This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Pronoun Reference – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pronoun Reference Quiz 5 (30 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) They. B) We. C) It. D) Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They. 5. It says in the Times Picayune that it will be cold tomorrow. A) The Times Picayune says it will be cold tomorrow. B) It says in the paper that it will be cold tomorrow. C) It says in the paper that tomorrow will be cold. D) The Times Picayune says tomorrow will be cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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) Our. B) Them. C) His or her. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His or her. 7. I protect the Earth. Help ..... A) Us. B) Me. C) You. D) Them. 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) Afloat. B) Sail. C) Determined. D) Raft. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afloat. 10. Tool or instrument A) Rubber. B) Planktons. C) Equipment. D) Shipwrecked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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. B) Would you mind if I. C) Can. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) May. 13. You are five years old, Danny. You can comb your hair by ..... now. A) Yourself. B) Herself. C) Himself. D) Yourselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) Yourselves. B) Ourselves. C) Herself. D) Yourself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) Smoking. B) Government. C) Cigarette. 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) My sister. B) My mother. C) My brother. D) The food. 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) Him. B) Her. C) Our. D) My. E) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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) Themself. B) Themselves. C) Ourself. D) Yourselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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. 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