know?.
C) Or should you change she never knows to they never know?.
D) None of above.
15. As a child, Aunt Livia often played with her dollhouse.
A) Aunt Livia.
B) A child.
C) Dollhouse.
D) None of above.
16. Which of the following words is not a pronoun?.
A) He.
B) The.
C) Everyone.
D) Them.
E) Their.
17. In this example is this the right way to fix this sentence?Molly hit Susan, and she started crying. Molly hit Susan, and Susan started crying.
A) No.
B) Yes.
18. Choose the correct replacement:My roommate decided to major in Physics, and it came as a big surprise to all her friends.
A) And her decision came as a big surprise to all her friends.
B) And they were surprised.
C) But it came as a surprise.
D) And her friends were surprised about it.
19. The fans booed and jeered at the referee because he had called it unfairly. (Is this OK, or does it have a vague pronoun reference?).
A) Vague pronoun reference.
B) OK.
20. A. 4.
A) Yes.
B) No.
21. Katie was an only child, and her solitary life was hard.
A) Being an only child.
B) Katie.
C) Was hard.
D) None of above.
22. My accomplishment, that I have written one story, doesn't make me an author.
A) Appositive.
B) Direct object.
23. Choose the correct pronoun to be used:8 _____ would like to become a pilot someday.
A) I.
B) Mine.
C) My.
D) Me.
24. Choose the sentences that uses pronouns in the clearest way.
A) Bill bought a Norwegian canoe because he had heard that they make the best canoes.
B) Bill bought a Norwegian canoe because he had heard that Norwegians make the best canoes.
25. Both Mrs. Siberski and Mrs. Casper have made (her, their) opinions known.
A) Their.
B) Her.