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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The phrase "an immeasurable number" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to A) A huge quantity. B) A surprising total. C) A changing sum. D) An exact integer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A surprising total. 2. Don't help us, Dad. Jill and I can paint the car all by ..... A) Ourselves. B) Myself. C) Themselves. D) Yourselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ourselves. 3. Aiden and Ben went to the store, but Aiden forgot his wallet. 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. 4. My dog's toenails click on the wood floor as she chases the cats away from their food bowl. A) Oreo's toenails. B) No change is necessary. C) My dog's claws. D) The toenails of my dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The toenails of my dog. 5. Robert sees some fish in the water ..... watches ..... A) He/them. B) She/them. C) They/it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He/them. 6. What is the missing pronoun? Could you dry the dishes and put ..... away? A) Them. B) Their. C) They. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Them. 7. Choose the Correct Pronoun.Each of the girls makes (her, their) own clothes. A) Her. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her. 8. The American word for trains that go under street is ..... A) Underground. B) Subway. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subway. 9. She must be very shy. She never says ..... A) Anything. B) Nothing. C) Everything. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anything. 10. Identify the antecedent for the word "their" in the following sentence. Most states maintain their highways for safe driving. A) Highways. B) Driving. C) States. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) States. 11. What is the antecedent for the pronoun "he" in the following sentence? The artist comes every October because he enjoys autumn. A) Autumn. B) Artist. C) October. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artist. 12. Having a firm decision to accomplish a certain goal. A) Remarkable. B) Equipment. C) Square. D) Determined. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Determined. 13. Which sentence should be revised to correct a vague pronoun?1) Bill and David are preparing for that difficult test known as the SHSAT. (2) They are trading study tips and working hard like many others in their class. (3) The fall exam is coming soon, which is stressful for many students. (4) However, those that prepare for the exam are likely to excel. A) Sentence 4. B) Sentence 1. C) Sentence 3. D) Sentence 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentence 3. 14. Choose the correct pronoun for the antecedent in the following sentence. Then Mr. Garcia turned on the hose and drank water from ..... A) The hose. B) It. C) That. D) Him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It. 15. Which sentence is written in the best way to avoid any vague pronouns? A) Archaeologists are not sure why the Ancestral Pueblo people moved into the cliffs. B) It is unknown to them why the Ancestral Pueblo moved into the cliffs. C) The Ancestral Pueblo people do not know why they moved into the cliffs. D) Why the Ancestral Puebloans moved into the cliffs, they do not know. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Archaeologists are not sure why the Ancestral Pueblo people moved into the cliffs. 16. I went to the cinema by ..... A) Myself. B) Themselves. C) Yourself. D) Herself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myself. 17. To save money, the manager told Jimmy, his employee, that he needed to use more of the cheap lettuce and less of the expensive taco beef. A) Should you change he to we?. B) Or should you change he to the cooks?. C) Or is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or should you change he to the cooks?. 18. What is the plural of justice of the peace? A) Justices of the peace. B) Justices of the peaces. C) Justice of the peaces. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Justices of the peace. 19. To correct errors of subject verb agreement what do you need to do? A) Taking a word out. B) Being able to find the right subject and verb. C) Fixing the sentence. D) Adding a coma or period. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being able to find the right subject and verb. 20. What does the pronoun "they" refer to in number A3?3. Chilies have been eaten in the Americas for thousands of years. Nowadays, they are popular all around the world. A) Nowadays. B) Chilies. C) The Americas. D) The world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chilies. 21. What is the verb in this sentence?My dog always growls at the postal carrier. A) The. B) Dog. C) Growls. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Growls. 22. It says on the bottle label that the chemical will kill weeds.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. 23. If you to see my ex-colleagues next weekend, give ..... my best regards and don't forget to give them the tokens. A) It. B) Us. C) Its. D) Them. E) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Them. 24. In the sentence: "Mr. and Mrs. Samuels are painting their house." What is the pronoun and its antecedent? A) Are and their. B) Painting and house. C) Mr. and Mrs. Samuels and their. D) Their and house. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mr. and Mrs. Samuels and their. 25. According to the rules of pronoun references, what must a pronoun agree in number with? A) The noun it refers to. B) The verb it refers to. C) The adverb it refers to. D) The adjective it refers to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The noun it refers to. 26. Ron and I ate lunch at that restaurant his dad owns. A) This sentence is OK. B) This sentence has an unclear pronoun reference. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This sentence is OK. 27. What is the rule for pronouns agreeing in gender with the noun they refer to? A) Gender does not matter in pronoun agreement. B) They must be of any gender. C) They must be of different genders. D) They must be of the same gender. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They must be of the same gender. 28. When should reflexive pronouns be used in a sentence? A) When replacing proper nouns. B) When emphasizing the subject. C) When indicating possession. D) When modifying adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When emphasizing the subject. 29. People who have been heavy smokers for years often gain weight when they give up 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. 30. Correct the pronoun-antecedent agreement in the following sentence:The committee submitted their report to the board. A) The committee members submitted our report to the board. B) The committee members submitted they report to the board. C) The committee submitted its report to the board. D) The committee members submitted her report to the board. 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