Pronoun Reference Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🎯 Pronoun Reference – Quiz 7
1. What is the antecedent of the following compound:Mario and Julia.
A) They or them.
B) She and he.
C) He or his.
D) She or her.
2. Which is correct?.
A) The course syllabus says that it will cost students twenty points if they whine about grades.
B) The course syllabus says that if students whine about grades, it will cost them twenty points.
C) It says in the course syllabus that whining about grades will cost a student twenty points.
D) The course syllabus says that whining about grades will cost a student twenty points.
3. Match the italicized clause to its function in the sentence.Whenever I get home will be soon enough.
A) Subject.
B) Appositive.
C) Noun.
D) Adjective.
4. X rays allow art historians to examine paintings internally without damaging them The word "them" refers to?.
A) Art historians.
B) X rays.
C) Paintings.
D) None of above.
5. What does the pronoun "it" refer to in number B2?2. Capsaicin is very good for your health. It helps you breathe better.
A) Capsaicin.
B) Very good.
C) Breathe.
D) Your health.
6. Don't forget your book! You're going to need _____ for our classes!.
A) Them.
B) This.
C) Here.
D) It.
7. If people pick up rubbish, THEY're doing something good for the environment.
A) THEY refers to the environment.
B) THEY refers to something.
C) THEY refers to rubbish.
D) THEY refers to people.
8. Jeff and Isabel planned (his and her, their) wedding.
A) Their.
B) His and her.
9. What is the pronoun in this sentence? Lucy ventured into the wardrobe, and she discovered Narnia.
A) She.
B) Lucy.
C) Wardrobe.
D) Into.
10. Dipping the spoon into the pot of soup, Jean felt it slip out of her hand.
A) Soup.
B) Pot.
C) Dipping.
D) Spoon.
11. Choose the correct sentence:.
A) This play is one that everyone should see if he or she wants to understand modern problems.
B) This play is one that everyone should see if you want to understand modern problems.
C) This play is one that everyone should see if they want to understand modern problems.
D) None of above.
12. This studio apartment is so expensive for _____ We cannot pay such a high rent. We need to think again.
A) Him.
B) It.
C) Us.
D) Her.
E) Them.
13. Select the clearest sentence.
A) Carla needs to read an entire novel this weekend, but she says reading it will be no problem because she has no plans.
B) Lucy didn't want to tell Amanda that she had brought the wrong basket to the picnic.
14. Even though the boy learned to play the piano well, he did not like it.
A) Playing the piano.
B) Learning.
C) The boy.
D) The piano.
15. Because this dollhouse is almost 300 years old, it is historically important.
A) This dollhouse.
B) 300 years.
C) Important.
D) None of above.
16. If you see the students from the math class, could you return their exam papers tothem?.
A) Correct.
B) Incorrect.
17. Identify the sentence with CORRECT pronoun reference.
A) The English, who coined the term blimp, and the French used the airships in anti-submarine patrol.
B) The English and the French used the airships in anti-submarine patrol; they coined the term blimp.
18. I told everyone in the boys' choir that (he, they) had to bring a boxed lunch.
A) He.
B) They.
19. Dr. Skinner, our psychology instructor, explained that Tweety, which is a Looney Tunes cartoon character, has passive-aggressive tendencies.
A) Or should you change which to who?.
B) Should you change which to that?.
C) Or is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?.
D) None of above.
20. The word "ongoing" in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to.
A) Continuous.
B) Increasing.
C) Periodic.
D) Mobile.
21. Choose the correct pronoun to be used:6 _____ mother bakes delicious muffins.
A) Her.
B) She.
C) Hers.
D) It.
22. Are the subject and verb supposed to agree by numbers in subject-verb agreement which means they have to both be plural or both be singular?.
A) True.
B) False.
23. Which has a vague pronoun?.
A) Despite the heat wave, they say Seattle is a cool city.
B) Don't forget to write down your homework.
C) The survivors were all lucky to be alive.
D) His mother told him another story.
24. I went to the cinema by _____ .
A) Herself.
B) Themselves.
C) Myself.
D) Yourself.
25. Which of the following nouns does the word "it" refer to in this sentence:The boat bumped the edge of the dock, but it didn't need many repairs.
A) "it" is an unclear pronoun reference.
B) Boat.
C) Dock.
D) None of above.