This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Pronoun Reference – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pronoun Reference Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sarah and Emily took turns on the swing, but Sarah wanted to go again. 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. 2. Hi, Martin! Hi, Rebecca! Please come in and make ..... at home. A) Yourselves. B) Yourself. C) Ourselves. D) Themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yourselves. 3. What question does the adverb clause answer?I'll meet you because I need to talk to you. A) Where. B) Why. C) How. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Why. 4. Which of the following is true about pronoun references? A) They should be mysterious. B) They should be explicit. C) They should be hidden. D) They should always be vague. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They should be explicit. 5. What is the rule for pronouns agreeing in person with the noun they refer to? A) They must be in the same person. B) They must be in the same profession. C) They must be in the same country. D) They must be in the same room. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They must be in the same person. 6. (A) You ought to take my advice and register for (B) your fall classes early. (C) They say that first semester courses fill the most quickly. A) C) Counselors. B) B) his or her. C) No change. D) A) One. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C) Counselors. 7. 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. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At a local restaurant, the owner provides each table with a bucket of peanuts. 8. Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence:'Each of the students must submit ..... assignment by Friday.' A) Our. B) His or her. C) Its. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His or her. 9. Is the red pronoun a subject pronoun or an object pronoun?Give it to Morgan so she can go home. A) Subject pronoun. B) Object pronoun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object pronoun. 10. In the movie, William Corvinus was the father of the werewolves. He was one of Alexander Corvinus's sons who were born as immortal humans. One day, he (a) went to the Carpathian Mountains with his twin brother, Marcus Corvinus. He (b) was attacked and bitten by a wolf. A) A. William Corvinus. B) The werewolves. C) Alexander Corvinus. D) The Carpathian Mountains. E) Marcus Corvinus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. William Corvinus. 11. Patrick and Warren will present (his, their) routine before the other gymnasts do. A) His. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 12. What does the pronoun "it" refer to in number B1?1. Your mouth feels like it's on fire A) You. B) Your mouth. C) The feeling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your mouth. 13. Is the red pronoun a subject pronoun or an object pronoun?I will happily call you tomorrow morning. A) Subject pronoun. B) Object pronoun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object pronoun. 14. Find the vague pronoun:I watched a spooky show last night with Sid and Travis. He was so scared! A) I. B) He. C) Travis. D) Sid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He. 15. Pronouns help to tie a text together by their referring back to something, but if the reference point is unclear, it can make the text easy to read. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 16. Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence:The team celebrated ..... victory with a party in ..... honor. A) Its, their. B) Her, their. C) Their, its. D) His, their. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their, its. 17. There was a young man called Kaldi who took care of goats. One day, he was watching goats while they were eating some plants. "he" in line 1 refers to ..... A) Kaldi. B) Man. C) Plants. D) Goats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kaldi. 18. Does this sentence have correct pronoun reference? In the early 1900s, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company began making air-filled rubber tires for consumers. They made driving an automobile more enjoyable. A) Correct Sentence. B) Incorrect Pronoun Reference. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect Pronoun Reference. 19. Sentence: "Finally, the ball goes out of the dragon's mouth and into a vase." Question:What does "the ball" refer to in this sentence? A) The dragon. B) The phoenix. C) A decoration. D) A moving part that tracks time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A moving part that tracks time. 20. Joan, did you take the photo by ..... ? A) Himself. B) Yourself. C) Myself. D) Herself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yourself. 21. The dog chased the cat, but it was too fast. 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. 22. Name the antecedent to the pronoun in the sentence:The snowman lost its nose as the warm sun shined down on it. A) Snowman. B) Sun. C) Its. D) Nose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snowman. 23. Name the antecedent of the following sentence:The two dinosaurs stared at their feet in amazement A) Their. B) Dinosaurs. C) Feet. D) Amazement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dinosaurs. 24. The chromebooks and the cellphones didn't work until midnight due to the terrible internet connection. It was so slow that they had to call the company."it" refers to: A) The company. B) The chromebooks. C) The internet conection. D) The cellphones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The internet conection. 25. If you see my ex-colleagues next weekend, give ..... my best regards and don't forget to give them the tokens. A) Them. B) Its. C) Us. D) We. E) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Them. 26. Choose the best pronoun to complete the sentence. Over break, Noah cleaned ..... binder. A) The. B) Him. C) Their. D) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His. 27. Mohammed's hair is so long that this young man really needs to visit a barber before his interview at the bank. A) This sentence does NOT contain a pronoun reference mistake. B) This sentence DOES contain a pronoun reference mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This sentence does NOT contain a pronoun reference mistake. 28. Both the boys and the girls ..... busy working on ..... assignments. Choose the correct pairing of verb and/or pronoun to fill the blanks in this sentence. A) Were, their. B) Were, his or her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were, their. 29. Choose the best pronoun to complete the sentence. Both Courtney and Natalie wore ..... fuzzy socks every day. A) Their. B) There. C) Her. D) Hers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 30. What is it called when it occurs when a pronoun could refer to more than one possible antecedent? A) Vague pronoun. B) Pronouns. C) Noun. D) Vague pronoun reference. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vague pronoun reference. ← 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