This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Pronoun Reference – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pronoun Reference Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the Correct Pronoun.One of the girls agreed to drive (her, their) car. A) Her. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her. 2. Identify the unclear pronoun reference: A) The car stalled because it was low on gas. B) Sally gave Anna her book back. C) The students completed their homework. D) The baby drank its milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sally gave Anna her book back. 3. First ..... see a frog. A) Us. B) Them. C) We. D) You. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We. 4. The word "borings" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to A) Living beings. B) Powdery remnants. C) Strange creations. D) Dull pieces. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Powdery remnants. 5. The bird flew over the tree, but it didn't land. 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. 6. What does '' your sister" refer to in line 9 of paragraph 2? A) Andrew. B) Philip. C) Andrew's sister. D) Philip's sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Philip's sister. 7. Select the clearest sentence. A) Carla needs to read an entire novel this weekend, but she says reading it will be no problem because she has no plans. B) Lucy didn't want to tell Amanda that she had brought the wrong basket to the picnic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carla needs to read an entire novel this weekend, but she says reading it will be no problem because she has no plans. 8. All of the mineral water has lost (its, their) sparkle. A) Its. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 9. The Wright Brothers bought their tires from Goodyear. They sold tires to other small-order plane builders too. A) Correct Sentence. B) Incorrect Pronoun Reference. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect Pronoun Reference. 10. If you have a problem, you are welcome to discuss it with me before you u y toresolve them. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 11. Mickey Mouse, (a) who greets guests at the gates of the Magic Kingdom, is really a five-foot young woman (b) who wishes that her costume, (c) which weighs thirty pounds, was air conditioned A) No change. B) That. C) Which. D) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No change. 12. Identify the complete adjective clause.Listen to the platform on which I will base my candidacy. A) On which. B) On which I will. C) On which I will base my candidacy. D) I will base my candidacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On which I will base my candidacy. 13. Choose the Correct Pronoun.Virtue is (its, his, her) own reward. A) Its. B) His. C) Her. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 14. Choose the correct pronoun.Bill and ..... hiked to St. Mary Lake this weekend. A) Myself. B) He. C) Him. D) Anyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He. 15. When students raise their hands, it means they have a question. A) It means students have a question when they raise their hands. B) When students raise their hands, they have a question. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When students raise their hands, they have a question. 16. If countries use more wind energy, this will help THEM prevent climate change A) THEM refers to wind energy. B) THEM refers to climate change. C) THEM refers to people. D) THEM refers to countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) THEM refers to countries. 17. Philip loves talking to Sam who is the best student in 4C. What does "who" refer to? A) Philip. B) Philip and Sam. C) Sam. D) The best student in 4D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sam. 18. Identify the ambiguous pronoun reference in the following sentence:When Sarah told her sister that she was going to the party, she was excited. A) Sister. B) Sarah. C) Party. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She. 19. When Sam saw Alex at the park, he waved at him. 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. 20. It says in this supermarket tabloid that extraterrestrials have kidnapped the President's brain. A) Should you begin the sentence like this:In this supermarket tabloid, it says ?. B) Or should you begin the sentence like this:This supermarket tabloid says ?. C) Or is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or should you begin the sentence like this:This supermarket tabloid says ?. 21. Many people (a) who buy a new puppy believe that the young dog should automatically behave as well as Lassie, (b) who had years of obedience training and (c) which was a mature animal with control of her bladder. A) Who. B) Which buy. C) Which had. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 22. When should indefinite pronouns be used in a sentence? A) When the noun is specific. B) When the noun is singular. C) When the noun is general or unknown. D) When the noun is plural. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When the noun is general or unknown. 23. "The Fun They Had" shows us how computers are used by school children in the future. Instead of reading books they read texts on computer screens. "they" in line 2 refers to ..... A) Computers. B) Screens. C) School children. D) Books. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) School children. 24. Dehydration can be treated at home with home remedies, oral rehydration. You can do by ..... A) Ourselves. B) Themselves. C) Yourself. D) Itself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yourself. 25. Identify the complete adjective clause.Let me show you the book I'm reading. A) I'm reading. B) Show you the book I'm reading. C) The book I'm reading. D) The book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'm reading. 26. Scuba divers are taught that (you, they) should check (your, their) equipment. A) They-your. B) They-their. C) You-their. D) You-your. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They-their. 27. Sentence: "Their designs inspired machines today." Question:What does "Their" refer to? A) Engineers. B) Ancient books. C) Turkish cities. D) Al-Jazari's machines. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Al-Jazari's machines. 28. Choose the correct words to complete the following sentence ..... and ..... love hearing tall tales. A) Josie and I. B) Josie and me. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Josie and I. 29. All the people in the neighborhood like to hold block parties on the Fourth of July, even though (a) will carry on all day and restrict access to the street. A) Some. B) They. C) A. the parties. D) Many. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. the parties. 