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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the sentences that uses pronouns in the clearest way. A) Bill bought a Norwegian canoe because he had heard that they make the best canoes. B) Bill bought a Norwegian canoe because he had heard that Norwegians make the best canoes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bill bought a Norwegian canoe because he had heard that Norwegians make the best canoes. 2. Kylie walks around like she owns the place, but Kyle knows he's the actual owner of the house.What is the antecedent to "he's" ? A) Kyle. B) Kylie. C) The place. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kyle. 3. Which sentence avoids a pronoun reference problem? A) Lisa told Mary that she lost her phone. B) John gave the keys to his brother. C) Alex and Chris arrived late because he missed the bus. D) Sarah and Rachel went shopping, but she forgot her wallet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John gave the keys to his brother. 4. My accomplishment, that I have written one story, doesn't make me an author. A) Appositive. B) Direct object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appositive. 5. Is this an example of subject-verb agreement?Each worker does a good job. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 6. In Quebec, they speak French. A) My dad. B) People. C) You. D) Readers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People. 7. Choose the Correct Pronoun.Both Tim and Tony write (his, their) mothers twice a week from camp. A) His. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 8. The tiny chest and dresser still have their original hardware. A) Tiny chest. B) Tiny chest and dresser. C) Tiny dresser. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tiny chest and dresser. 9. Fatima is looking at ..... in the mirror. A) Yourself. B) Herself. C) Myself. D) Himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herself. 10. I shave ..... every morning before I go to work. A) Ourselves. B) Yourself. C) Yourselves. D) Myself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myself. 11. The cat ran past the dog, but it didn't bark. 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. 12. Danai came to hospital ..... said that "I have a fever." A) Him. B) His. C) Himself. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He. 13. In the 1920s, a society woman created a dollhouse and Carrie Stettheimer's artist friends contributed their talents to making it special. A) A society woman. B) Carrie Stettheimer's artist friends. C) A dollhouse. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carrie Stettheimer's artist friends. 14. Which sentence has an unclear pronoun reference? A) Jim told Ryan that he would drive. B) The dog barked at the stranger. C) Linda loves her new dress. D) The cat chased its tail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jim told Ryan that he would drive. 15. We do not know ..... created all the ancient maps that have been discovered. A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 16. The word "them" in paragraph 3 refers to A) Sea animals. B) Sponges and clams. C) Skeletal structures. D) Many openings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal structures. 17. The car passengers were blasting music and throwing recyclable aluminum soda cans out the windows. It really upset Erin, who drove behind them. A) Should you change It to Their poor taste in music?. B) Or should you change It to That?. C) Or is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should you change It to Their poor taste in music?. 18. 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 clubsThe word they refers to? A) Sabertooh tigers. B) Early men. C) Wooly mammoths. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wooly mammoths. 19. The dog's nose sniffed the floor as it searched for crumbs under the dining room table. A) Should you change The dog's nose to The hound's smelling apparatus?. B) Or should you change The dog's nose to The beagle?. C) Or is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or should you change The dog's nose to The beagle?. 20. Identify the antecedent of the pronoun in the following sentence:The car that I bought last year has been giving me a lot of trouble, and it's in the shop again. A) The bicycle. B) The tree. C) The car. D) My neighbor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The car. 21. In 19th century England, they put people in jail.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. 22. Which sentence is UNCLEAR in its pronoun reference? A) Mary and Tom left their bags at the ticket counter, but then they weren't sure if their bags were safe. B) Mary and Tom left their bags at the ticket counter, but then they weren't sure if they were safe. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mary and Tom left their bags at the ticket counter, but then they weren't sure if they were safe. 23. Which of the sentences below does not contain a vague pronoun? A) In the first grade, students learn to read. B) In the first grade, they learn to read. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the first grade, they learn to read. 24. Most greys have calcium problem. Researchers Bob and Liz Johnson suggested that they (a) need more calcium than other bird species. A) A. grey parrots. B) Bob and Liz Johnson. C) Species of birds. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. grey parrots. 25. Which of the following sentences has a vague pronoun reference? A) We watched the movie, and it was great. B) The book was long, but I finished it. C) The students enjoyed their field trip. D) My uncle visited our house, and they had fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My uncle visited our house, and they had fun. 26. Is this sentence correct?They say more rain is on the way A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. Why is it important for pronouns to agree in gender with their antecedents? A) It adds complexity to the sentence. B) It ensures clarity and coherence in the text. C) Gender does not matter in pronoun agreement. D) It confuses the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gender does not matter in pronoun agreement. 28. Before Sally puts fondant flowers on wedding cakes, she sprinkles THEM with sugar. (This is vague. Who could them refer to in this sentence?) A) Sally and flowers. B) Sally and flowers and cakes. C) Flowers and cakes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flowers and cakes. 29. 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 the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should you change he to its employees?. 30. Which sentence is unclear due to pronoun use? A) I met Lisa, and she introduced me to her sister. B) The dog barked when it saw the stranger. C) The manager spoke to the employee before he left. D) My mother and I went shopping, and she bought me a gift. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The manager spoke to the employee before he left. ← 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