Pronoun Reference Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Pronoun Reference – Quiz 4
1. What is an antecedent?.
A) A state of being verb.
B) A describing word.
C) The word a pronoun is meant to replace.
D) An action verb.
2. They explained to the audience that a muskrat looks like a small beaver with a rat-like tail.
A) This sentence has a vague pronoun reference.
B) This sentence is OK.
3. Choose the correct pronoun.Bill and _____ hiked to St. Mary Lake this weekend.
A) He.
B) Him.
C) Myself.
D) Anyone.
4. Last night, Tom got out of bed, walked outside, turned on the hose, and used it to soak the two cats whining and hissing under his bedroom window.
A) Incorrect sentence.
B) Correct Sentence.
5. The great explorers of the 1400s, for _____ maps were a necessity, gave mapmakers a better understanding of the world with their discoveries.
A) Who.
B) Whom.
6. What is the pronoun and antecedents in the sentence? A marathon takes a lot of work, it can be a real challenge.
A) It>>marathon.
B) A>>work.
C) It>>challenge.
D) A>>marathon.
7. Select the best written sentence.
A) It rained the day of the party which upset the children.
B) Has Mona asked Teri if she could sell twenty tickets for our fund-raiser?.
8. Neither of my sisters remembered to purchase (her, their) tickets.
A) Their.
B) Her.
9. Walk your dog in the woods. Keep _____ on a leash.
A) Him.
B) You.
C) It.
D) Her.
10. Choose the correct sentence:.
A) The broker advised Edith not to buy stock in the gold mine, advice which she ignored.
B) The broker advised Edith not to buy stock in the gold mine; she ignored this.
C) The broker advised Edith not to buy stock in the gold mine; she ignored this.
D) None of above.
11. To save money, the manager told Jimmy, his employee, that he needed to use more of the cheap lettuce and less of the expensive taco beef.
A) Or should you change he to the cooks?.
B) Should you change he to we?.
C) Or is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?.
D) None of above.
12. You are five years old, Danny. You can comb your hair by _____ now.
A) Herself.
B) Yourself.
C) Yourselves.
D) Himself.
13. Our bodies need protein for pretty much everything. Eating enough of it every day is essential for our bodies to repair damaged cells and to create new ones. "it" refers to _____ .
A) Protein.
B) Body.
C) Cell.
D) Eating.
14. The state of Florida does not treat (its, their) public employees fairly.
A) Their.
B) Its.
15. Joan, did you take the photo by _____ ?.
A) Himself.
B) Yourself.
C) Myself.
D) Herself.
16. In the sentence:"Mr. and Mrs. Samuels are painting their house." What is the pronoun and its antecedent?.
A) Mr. and Mrs. Samuels and their.
B) Are and their.
C) Painting and house.
D) Their and house.
17. Choose the correct pronoun to be used:7 _____ is a container for cold drinks.
A) Her.
B) Its.
C) It.
D) Hers.
18. Everyone complained that (his/her, their) food was cold.
A) Their.
B) His/her.
19. To correct errors of subject verb agreement what do you need to do?.
A) Being able to find the right subject and verb.
B) Taking a word out.
C) Fixing the sentence.
D) Adding a coma or period.
20. Before Sally puts fondant flowers on wedding cakes, she sprinkles THEM with sugar. (This is vague. Who could them refer to in this sentence?).
A) Flowers and cakes .
B) Sally and flowers.
C) Sally and flowers and cakes.
D) None of above.
21. The specific word that a pronoun replaces and refers to is the _____ .
A) Antecedent.
B) Adjective.
C) Person.
D) Verb.
22. The family that owns the house loaned its treasure to the library.
A) The family.
B) The library.
C) The house.
D) None of above.
23. What is the plural of justice of the peace?.
A) Justices of the peace.
B) Justices of the peaces.
C) Justice of the peaces.
D) None of above.
24. Neither of the women has told me (her, their) opinion.
A) Their.
B) Her.
25. She must be very shy. She never says _____ .
A) Anything.
B) Nothing.
C) Everything.
D) None of above.