30. Peter is very lazy. He always copies his friends' homework and never does it by ..... A) Himself. B) Myself. C) Yourself. D) Yourselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himself. 31. In Japan and Korea, people eat the leaves of the chili plant. They are edible just like the peppers.What is They? A) Japan and Korea. B) People. C) Leaves. D) Chili plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leaves. 32. Mia told Sophia that Mia had won the contest. 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. 33. If anyone stops by while I am at the meeting, please take a message from them. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 34. Which sentence should be revised to correct a vague pronoun?(1) I don't think they should show violence in video games made for teenagers. (2) It is possible that many young men and women could become immune to the negative psychological effects. (3) They are too young to process the experience at such a young age. (4) After the teenagers become adults, they can choose to play violent games or not. A) Sentence 4. B) Sentence 2. C) Sentence 3. D) Sentence 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence 1. 35. Improve the sentence:"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 tomorrow will be cold. C) It says in the paper that it will be cold tomorrow. D) The Times Picayune says tomorrow will be cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Times Picayune says tomorrow will be cold. 36. Which sentence should be revised to correct a vague pronoun reference? A) Sentence 4. B) Sentence 3. C) Sentence 2. D) Sentence 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence 3. 37. Philip likes reading books and he also loves trying new things which will give her a lot of new experiences. What does "which" refer to? A) Reading books. B) A lot of new experience. C) Trying new things. D) Reading books and trying new things. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trying new things. 38. Identify the antecedent for the word "their" in the following sentences. On their arrival, Tim and Joel were offered hot apple juice. A) Tim and Joel. B) Apple. C) Juice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tim and Joel. 39. Is the red pronoun a subject pronoun or an object pronoun?She proudly opened her notebook to show her homework. A) Subject pronoun. B) Object pronoun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject pronoun. 40. Choose the correct replacement:Mr. Jones doesn't seem to care if students cheat, and this really bothers me. A) And this indifference really bothers me. B) And it really bothers me. C) But it's bothering me. D) Which bothers me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And this indifference really bothers me. 41. Find the possessive pronoun in the sentence:Hey, it looks like that is my coat! A) Hey. B) Is. C) It. D) My. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My. 42. We enjoy the roses so much, ..... really liven up the garden. A) They. B) Its. C) Flowers. D) Someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They. 43. The great explorers of the 1400s, for ..... maps were a necessity, gave mapmakers a better understanding of the world with their discoveries. A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whom. 44. Which sentence demonstrates correct pronoun usage? A) Alex told Jordan that he would help him with Jordan's homework. B) Alex told Jordan that he would help Jordan with his homework. C) Alex told Jordan that he would help him with his homework. D) Alex told Jordan that Jordan would help him with his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alex told Jordan that he would help Jordan with his homework. 45. I cannot find ..... Leftclick Muet Work book. Can I borrow ..... , Lee Simon? A) My, their. B) Me, your. C) My, your. D) My, yours. E) Yours, mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My, yours. 46. Improve the sentence:"When students raise their hands, it means they have a question." A) It means students have a question when they raise their hands. B) When students raise their hands, they have a question. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When students raise their hands, they have a question. 47. The word "they" in paragraph 1 refers to A) Coral colonies. B) Events and circumstances. C) Intricate reef structures. D) Chemical processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coral colonies. 48. The boy and his dad went fishing, but he caught the biggest fish. 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. 49. We enjoyed ..... at the beach. A) Ourselves. B) Itself. C) Themselves. D) Myself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ourselves. 50. In 2012, the World Health Organisation estimates that there were 14 million people suffered from cancers and 70% of them died."Them" refers to ..... A) World Health Organisation. B) People who suffered from cancers. C) Cancers in 2012. D) 14 million people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People who suffered from cancers. 51. Choose the Correct Pronoun.Everyone has the right to (his or her, their) own opinion. A) His or her. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His or her. 52. Choose the correct pronoun.I hate to do anything that would disturb ..... condition. A) It's. B) Its. C) Its'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 53. Which of the following doesn't have an ambiguous pronoun reference? A) Despite the heat wave, they say that Seattle is a cool city. B) Despite the heat wave, the travel brochures say that Seattle is a cool city. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Despite the heat wave, the travel brochures say that Seattle is a cool city. 54. In the sentence 'The committee gave its approval for the new policy, ' what does the pronoun 'its' refer to? A) Policy. B) Approval. C) Committee. D) New. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Committee. 55. Some friends and I went to see a movie, and afterwards we wrote a critique aboutthem. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 56. Identify the ambiguous pronoun reference in the following sentence:John told Tom that he would meet him at the library. A) He. B) John. C) Tom. D) Library. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He. 57. It was a terrible day, ..... seemed to go right. A) Something. B) Anything. C) Nothing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nothing. 58. This is my book not ..... A) Your. B) Mine. C) Me. D) Yours. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yours. 59. The kids watched a movie, but they didn't like the movie. 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. 60. What is an antecedent? A) An action verb. B) The word a pronoun is meant to replace. C) A state of being verb. D) A describing word. 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