This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Pronoun Reference – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pronoun Reference Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the sentence that needs revision for pronoun clarity. A) The dog chased the cat because it was scared. B) The dog chased the cat because it was fun. C) The dog chased the cat because the dog was scared. D) The dog chased the cat because the cat was scared. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog chased the cat because it was scared. 2. What is the name given to the word or group of words that a pronoun replaces? A) Root Word. B) Antibiotic. C) Antecedent. D) Antiseptic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antecedent. 3. What is the problem with this sentence?"Ben gave Mike his jacket, but he didn't want to wear it." A) Incorrect subject-verb agreement. B) Incorrect pronoun case. C) Ambiguous pronoun reference. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ambiguous pronoun reference. 4. Which word is a pronoun in the following sentence?It is a wonderful instrument. A) It. B) A. C) Instrument. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It. 5. Walk your dog in the woods. Keep ..... on a leash. A) Her. B) You. C) Him. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It. 6. In the sentence: "Jeff handed his father his glove." What is the pronoun and its antecedent? A) Jeff and father. B) Jeff and 2nd his. C) Jeff and 1st his. D) Father and his. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jeff and 2nd his. 7. When David visits Italy, he immediately notices how friendly the people are.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: B) Does NOT have pronoun reference problem. 8. It says in this week's National Inquisitor that Big Foot walked into a convenience store and stole twelve boxes of donuts. A) No change is necessary. B) It says, "In this week's National Inquisitor. C) This week's National Inquisitor says. D) It says, "In this week's National Inquisitor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This week's National Inquisitor says. 9. What does '' it" in line 18 of paragraph 4 refer to? A) Philip examines his own life and finds his niche. B) Jenny examines her own life and finds her niche. C) Philip can do better than his sister. D) Jenny can do better than her sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Philip examines his own life and finds his niche. 10. Identify the complete adverb clause.We're moving to Abilene if we sell our house. A) Our house. B) Abilene if we sell our house. C) If we sell. D) We're moving. E) If we sell our house. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) If we sell our house. 11. What does the pronoun "them" refer to in number B4?4. "Every time I have a cold or flu, I just eatsome chilies and I feel better. To be honest, I barely notice them now." A) Every time. B) I. C) Some chilies. D) A cold or flu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Some chilies. 12. Drone racing, which first began in Australia, could be the sport of the future. One of the earliest videos of drone racing quickly went viral on social media. Soon after the widely-shared video became a hit, its popularity increased greatly, and more people worldwide become interested in the game (a) . A) A. drone racing. B) Earliest videos. C) Social media. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. drone racing. 13. Brandt worked a double shift waiting tables at Bernie's Burger Emporium, stayed awake to write (a) his research essay, and then attended (b) his four back-to-back classes. Isn't it amazing what (c) you will do for an education? A) One's four back-to-back classes. B) He. C) No change. D) One's research essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He. 14. Identify the clause in this sentence.Mr. Wendt, who lives next door, is a generous man. A) Noun clause. B) Adverb clause. C) Adjective clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective clause. 15. Which contains a vague pronoun reference? A) Dad yelled at Rick, but he was just being silly. B) Dad was just being silly when he yelled at Rick. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dad yelled at Rick, but he was just being silly. 16. I can't believe that I did this ..... A) Yourself. B) Myself. C) Ourselves. D) Herself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myself. 17. Stephanie insists on running before the sun sets, for she never knows what kind of nutcase will be prowling the streets after dark. A) Should you change she never knows to you never know?. B) Or should you change she never knows to they never know?. C) Or is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?. 18. Anna asked Mia to borrow a pencil, but she didn't have one. 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. 19. Our bodies need protein for pretty much everything. Eating enough of it every day is essential for our bodies to repair damaged cells and to create new ones. "it" refers to ..... A) Body. B) Cell. C) Eating. D) Protein. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protein. 20. X rays allow art historians to examine paintings internally without damaging themThe word "them" refers to? A) X rays. B) Art historians. C) Paintings. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Art historians. 21. The people I admire most are those who manage to solve their own problems. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 22. ..... all coming to our house after church. A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're. 23. What is the missing pronoun? The children are coming out of school in a minute. I need to go and pick ..... up. A) It. B) Her. C) Them. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Them. 24. Identify the pronoun that replaces the antecedent in the following sentence. Mr. Garcia had spent all winter planning his garden. A) His. B) Mr. Gracia. C) Garden. D) Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His. 25. Is the red pronoun a subject pronoun or an object pronoun?Mr. Messinger told us the exciting news. A) Subject pronoun. B) Object pronoun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object pronoun. 26. Respect the Earth. Keep ..... clean. A) Him. B) Her. C) They. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It. 27. Mrs. Ducote told Maria, her student, that she needed to conquer her fear of computers because they are valuable teaching tools. Who is she referring to? A) Mrs. Ducote. B) Maria. C) Both Maria and Mrs. Ducote. D) Neither Maria nor Mrs. Ducote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both Maria and Mrs. Ducote. 28. Choose the correct pronoun for the antecedent in the following sentence. The two neighbors had ..... first good opportunity to chat. A) Their. B) Them. C) They're. D) There. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 29. The group of students who passed the University went to Nha Trang beach to celebrate. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. Recognize the pronoun case error in the following sentence:Whom should I talk to about the new project? A) Whom. B) Who. C) Talk to. