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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence uses pronouns in a clear way? A) At a local restaurant, they provide each table with a bucket of peanuts. B) At a local restaurant, the owner provides each table with a bucket of peanuts. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At a local restaurant, the owner provides each table with a bucket of peanuts. 2. Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence:'Each of the students must submit ..... assignment by Friday.' A) Their. B) Our. C) His or her. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His or her. 3. Is the red pronoun a subject pronoun or an object pronoun?Give it to Morgan so she can go home. A) Subject pronoun. B) Object pronoun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object pronoun. 4. In the movie, William Corvinus was the father of the werewolves. He was one of Alexander Corvinus's sons who were born as immortal humans. One day, he (a) went to the Carpathian Mountains with his twin brother, Marcus Corvinus. He (b) was attacked and bitten by a wolf. A) A. William Corvinus. B) The werewolves. C) Alexander Corvinus. D) The Carpathian Mountains. E) Marcus Corvinus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. William Corvinus. 5. Patrick and Warren will present (his, their) routine before the other gymnasts do. A) His. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 6. What does the pronoun "it" refer to in number B1?1. Your mouth feels like it's on fire A) You. B) Your mouth. C) The feeling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your mouth. 7. Is the red pronoun a subject pronoun or an object pronoun?I will happily call you tomorrow morning. A) Subject pronoun. B) Object pronoun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object pronoun. 8. Find the vague pronoun:I watched a spooky show last night with Sid and Travis. He was so scared! A) He. B) I. C) Travis. D) Sid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He. 9. Pronouns help to tie a text together by their referring back to something, but if the reference point is unclear, it can make the text easy to read. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 10. Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence:The team celebrated ..... victory with a party in ..... honor. A) Its, their. B) Their, its. C) His, their. D) Her, their. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their, its. 11. There was a young man called Kaldi who took care of goats. One day, he was watching goats while they were eating some plants. "he" in line 1 refers to ..... A) Man. B) Kaldi. C) Plants. D) Goats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kaldi. 12. Does this sentence have correct pronoun reference? In the early 1900s, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company began making air-filled rubber tires for consumers. They made driving an automobile more enjoyable. A) Correct Sentence. B) Incorrect Pronoun Reference. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect Pronoun Reference. 13. Sentence: "Finally, the ball goes out of the dragon's mouth and into a vase." Question:What does "the ball" refer to in this sentence? A) The dragon. B) A moving part that tracks time. C) A decoration. D) The phoenix. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A moving part that tracks time. 14. Joan, did you take the photo by ..... ? A) Yourself. B) Himself. C) Herself. D) Myself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yourself. 15. The dog chased the cat, but it was too fast. 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. 16. Name the antecedent to the pronoun in the sentence:The snowman lost its nose as the warm sun shined down on it. A) Snowman. B) Its. C) Sun. D) Nose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snowman. 17. Name the antecedent of the following sentence:The two dinosaurs stared at their feet in amazement A) Amazement. B) Their. C) Feet. D) Dinosaurs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dinosaurs. 18. The chromebooks and the cellphones didn't work until midnight due to the terrible internet connection. It was so slow that they had to call the company."it" refers to: A) The cellphones. B) The internet conection. C) The company. D) The chromebooks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The internet conection. 19. Choose the best pronoun to complete the sentence. Over break, Noah cleaned ..... binder. A) His. B) The. C) Their. D) Him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His. 20. Mohammed's hair is so long that this young man really needs to visit a barber before his interview at the bank. A) This sentence DOES contain a pronoun reference mistake. B) This sentence does NOT contain a pronoun reference mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This sentence does NOT contain a pronoun reference mistake. 21. Both the boys and the girls ..... busy working on ..... assignments. Choose the correct pairing of verb and/or pronoun to fill the blanks in this sentence. A) Were, his or her. B) Were, their. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were, their. 22. Choose the best pronoun to complete the sentence. Both Courtney and Natalie wore ..... fuzzy socks every day. A) Her. B) There. C) Their. D) Hers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 23. What is it called when it occurs when a pronoun could refer to more than one possible antecedent? A) Vague pronoun reference. B) Pronouns. C) Vague pronoun. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vague pronoun reference. 24. After buying the water, Hamza drank about half of it. A) Incorrect / confusing. B) Correct / Clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct / Clear. 25. All of my brothers earned (his, their) degrees from the University of Delaware. A) His. B) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 26. Emma and Priscilla made a 100 on their tests. What is the antecedent for their? A) Tests. B) Emma. C) Emma and Priscilla. D) Priscilla. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emma and Priscilla. 27. Take the ring I bought and give it to my grandmother. A) Incorrect / confusing. B) Correct / Clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct / Clear. 