Pronoun Reference Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🧠 Pronoun Reference – Quiz 8
1. Florists often refrigerate cut flowers to protect their fresh appearance The word "their" refers to?.
A) Flowers.
B) Florist.
2. It says in the Times Picayune that it will be cold tomorrow.
A) It says in the paper that it will be cold tomorrow.
B) The Times Picayune says it will be cold tomorrow.
C) It says in the paper that tomorrow will be cold.
D) The Times Picayune says tomorrow will be cold.
3. Identify the type of clause used in this sentence.Some people who can carry a tune are very shy.
A) Adjective clause .
B) Noun clause.
C) Adverb clause.
D) None of above.
4. What is the antecedent for the pronoun "he" in the following sentence? The artist comes every October because he enjoys autumn.
A) Artist.
B) Autumn.
C) October.
D) None of above.
5. Which contains a vague pronoun reference?.
A) As Joe was talking to Sam, Sam started to cry.
B) As Joe was talking to Sam, he started to cry.
6. There is a new england influence in Southern Ohio, manifesting itself in white churces and village greens The word "itself" refers to?.
A) A new England influence.
B) Southern Ohio.
7. The Mosleys were in charge, but the Smiths brought food too. I thought THEIR food was delicious.(This is vague. Who could their refer to in this sentence?).
A) Mosleys and Smiths.
B) Mosleys and food.
C) Smiths and picnic.
D) Delicious and food.
8. What does " it" in line 18 of paragraph 4 refer to?.
A) Philip examines his own life and finds his niche.
B) Jenny examines her own life and finds her niche.
C) Philip can do better than his sister.
D) Jenny can do better than her sister.
9. The tables for people of the restaurant are so large that they can seat a lot of people."They" refers to:.
A) The tables for people.
B) The restaurant.
C) The people.
D) The tables.
10. The phrase "break down" in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to.
A) Decompose.
B) Cease functioning.
C) Descend.
D) Interrupt.
11. Which sentence uses pronouns in a clear way?.
A) At a local restaurant, they provide each table with a bucket of peanuts.
B) At a local restaurant, the owner provides each table with a bucket of peanuts.
12. My lawn service company owes me $50 because he destroyed my collection of plastic flamingoes with a high-powered mower.
A) Should you change he to its employees?.
B) Or should you change he to they?.
C) Or is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?.
D) None of above.
13. Choose the best pronoun to complete the sentence. All students should complete _____ homework.
A) Its.
B) There.
C) Their.
D) His or her.
14. Choose the correct pronoun to be used:1 _____ cousins came for a visit last week.
A) Me.
B) Our.
C) I.
D) Mine.
15. The fans booed and jeered at the referee because he had called it unfairly.
A) This sentence is OK.
B) This sentence has a vague pronoun reference.
16. I cannot understand _____ when they speak Japanese. They seem weird. They should study more.
A) Her.
B) Me.
C) My.
D) Them.
E) His.
17. Choose the correct sentence:.
A) Philip was an excellent skydiver; he learned skydiving while he was a paratrooper.
B) Philip was an excellent skydiver; he learned it while he was a paratrooper.
C) Philip was an excellent skydiver; he learned to do it while he was a paratrooper.
D) None of above.
18. Brendan was so loud when he snored that he distracted everyone in class.
A) No pronoun reference error.
B) Pronoun reference error.
19. Choose the appropriate pronoun _____ was the inventor of the light bulb?.
A) Who.
B) Whom.
20. The teacher was preparing the games for the class. They were amazing and really interesting.They refers to:.
A) The teacher.
B) The games.
C) The students.
D) The class.
21. Choose the correct sentence:.
A) Every car owner should make sure that his or her insurance is adequate. .
B) Every car owner should make sure that its insurance is adequate.
C) Every car owner should make sure that their insurance is adequate.
D) None of above.
22. Identify the complete adjective clause.The car I just bought needs all kinds of repairs.
A) I just bought.
B) The car.
C) The car I just bought needs.
D) The car I just bought.
23. What does the pronoun "she" refer to in number A2?2. My brother and sister asked my mother not to put chilies in the food she made.
A) My brother.
B) The food.
C) My mother.
D) My sister.
24. Julie, if you can't do this exercise by _____ , you should ask your teacher for help.
A) Itself.
B) Herself.
C) Myself.
D) Yourself.
25. Patrick and Warren will present (his, their) routine before the other gymnasts do.
A) Their.
B) His.