This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Pronoun Reference – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pronoun Reference Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When Ethan met his cousin, he was very excited. A) Vague pronoun reference. B) Clear pronoun reference. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vague pronoun reference. 2. Lucas shared his lunch with Jake because Jake was hungry. A) Vague pronoun reference. B) Clear pronoun reference. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clear pronoun reference. 3. Choose the Correct Pronoun.Either of the two boys will offer (his, their) help. A) His. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His. 4. I wrote this essay by ..... A) Herself. B) Itself. C) Myself. D) Yourself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myself. 5. Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence:John and ..... went to the store to buy some groceries. A) He. B) I. C) She. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I. 6. Choose the Correct Pronoun.One of the girls agreed to drive (her, their) car. A) Her. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her. 7. Identify the unclear pronoun reference: A) The car stalled because it was low on gas. B) Sally gave Anna her book back. C) The students completed their homework. D) The baby drank its milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sally gave Anna her book back. 8. First ..... see a frog. A) Us. B) Them. C) We. D) You. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We. 9. The word "borings" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to A) Living beings. B) Powdery remnants. C) Strange creations. D) Dull pieces. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Powdery remnants. 10. The bird flew over the tree, but it didn't land. A) Vague pronoun reference. B) Clear pronoun reference. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vague pronoun reference. 11. What does '' your sister" refer to in line 9 of paragraph 2? A) Andrew. B) Philip. C) Andrew's sister. D) Philip's sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Philip's sister. 12. 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. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carla needs to read an entire novel this weekend, but she says reading it will be no problem because she has no plans. 13. All of the mineral water has lost (its, their) sparkle. A) Its. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 14. The Wright Brothers bought their tires from Goodyear. They sold tires to other small-order plane builders too. A) Correct Sentence. B) Incorrect Pronoun Reference. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect Pronoun Reference. 15. If you have a problem, you are welcome to discuss it with me before you u y toresolve them. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 16. Mickey Mouse, (a) who greets guests at the gates of the Magic Kingdom, is really a five-foot young woman (b) who wishes that her costume, (c) which weighs thirty pounds, was air conditioned A) Who. B) No change. C) That. D) Which. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No change. 17. Identify the complete adjective clause.Listen to the platform on which I will base my candidacy. A) On which. B) On which I will. C) On which I will base my candidacy. D) I will base my candidacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On which I will base my candidacy. 18. Choose the Correct Pronoun.Virtue is (its, his, her) own reward. A) Its. B) His. C) Her. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 19. Choose the correct pronoun.Bill and ..... hiked to St. Mary Lake this weekend. A) He. B) Anyone. C) Myself. D) Him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He. 20. When students raise their hands, it means they have a question. A) It means students have a question when they raise their hands. B) When students raise their hands, they have a question. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When students raise their hands, they have a question. 21. If countries use more wind energy, this will help THEM prevent climate change A) THEM refers to wind energy. B) THEM refers to countries. C) THEM refers to climate change. D) THEM refers to people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) THEM refers to countries. 22. Philip loves talking to Sam who is the best student in 4C. What does "who" refer to? A) Philip. B) Philip and Sam. C) Sam. D) The best student in 4D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sam. 23. Identify the ambiguous pronoun reference in the following sentence:When Sarah told her sister that she was going to the party, she was excited. A) Sister. B) She. C) Party. D) Sarah. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She. 24. When Sam saw Alex at the park, he waved at him. A) Vague pronoun reference. B) Clear pronoun reference. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vague pronoun reference. 25. It says in this supermarket tabloid that extraterrestrials have kidnapped the President's brain. A) Should you begin the sentence like this:In this supermarket tabloid, it says ?. B) Or should you begin the sentence like this:This supermarket tabloid says ?. C) Or is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or should you begin the sentence like this:This supermarket tabloid says ?. 26. Many people (a) who buy a new puppy believe that the young dog should automatically behave as well as Lassie, (b) who had years of obedience training and (c) which was a mature animal with control of her bladder. A) Which had. B) Who. C) No change. D) Which buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who. 27. When should indefinite pronouns be used in a sentence? A) When the noun is specific. B) When the noun is general or unknown. C) When the noun is plural. D) When the noun is singular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the noun is general or unknown. 28. "The Fun They Had" shows us how computers are used by school children in the future. Instead of reading books they read texts on computer screens. "they" in line 2 refers to ..... A) Books. B) School children. C) Screens. D) Computers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) School children. 29. Dehydration can be treated at home with home remedies, oral rehydration. You can do by ..... A) Themselves. B) Yourself. C) Ourselves. D) Itself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yourself. 30. Identify the complete adjective clause.Let me show you the book I'm reading. A) The book. B) I'm reading. C) Show you the book I'm reading. D) The book I'm reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I'm reading. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPronoun Reference Quiz 1Pronoun Reference Quiz 2Pronoun Reference Quiz 3Pronoun Reference Quiz 4Pronoun Reference Quiz 5Pronoun Reference Quiz 6Pronoun Reference Quiz 7Pronoun Reference Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books