This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Pronoun Reference – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pronoun Reference Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The school team won the game ..... is happy. A) Somebody. B) Everybody. C) Anyone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everybody. 2. Identify the sentence with a clear pronoun reference. A) When Sarah met Emily, she was excited. B) Sarah was excited when she met Emily. C) When Sarah met Emily, she was excited to see her. D) Sarah met Emily, and she was excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarah was excited when she met Emily. 3. Choose the Correct Pronoun.Ms. Perry is a captain in the Navy; (he, she, they) also is a well-known author. A) He. B) She. C) They. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She. 4. " ..... will become frogs, ' says Robert. A) Them. B) They. C) It. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They. 5. It says in the Times Picayune that it will be cold tomorrow. A) It says in the paper that tomorrow will be cold. B) The Times Picayune says it will be cold tomorrow. C) The Times Picayune says tomorrow will be cold. D) It says in the paper that it will be cold tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Times Picayune says tomorrow will be cold. 6. Correct the pronoun-antecedent agreement in the following sentence:Each of the students must submit their project by Friday. A) His or her. B) Our. C) Its. D) Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His or her. 7. I protect the Earth. Help ..... A) Them. B) Me. C) You. D) Us. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me. 8. Greys are very sensitive and do not like spending time in a cage the entire day. They (a) can easily get bored if they are given only toys to play with for hours. A) A. greys. B) Alex. C) Animals in a cage. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. greys. 9. Keeping on the surface of water and not sinking means ..... A) Determined. B) Raft. C) Sail. D) Afloat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Afloat. 10. Tool or instrument A) Equipment. B) Rubber. C) Planktons. D) Shipwrecked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Equipment. 11. What is the purpose of using pronouns in writing? A) To complicate the text. B) To simplify the text and improve readability. C) To confuse the reader. D) To make the text harder to understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To simplify the text and improve readability. 12. ..... I speak to Mr. Smith, please? (Formal polite request) A) Would you mind if I. B) Can. C) Would. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) May. 13. You are five years old, Danny. You can comb your hair by ..... now. A) Himself. B) Herself. C) Yourself. D) Yourselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yourself. 14. 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 the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their = dollhouse ownersthen = In the 1500s. 15. A flat kite needs a tail to supply drag and to keep the kite pointed toward the sky. A simple one consists of cloth strips tied end to end A) Kite. B) Tail. C) Sky. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tail. 16. Did the two of you do this by ..... ? A) Ourselves. B) Yourselves. C) Herself. D) Yourself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yourselves. 17. Some people believe that cigarette smoking is dangerous. They want their government to start anti-smoking campaigns. "They" in line 1 refers to ..... A) Government. B) Cigarette. C) Smoking. D) Some people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Some people. 18. 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) The food. B) My mother. C) My sister. D) My brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mother. 19. When Sophie talked to Olivia, Olivia smiled. 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. 20. Select the best written sentence. A) Has Mona asked Teri if she could sell twenty tickets for our fund-raiser?. B) It rained the day of the party which upset the children. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It rained the day of the party which upset the children. 21. When Gloria set the jug on the glass-topped table, it broke. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. Sentence: "The whole clock came alive:Model birds, dragons, and people started to move." Question:What does "The whole clock" refer to? A) The pen. B) A drawing. C) A poem. D) Al-Jazari's machine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Al-Jazari's machine. 23. Hazirah felt worried about the children, so she asked ..... husband not to go abroad for the job during pandemic. A) Our. B) His. C) Her. D) My. E) Him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her. 24. Complete this sentence. Paul is coming. Don't let ..... see us! A) His. B) Him. C) He. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Him. 25. The children enjoyed ..... at the beach. A) Themselves. B) Themself. C) Ourself. D) Yourselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Themselves. 26. Water is an exception to many nature's rules because of its unsual propertiesThe word "its" refers to? A) Nature's. B) Water's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water's. 27. 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) Boat. B) "it" is an unclear pronoun reference. C) Dock. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "it" is an unclear pronoun reference. 28. Which sentence does not contain a vague pronoun error? A) Although the bike hit the tree, the bike was not damaged. B) Although the bike hit the tree, it was not damaged. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although the bike hit the tree, the bike was not damaged. 29. None of the books are in (its, their) proper position on the shelves. A) Its. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 30. The main idea of the article is ..... A) Americans are very interested in British culture. B) There are some differences between the U.S.A and the U.K. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Americans are very interested in British culture. 31. The phrase "an immeasurable number" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to A) A surprising total. B) A changing sum. C) A huge quantity. D) An exact integer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A surprising total. 32. Don't help us, Dad. Jill and I can paint the car all by ..... A) Ourselves. B) Themselves. C) Myself. D) Yourselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ourselves. 33. Aiden and Ben went to the store, but Aiden forgot his wallet. 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. 