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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does 'they' refer to? I asked at several shops for strawberries and the owners all told me they are out of season. A) Shops. B) Strawberries. C) Owners. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strawberries. 2. The fans booed and jeered at the referee because he had called it unfairly. A) This sentence is OK. B) This sentence has a vague pronoun reference. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This sentence has a vague pronoun reference. 3. They enjoyed ..... at the mall today. A) Themselves. B) Ourselves. C) Yourselves. D) Myself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Themselves. 4. Some of the equipment was still packed in its containers A) Containers. B) Some. C) The equipment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The equipment. 5. Bob's hands were so cramped from typing a 2, 000-word essay that (A) the poor boy stuck (B) his fingers in an ice-cold glass of soda so that (C) he wouldn't feel the pain. A) No change is necessary. B) He. C) It. D) The fingers of Bob. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No change is necessary. 6. Julie, if you can't do this exercise by ..... , you should ask your teacher for help. A) Herself. B) Yourself. C) Myself. D) Itself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yourself. 7. I hate when people say, "I could care less!" What you really means is "I couldn't care less!" A) We. B) I. C) They. D) Someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They. 8. They say that anxiety and depression go hand-in-hand. A) My parents. B) The Internet. C) Experts. D) My friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Experts. 9. Jane is a baby and she is too small to eat by ..... A) Myself. B) Itself. C) Himself. D) Herself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Herself. 10. Fred told Tony that his underwear was showing through the ripped seat of his dress pants. Who is HIS referring to? A) Fred. B) Neither Fred nor Tony. C) Tony. D) Fred or Tony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fred or Tony. 11. In the sentence: "Lois, Mark, and I would like for you to come with us." What is the pronoun and its antecedent? A) Lois, Mark and I. B) You and us. C) Would and like. D) Lois, Mark, and I;us. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lois, Mark, and I;us. 12. Terry wanted to be a teacher, but his father argued that a person couldn't make much money from 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. 13. How would you correct the below sentence to fix the vague pronoun without changing the meaning of the sentence?Julie told Emily to make the call on her cell phone. A) Emily gave her cell phone to Julia. B) Julie gave Emily her cell phone. C) Julia called Emily. D) Julie handed her cell phone to Emily so that Emily could make the call. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Julie handed her cell phone to Emily so that Emily could make the call. 14. What does 'it' refer to? Dad, can you take my coat and drop it off at the dry cleaner's? A) Dad. B) Coat. C) Dry cleaner's. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coat. 15. At the pet store, Felicia fell in love with a beagle puppy that she impulsively bought. (a) They say that no reputable (b) breeder will sell puppies to (c) a pet store. A) No change is necessary. B) Dog books. C) Them. D) One. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dog books. 16. An inconsiderate driver tailgated Chad for five miles and then honked annoyingly when Chad slowed to make his turn. It really made Chad angry. A) No change is necessary. B) Turn, which . C) Turn. This . D) Turn. This jerk . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Turn. This jerk . 17. I hate driving my brother's truck because it always breaks down when you are in the middle of a busy intersection. A) Should you change you are to I am?. B) Or should you change you are to we are?. C) Or is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should you change you are to I am?. 18. Sentence: "It pulls a rope that moves a human figure." Question:What does "It" refer to? A) The ball. B) The elephant. C) The bowl. D) The pen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The bowl. 19. Nick used to love water skiing and swimming in Florida lakes, but now he worries about the pollution and high bacteria rates. (a) They say that brain-sucking amoebae can crawl up (b) a person's nose and kill (c) the victim in days. A) You. B) News reports. C) No change is necessary. D) Your. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) News reports. 20. Because Tara and Diana worked the closing shift at Tito's Taco Palace, (A) they often arrived to class with (B) their eyes barely open. Tara would have given Diana the correct answer to number seven on the chemistry exam if (C) she hadn't fallen asleep in the middle of it. A) No change is necessary. B) Diana. C) Her. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diana. 21. After Liam helped Noah with his homework, he felt relieved. 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. The children can decorate the Christmas tree by ..... A) Himself. B) Themselves. C) Ourselves. D) Herself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Themselves. 23. Choose the ambiguous sentence? A) I like to use the computer for spell check and grammar check, but I don't always use them. B) I like to use the computer's spell check and grammar check, but I don't always use it. C) I like to use the computer for spell check and grammar check, but I don't always use grammar check. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I like to use the computer's spell check and grammar check, but I don't always use it. 24. Correct the pronoun-antecedent agreement in the following sentence:The team won their game last night. A) The team won its game last night. B) The team won there game last night. C) The team won they're game last night. D) The team won it's game last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The team won its game last night. 25. Identify the antecedent of the pronoun in the following sentence:The dog chased its tail around in circles. A) Bird. B) Dog. C) Cat. D) Fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dog. 26. The Mosleys were in charge, but the Smiths brought food too. I thought THEIR food was delicious.(This is vague. Who could their refer to in this sentence?) A) Mosleys and Smiths. B) Mosleys and food. C) Smiths and picnic. D) Delicious and food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mosleys and Smiths. 27. Choose the correct replacement:My roommate decided to major in Physics, and it came as a big surprise to all her friends. A) And they were surprised. B) But it came as a surprise. C) And her decision came as a big surprise to all her friends. D) And her friends were surprised about it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And her decision came as a big surprise to all her friends. 