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who. 31. Do you know Dengue fever? This disease, when it first appeared in the British West India Islands, was called the dandy fever, from the stiffness and constraint which it grave to the limbs and body. "This" refers to ..... A) You. B) Disease. C) Dengue fever. D) The British West India Islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dengue fever. 32. A disease caused due to lack of C vitamin. A) Afloat. B) Scurvy. C) Flesh. D) Determined. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scurvy. 33. DSE. If you are stung by a bee. The area around the sting will quickly redden and swell. The swelling will reduce after one hour. But it may remain itchy for one day. What does "it" refer to? A) The area around the sting by the bee. B) The bee. C) One hour after the sting by the bee. D) The swelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The area around the sting by the bee. 34. The phrase "once-living" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to A) Solitary. B) Growing. C) Dead. D) Aging. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dead. 35. Which noun does the word "they" refer to in this sentence:The supervisors told the workers that they would receive the bonus. A) The supervisors. B) "they" is an unclear pronoun reference. C) The workers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "they" is an unclear pronoun reference. 36. Which one does NOT a vague pronoun? A) Even though Jane invited Sue to the party, she was still upset. B) Although the bike hit the tree, it was not damaged. C) My aunt visited Paula; it was the first time she had ever left the state. D) The pirates left their gold in a hidden cave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The pirates left their gold in a hidden cave. 37. Subordinate clauses represent complete thoughts. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 38. If you see the students from the math class, could you return their exam papers tothem? A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 39. Detergents clean clothes by firts removing particles of dirt from from the fabric, then suspending the particles until they can be washed away.The word they refers to? A) Clothes. B) Particles of dirt. C) Detergents. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Particles of dirt. 40. The furnishings are noticeably different from their modern counterparts. A) Noticeably. B) Different. C) Furnishings. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Furnishings. 41. Identify the antecedent of the pronoun in the following sentence:Sarah and her friends went to the movies, and they all had a great time. A) Sarah and her friends. B) The teacher and the students. C) The president and his advisors. D) The dog and its owner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sarah and her friends. 42. Dr. Skinner, our psychology instructor, explained that Tweety, which is a Looney Tunes cartoon character, has passive-aggressive tendencies. A) Should you change which to that?. B) Or should you change which to who?. C) Or is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or should you change which to who?. 43. They have had ..... homework in Academic English subject recently. A) A lot. B) Little. C) Much. D) Lots of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lots of. 44. A piece of strong texture attached to a ship mast to catch wind. A) Raft. B) Rubber. C) Oar. D) Sail. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sail. 45. Florists often refrigerate cut flowers to protect their fresh appearanceThe word "their" refers to? A) Florist. B) Flowers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flowers. 46. In 1951, a young French doctor, Main Bombard remarked that shipwrecked men who found themselves afloat at sea without food or fresh water could remain alive for a long time. They could live on the sea and its contents by eating raw fish and its juice. Planktons could prevent scurvy by providing vitamin C. The pronoun "They" refers to ..... A) French doctor. B) Shipwrecked men. C) Contents. D) Fresh water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shipwrecked men. 47. Sara looks around ..... collects some leaves. A) Her. B) He. C) Him. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She. 48. African grey parrots are well-known for their abilities to mimic human speech. They (a) can learn 1000 words or more and use the vocabulary to speak. A) A. African grey parrots. B) Abilities of grey parrots. C) Human speech and words. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. African grey parrots. 49. Which word is a pronoun in the following sentence?I play the trumpet in the band. A) Play. B) The. C) I. D) Trumpet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I. 50. Does this sentence have correct pronoun reference? In 1910 Goodyear made a tire-testing machine. Repeatedly, they did not break from the impact. A) Correct Sentence. B) Incorrect Pronoun Reference. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect Pronoun Reference. 51. The writer thinks British bathrooms are ..... A) Similiar to bathrooms in other countries. B) Different from bathrooms in other countries. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Different from bathrooms in other countries. 52. After these first days, he was never able to make it without eating meat. Flying birds and fish were the main source of his supply. Once he caught a seabird and thought its flesh would be a pleasant change, but he found that it tasted almost like fish.The pronoun "its" refers to ..... A) Fish. B) Supply. C) Seabird. D) Flesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flesh. 53. The teacher told Emily to finish her work, but Emily didn't understand. 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. 54. Choose the Correct Pronoun.Does everyone have (his or her, their) textbook? A) His or her. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His or her. 55. Mr. Castro is here with his father. Would you like me to introduce you to HIM? (This is vague. Who could him refer to in this sentence?) A) Mr. Castro. B) Father. C) Me. D) Mr. Castro and father. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mr. Castro and father. 56. They explained to the audience that a muskrat looks like a small beaver with a rat-like tail. (Is this OK, or does it have a vague pronoun reference?) A) OK. B) Vague pronoun reference. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vague pronoun reference. 57. There is a new england influence in Southern Ohio, manifesting itself in white churces and village greensThe word "itself" refers to? A) A new England influence. B) Southern Ohio. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A new England influence. 58. The students study ..... A) They. B) Them. C) Us. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Them. 59. The cat cleans ..... with its tongue. A) Itself. B) Yourself. C) Myself. D) Themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Itself. 60. Brendan was so loud when he snored that he distracted everyone in class. A) No pronoun reference error. B) Pronoun reference error. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No pronoun reference error. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPronoun Reference Quiz 1Pronoun Reference Quiz 2Pronoun Reference Quiz 3Pronoun Reference Quiz 5Pronoun Reference Quiz 6Pronoun Reference Quiz 7Pronoun Reference Quiz 8Pronoun Reference Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books