34. My dog's toenails click on the wood floor as she chases the cats away from their food bowl. A) Oreo's toenails. B) The toenails of my dog. C) My dog's claws. D) No change is necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The toenails of my dog. 35. Robert sees some fish in the water ..... watches ..... A) He/them. B) She/them. C) They/it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He/them. 36. What is the missing pronoun? Could you dry the dishes and put ..... away? A) Them. B) Their. C) They. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Them. 37. Choose the Correct Pronoun.Each of the girls makes (her, their) own clothes. A) Her. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her. 38. The American word for trains that go under street is ..... A) Underground. B) Subway. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subway. 39. She must be very shy. She never says ..... A) Anything. B) Nothing. C) Everything. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anything. 40. Identify the antecedent for the word "their" in the following sentence. Most states maintain their highways for safe driving. A) Highways. B) Driving. C) States. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) States. 41. What is the antecedent for the pronoun "he" in the following sentence? The artist comes every October because he enjoys autumn. A) Autumn. B) Artist. C) October. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artist. 42. Having a firm decision to accomplish a certain goal. A) Equipment. B) Square. C) Remarkable. D) Determined. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Determined. 43. Which sentence should be revised to correct a vague pronoun?1) Bill and David are preparing for that difficult test known as the SHSAT. (2) They are trading study tips and working hard like many others in their class. (3) The fall exam is coming soon, which is stressful for many students. (4) However, those that prepare for the exam are likely to excel. A) Sentence 4. B) Sentence 2. C) Sentence 1. D) Sentence 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence 3. 44. Choose the correct pronoun for the antecedent in the following sentence. Then Mr. Garcia turned on the hose and drank water from ..... A) That. B) Him. C) It. D) The hose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It. 45. Which sentence is written in the best way to avoid any vague pronouns? A) Why the Ancestral Puebloans moved into the cliffs, they do not know. B) The Ancestral Pueblo people do not know why they moved into the cliffs. C) It is unknown to them why the Ancestral Pueblo moved into the cliffs. D) Archaeologists are not sure why the Ancestral Pueblo people moved into the cliffs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Archaeologists are not sure why the Ancestral Pueblo people moved into the cliffs. 46. I went to the cinema by ..... A) Themselves. B) Myself. C) Yourself. D) Herself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myself. 47. To save money, the manager told Jimmy, his employee, that he needed to use more of the cheap lettuce and less of the expensive taco beef. A) Should you change he to we?. B) Or should you change he to the cooks?. C) Or is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or should you change he to the cooks?. 48. What is the plural of justice of the peace? A) Justices of the peace. B) Justices of the peaces. C) Justice of the peaces. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Justices of the peace. 49. To correct errors of subject verb agreement what do you need to do? A) Taking a word out. B) Being able to find the right subject and verb. C) Fixing the sentence. D) Adding a coma or period. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being able to find the right subject and verb. 50. What does the pronoun "they" refer to in number A3?3. Chilies have been eaten in the Americas for thousands of years. Nowadays, they are popular all around the world. A) Nowadays. B) Chilies. C) The Americas. D) The world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chilies. 51. What is the verb in this sentence?My dog always growls at the postal carrier. A) The. B) Growls. C) Dog. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Growls. 52. It says on the bottle label that the chemical will kill weeds.The sentence ..... A) HAS pronoun reference problem. B) Does NOT have pronoun reference problem. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HAS pronoun reference problem. 53. If you to see my ex-colleagues next weekend, give ..... my best regards and don't forget to give them the tokens. A) It. B) Them. C) We. D) Its. E) Us. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Them. 54. In the sentence: "Mr. and Mrs. Samuels are painting their house." What is the pronoun and its antecedent? A) Are and their. B) Painting and house. C) Mr. and Mrs. Samuels and their. D) Their and house. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mr. and Mrs. Samuels and their. 55. According to the rules of pronoun references, what must a pronoun agree in number with? A) The adjective it refers to. B) The noun it refers to. C) The verb it refers to. D) The adverb it refers to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The noun it refers to. 56. Ron and I ate lunch at that restaurant his dad owns. A) This sentence is OK. B) This sentence has an unclear pronoun reference. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This sentence is OK. 57. What is the rule for pronouns agreeing in gender with the noun they refer to? A) They must be of any gender. B) Gender does not matter in pronoun agreement. C) They must be of different genders. D) They must be of the same gender. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They must be of the same gender. 58. When should reflexive pronouns be used in a sentence? A) When indicating possession. B) When emphasizing the subject. C) When modifying adjectives. D) When replacing proper nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When emphasizing the subject. 59. People who have been heavy smokers for years often gain weight when they give up it.The sentence ..... A) HAS pronoun reference problem. B) Does NOT have pronoun reference problem. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HAS pronoun reference problem. 60. Correct the pronoun-antecedent agreement in the following sentence:The committee submitted their report to the board. A) The committee members submitted her report to the board. B) The committee submitted its report to the board. C) The committee members submitted our report to the board. D) The committee members submitted they report to the board. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The committee submitted its report to the board. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPronoun Reference Quiz 1Pronoun Reference Quiz 2Pronoun Reference Quiz 4Pronoun Reference Quiz 5Pronoun Reference Quiz 6Pronoun Reference Quiz 7Pronoun Reference Quiz 8Pronoun Reference Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books