28. Last night, Tom got out of bed, walked outside, turned on the hose, and used it to soak the two cats whining and hissing under his bedroom window. A) Correct Sentence. B) Incorrect sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct Sentence. 29. The dog had fleas. It always scratched ..... A) Yourself. B) Itself. C) Himself. D) Herself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Itself. 30. What is the missing pronoun? I tried to explain but Mum just hung up on ..... A) Me. B) I. C) Mine. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Me. 31. Olivia helped Emma with her project, but she forgot her supplies. 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. 32. The antonym of raw is ..... A) Fresh. B) Underdone. C) Cooked. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cooked. 33. Identify the ambiguous pronoun reference in the following sentence:The dog bit the cat, and it ran away. A) Dog. B) Cat. C) It. D) Bit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It. 34. What does the pronoun "it" refer to in number B2?2. Capsaicin is very good for your health. It helps you breathe better. A) Very good. B) Breathe. C) Capsaicin. D) Your health. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capsaicin. 35. The word "their" in paragraph 6 refers to A) Coralline structures. B) Complicated process. C) Rounded and more compact shapes. D) Plant and animal life-forms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coralline structures. 36. Which of the following sentences uses pronouns in the clearest way? A) Buck received much critical praise and earned over $ 7 million, but she was very modest about it. B) Buck received much critical praise and earned over $ 7 million, but she was very modest about her achievements. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buck received much critical praise and earned over $ 7 million, but she was very modest about her achievements. 37. Where is ..... stethoscope? Have you seen it? A) Mine. B) Myself. C) My. D) Me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My. 38. Jake and Ryan played video games, but he lost. 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. 39. They explained to the audience that a muskrat looks like a small beaver with a rat-like tail. A) This sentence is OK. B) This sentence has a vague pronoun reference. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This sentence has a vague pronoun reference. 40. Which of the following is true about indefinite pronouns? A) They should always be specific. B) They should be singular. C) They should be general or unknown. D) They should be plural. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They should be general or unknown. 41. Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence:The children played with ..... toys in the yard. A) Their. B) Her. C) His. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 42. What is the best revision for this sentence?"Sam and Joe went to the park, but he forgot his jacket." A) Sam and Joe went to the park, but Sam forgot his jacket. B) Sam and Joe went to the park, but they forgot their jacket. C) No change needed. D) Sam and Joe went to the park, but he forgot the jacket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sam and Joe went to the park, but Sam forgot his jacket. 43. Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence:'Neither of the boys brought ..... lunch to school.' A) Its. B) Her. C) His. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His. 44. To overcome or take control of ..... A) Sweep over. B) Shipwrecked. C) Decide. D) Raft. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sweep over. 45. This studio apartment is so expensive for ..... We cannot pay such a high rent. We need to think again. A) Them. B) Her. C) Him. D) It. E) Us. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Us. 46. Choose the Correct Pronoun.Neither Jim nor the New York Public Library has (its, their) own film rooms. A) Its. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 47. What does '' you" in line 15 of paragraph 4 refer to? A) Andrew. B) Philip. C) Andrew's sister. D) Philip's sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Philip. 48. The word "hardy" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to A) Fragile. B) Difficult. C) Scarce. D) Rugged. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rugged. 49. Choose the Correct Pronoun. Neither the Library of Congress nor the New York Public Library has (its, their) own filmrooms. A) Its. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 50. What should a pronoun not refer to according to the rules? A) A possessive noun. B) A noun. C) A verb. D) An adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A possessive noun. 51. Which of the following sentences uses pronouns clearly? A) When Pearl Buck was forty, her novel The Good Earth won the Pulitzer Prize. B) When she was forty, Pearl Buck's novel The Good Earth won the Pulitzer prize. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When Pearl Buck was forty, her novel The Good Earth won the Pulitzer Prize. 52. Ever since Tikeja began her internship at the hospital, she has tried to take better care of her health. They claim that eating five servings of fruit and vegetables will protect a person from many diseases such as cancer. A) No change is necessary. B) One of them claims. C) Doctors claim. D) We claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doctors claim. 53. When Ethan called his brother, his brother didn't answer. 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. Relative pronouns introduce adjective and noun clauses. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 55. He had with him some fishing equipment in a sealed tin. But he wanted to avoid using it. His idea was to exist like a shipwrecked sailor. He bent the point of his knife against an oar and then tied it to the end of the oar. He tried to catch a fish but could not.The pronoun "it" refers to ..... A) Using. B) Fishing equipment. C) Avoid. D) Sealed tin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fishing equipment. 56. When Ethan met his cousin, he was very excited. 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. 57. Lucas shared his lunch with Jake because Jake was hungry. 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. 58. Choose the Correct Pronoun.Either of the two boys will offer (his, their) help. A) His. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His. 59. I wrote this essay by ..... A) Myself. B) Itself. C) Yourself. D) Herself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myself. 60. Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence:John and ..... went to the store to buy some groceries. A) It. B) I. C) He. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPronoun Reference Quiz 1Pronoun Reference Quiz 2Pronoun Reference Quiz 3Pronoun Reference Quiz 4Pronoun Reference Quiz 6Pronoun Reference Quiz 7Pronoun Reference Quiz 8Pronoun Reference Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books