Pronoun Reference Quiz 13 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice π
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π Pronoun Reference β Quiz 13
1. The children enjoyed _____ at the beach.
A) Themself.
B) Themselves.
C) Ourself.
D) Yourselves.
2. Which sentence is correct?.
A) Dr. Wilson was not pleased when after flunking the chemistry exam, Ted brought him cookies. .
B) After flunking the chemistry exam, Ted brought cookies to Dr. Wilson, his professor, who was not pleased by this.
C) After flunking the chemistry exam, Ted brought cookies to his professor. That did not please him.
D) None of above.
3. Is this sentence a singular subject sentence or plural sentence?The girl talked to me.
A) Singular.
B) Plural.
4. Sarah told Mary that she would get promoted.
A) Correct / Clear.
B) Incorrect / confusing.
5. I know you had a terrible time last week, but you must try to forget about it.
A) Incorrect.
B) Correct.
6. Brendan's snoring was so loud that he distracted everyone in class from the exciting pronoun reference lecture.
A) Pronoun reference error.
B) No pronoun reference error.
7. Choose the correct pronoun.That's the girl _____ picture you saw in Moody Monthly.
A) Whose.
B) Who's.
C) Whos.
D) None of above.
8. Neither the nails nor the hammer was returned to (its, their) rightful place.
A) Its.
B) Their.
9. The car passengers were blasting music and throwing recyclable aluminum soda cans out the windows. It really upset Erin, who drove behind them.
A) Should you change It to Their poor taste in music?.
B) Or should you change It to That?.
C) Or is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?.
D) None of above.
10. The word "that" in paragraph 6 refers to.
A) Process.
B) Part.
C) Life-forms.
D) Variety.
11. I wouldn't like to travel by myself. I love doing things with my friends, so I'm inviting _____ to my next trip!.
A) These.
B) They.
C) Them.
D) Those.
12. _____ all coming to our house after church.
A) They're.
B) There.
C) Their.
D) None of above.
13. Some of the race teams were still looking for their equipment.
A) The race teams.
B) Equipment.
C) Looking.
D) None of above.
14. Respect the Earth. Keep _____ clean.
A) Her.
B) It.
C) They.
D) Him.
15. Hi, Martin! Hi, Rebecca! Please come in and make _____ at home.
A) Yourselves.
B) Ourselves.
C) Themselves.
D) Yourself.
16. B. 19.
A) No.
B) Yes.
17. Choose the correct pronoun to be used:9. The alligator was caught by _____ .
A) They.
B) Their.
C) Theirs.
D) Them.
18. The phrase "an immeasurable number" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to.
A) An exact integer.
B) A surprising total.
C) A huge quantity.
D) A changing sum.
19. Does this sentence have correct pronoun reference? There was a Goodyear Aeronautics Department in Akron, Ohio. Its engineers improved the tires' shock absorption on takeoffs and landings.
A) Correct Sentence.
B) Incorrect Pronoun Reference.
20. Xavier secretly admitted to his classmates that Mrs. Walker was his favorite teacher. What is the antecedent for his?.
A) Xavier.
B) Mrs. Walker.
C) Teacher.
D) Classmates.
21. Choose the correct pronoun for the antecedent in the following sentence. The two neighbors had _____ first good opportunity to chat.
A) There.
B) Them.
C) They're.
D) Their.
22. Choose the sentence that uses pronouns in the clearest way.
A) Katie was an only child, and her solitary life was hard.
B) Katie was an only child, and it was hard.
23. What are the pronoun and antecedent in the following sentence? My friend and I also had our questions about Mr. Garcia's plan.
A) Friend and I, our.
B) Mr. Garcia, I.
C) Mr. Garcia, friend.
D) Mr. Garcia, friend.
24. Acetaminophen can be used to lower a fever. If you have a fever, you can use _____ .
A) Them.
B) Her.
C) His.
D) My.
25. Choose the best pronoun to complete the sentence. Each student must study if _____ wants to be successful.
A) They.
B) It.
C) The student.
D) He or she.