28. The team ..... disagreeing about ..... individual responsibilities on the field. Choose the correct pairing of verb and/or pronoun to fill the blanks in this sentence. A) Was, his. B) Were, their. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were, their. 29. Ask for instructions about the bathroom when you check into a hotel; not two of ..... are the same! A) These. B) Those. C) This. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Those. 30. Neither of my sisters remembered to purchase (her, their) tickets. A) Their. B) Her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her. 31. The state of Florida does not treat (its, their) public employees fairly. A) Their. B) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 32. Choose the correct pronoun to be used:7 ..... is a container for cold drinks. A) Its. B) It. C) Hers. D) Her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It. 33. The specific word that a pronoun replaces and refers to is the ..... A) Adjective. B) Verb. C) Antecedent. D) Person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antecedent. 34. .... garage is filled with unused furniture. A) Them. B) Their. C) They. D) Theirs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 35. Each one of the new textbooks ..... to have ..... own unique number on the inside front cover. Choose the correct pairing of verb and/or pronoun to fill the blanks in this sentence. A) Seems, its. B) Seem, their. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seems, its. 36. What is the possessive pronoun in this sentence? Neveah took her book to the library for renewal. A) Her. B) Nevaeh. C) Book. D) Library. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her. 37. Which word is the pronoun in the following sentence? Bob gave him the pencil. A) Gave. B) Bob. C) Him. D) Pencil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Him. 38. Each student ..... to prepare ..... own project plan. Choose the correct pairing of verb and/or pronoun to fill the blanks in this sentence. A) Are, their. B) Is, his or her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is, his or her. 39. Neither Carlene nor Jess ..... allowed to submit ..... credentials before next Monday. Choose the correct pairing of verb and/or pronoun to fill the blanks in this sentence. A) Are, their. B) Is, her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is, her. 40. The boat bumped the edge of the dock, but they didn't need many repairs. A) Boat. B) Dock. C) Boat and dock. D) Many repairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boat and dock. 41. Choose the correct pronoun to be used:4 ..... enjoys exploring caves. A) Him. B) His. C) It. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He. 42. When she was forty, Pearl Buck's novel The Good Earth won the Pulitzer Prize. A) Pulitzer Prize. B) Pearl Buck. C) The Good Earth. D) Novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pearl Buck. 43. Choose the correct pronoun to be used:3 ..... skill in basketball is quite remarkable. A) You. B) Your. C) I. D) Yours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your. 44. If Aisha hadn't met Fatima earlier in the day, she would not have found out about the program. A) Incorrect / confusing. B) Correct / Clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorrect / confusing. 45. Hassan fell asleep in the classroom where ..... snoring distracted us from the lesson. A) Him. B) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His. 46. What is the antecedent of the pronoun his in the sentence:Jeremy left his book on the counter as he walked out for school. A) His. B) Jeremy. C) He. D) As. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jeremy. 47. No one on the men's or women's teams ..... to care about picking up ..... applications in time. Choose the correct pairing of verb and/or pronoun to fill the blanks in this sentence. A) Seems, his or her. B) Seem, their. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seems, his or her. 48. Name the antecedent to the pronoun:Jim finished the book so his brother could read it next. A) His. B) Jim. C) Brother. D) Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jim. 49. 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 above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Particles of dirt. 50. Don't forget your book! You're going to need ..... for our classes! A) It. B) Them. C) This. D) Here. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It. 51. Jeff and Isabel planned (his and her, their) wedding. A) His and her. B) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 52. What is the pronoun in this sentence? Lucy ventured into the wardrobe, and she discovered Narnia. A) Wardrobe. B) Lucy. C) Into. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She. 53. Dipping the spoon into the pot of soup, Jean felt it slip out of her hand. A) Pot. B) Soup. C) Dipping. D) Spoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spoon. 54. Even though the boy learned to play the piano well, he did not like it. A) The boy. B) Playing the piano. C) Learning. D) The piano. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playing the piano. 55. Choose the correct pronoun to be used:6 ..... mother bakes delicious muffins. A) It. B) Her. C) Hers. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her. 56. The tables for people of the restaurant are so large that they can seat a lot of people."They" refers to: A) The restaurant. B) The people. C) The tables for people. D) The tables. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The tables for people. 57. Choose the best pronoun to complete the sentence. All students should complete ..... homework. A) His or her. B) There. C) Its. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their. 58. Choose the correct pronoun to be used:1 ..... cousins came for a visit last week. A) Me. B) Mine. C) Our. D) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Our. 59. The teacher was preparing the games for the class. They were amazing and really interesting.They refers to: A) The games. B) The teacher. C) The class. D) The students. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The games. 60. Did Newcott or Mance announce (his, their) intent to run for president? A) His. B) Their. 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