This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Pronoun Reference – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pronoun Reference Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Recognize the pronoun case error in the following sentence:Whom should I talk to about the new project? A) Talk to. B) Should. C) Whom. D) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Who. 2. 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. 3. A disease caused due to lack of C vitamin. A) Flesh. B) Afloat. C) Determined. D) Scurvy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scurvy. 4. 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 bee. B) One hour after the sting by the bee. C) The swelling. D) The area around the sting by the bee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The area around the sting by the bee. 5. The phrase "once-living" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to A) Aging. B) Dead. C) Solitary. D) Growing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dead. 6. 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. 7. Which sentence does not have a vague pronoun error? A) Eli is always thinking about computers; it seems to be his only interest. B) Eli is always thinking about computers; technology seems to be his only interest. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eli is always thinking about computers; technology seems to be his only interest. 8. 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. 9. Subordinate clauses represent complete thoughts. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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?. 15. They have had ..... homework in Academic English subject recently. A) Much. B) A lot. C) Lots of. D) Little. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lots of. 16. A piece of strong texture attached to a ship mast to catch wind. A) Raft. B) Oar. C) Sail. D) Rubber. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sail. 17. 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. 18. 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) Contents. B) French doctor. C) Fresh water. D) Shipwrecked men. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shipwrecked men. 19. Sara looks around ..... collects some leaves. A) Him. B) Her. C) He. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She. 20. 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. 21. Which word is a pronoun in the following sentence?I play the trumpet in the band. A) I. B) Play. C) Trumpet. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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) Seabird. B) Flesh. C) Fish. D) Supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flesh. 25. 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. 26. 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. 27. 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. 28. 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. 29. 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. 30. The students study ..... A) We. B) They. C) Them. D) Us. 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