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🧠 Pronoun Reference – Quiz 9
1. Identify the sentence with CORRECT pronoun reference.
A) In 1912 two Goodyear engineers entered a balloon in the James Gordon Bennett International Cup Race, which was held in Paris.
B) In 1912 two Goodyear engineers entered a balloon in the James Gordon Bennett International Cup Race, which they held in Paris.
2. Identify the antecedent for the word "their" in the following sentences. On their arrival, Tim and Joel were offered hot apple juice.
A) Tim and Joel.
B) Apple.
C) Juice.
D) None of above.
3. Which sentence is clearer in its pronoun reference?.
A) Jennifer's sister wondered if Jennifer were tall enough to be a model.
B) Jennifer's sister wondered if she were tall enough to be a model.
4. Did Newcott or Mance announce (his, their) intent to run for president?.
A) Their.
B) His.
5. The liver has two large sections, called the right and the left lobes. The gallbladder sits under the liver, along with parts of the pancreas and intestines. The liver and these organs work together to digest, absorb, and process food.
A) Gallbladder, pancreas, intestines.
B) The liver.
C) The right and the left lobes.
D) Digest, absorb, process food.
6. Which sentence contains an ambiguous pronoun reference?.
A) California is a very beautiful city, but I have a real fear of earthquakes. They claim that the next big quake might dump half of it into the Pacific Ocean.
B) Last night at 3:00 a.m., Tom got out of bed. He walked outside, turned on the hose, and used it to soak the two tomcats whining and hissing under his bedroom window.
7. Dehydration can be treated at home with home remedies, oral rehydration. You can do by _____ .
A) Itself.
B) Themselves.
C) Ourselves.
D) Yourself.
8. Which sentence is the best?.
A) I cannot ride roller coasters like the Kumba at Busch Gardens because they always make me dizzy and sick.
B) I cannot ride roller coasters like the Kumba at Busch Gardens because they always make you dizzy and sick.
C) I cannot ride roller coasters like the Kumba at Busch Gardens because it always makes me dizzy and sick.
D) None of above.
9. The musicians asked me to help put instruments back on the buses, but I can't find THEM. (This is vague. Who could them refer to in this sentence?).
A) Musicians, instruments, and buses.
B) Musicians.
C) Musicians and instruments.
D) Instruments and buses.
10. Either of the arguments can stand on _____ own merit. Choose the correct verb and/or pronoun to fill the blank in this sentence.
A) Their.
B) Its.
11. What is the verb in this sentence?My dog always growls at the postal carrier.
A) The.
B) Growls.
C) Dog.
D) At.
12. Wooly mammoths were huntered by big cats called sabertooth tigers, which also became extinct by the end of the last Ice age. They were also hunted by men armed with spears and clubs The word they refers to?.
A) Wooly mammoths .
B) Sabertooth tigers.
C) Early men.
D) None of above.
13. Mary is looking at _____ in the mirror.
A) Herself.
B) Myself.
C) Yourself.
D) Himself.
14. Khalid, Ali, and I have become good friends this year; _____ three do everything together, including going out during the weekends.
A) Us.
B) We.
C) All.
D) None of above.
15. Will you lend me your Huawei laptop? I will return _____ tomorrow. I promise.
A) Him.
B) Us.
C) Her.
D) Me.
E) It.
16. People call _____ the greatest swimmer of all time.
A) His.
B) Him.
C) He.
D) It.
17. Which sentence is clearer in its pronoun reference?.
A) Dipping the spoon into the pot of simmering soup, Jean felt the spoon slip out of her hand.
B) Dipping the spoon into the pot of simmering soup, Jean felt it slip out of her hand.
18. In the U.K., a subway is a _____ .
A) A tunnel.
B) A train.
19. If countries use more wind energy, this will help THEM prevent climate change.
A) THEM refers to wind energy.
B) THEM refers to people.
C) THEM refers to climate change.
D) THEM refers to countries.
20. Millau, France:The Millau Viaduct is an enormous cable-stayed road-bridge that spans the valley of the river Tarn near Millau in southern France. It is the tallest vehicular bridge in the world. At almost 1, 000 feet high (taller than even the Eiffel Tower) and over 8, 000 feet long, it sometimes sits above the cloud line. 2. The word 'it' in line 2 refers to _____ .
A) The Millau Viaduct.
B) France.
C) Cable.
D) Bridge.
21. In the 1500s, dollhouse owners used the dollhouses to show off their wealth. Before then, dollhouses were not seen as an item of luxury.
A) Their = dollhouse ownersthen = In the 1500s.
B) Their = dollhousesthen = wealth.
C) Their = ownersthen = In the 1500s.
D) None of above.
22. Select the best written sentence.
A) Bill met James at his house yesterday to discuss the new building.
B) Katherine told Mary it was time to change the oil in Mary's car.
23. The word "their" in paragraph 6 refers to.
A) Coralline structures.
B) Complicated process.
C) Rounded and more compact shapes.
D) Plant and animal life-forms.
24. The word "borings" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to.
A) Living beings.
B) Dull pieces.
C) Strange creations.
D) Powdery remnants.
25. What question does the adverb clause answer?I'll meet you because I need to talk to you.
A) Why.
B) When.
C) How.
D) Where.