This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Pronoun Reference – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pronoun Reference Quiz 9 (31 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence is the best? A) I cannot ride roller coasters like the Kumba at Busch Gardens because they always make you dizzy and sick. B) I cannot ride roller coasters like the Kumba at Busch Gardens because they always make me dizzy and sick. C) I cannot ride roller coasters like the Kumba at Busch Gardens because it always makes me dizzy and sick. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I cannot ride roller coasters like the Kumba at Busch Gardens because they always make me dizzy and sick. 2. Either of the arguments can stand on ..... own merit. Choose the correct verb and/or pronoun to fill the blank in this sentence. A) Its. B) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 3. Khalid, Ali, and I have become good friends this year; ..... three do everything together, including going out during the weekends. A) Us. B) We. C) All. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Us. 4. People call ..... the greatest swimmer of all time. A) He. B) His. C) It. D) Him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Him. 5. Millau, France:The Millau Viaduct is an enormous cable-stayed road-bridge that spans the valley of the river Tarn near Millau in southern France. It is the tallest vehicular bridge in the world. At almost 1, 000 feet high (taller than even the Eiffel Tower) and over 8, 000 feet long, it sometimes sits above the cloud line. 2. The word 'it' in line 2 refers to ..... A) Bridge. B) France. C) The Millau Viaduct. D) Cable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Millau Viaduct. 6. What is the antecedent of the pronoun "her" ? My mother ate her salad. A) Mother. B) My. C) Ate. D) Salad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mother. 7. Match the italicized clause to its function in the sentence. Choose whichever one you want. A) Predicate noun. B) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 8. Although Mr. Smith was poor, he had a lot of style. A) Correct / Clear. B) Incorrect / confusing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct / Clear. 9. I once had to get out of a shower in Oxford and go downstairs to ask the hotel receptionist how to turn ..... off. A) It. B) They. C) This. D) Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It. 10. My pencilcase and my notebook were so heavy that my friends asked me if they could helped me with them. In the end, I just packed them."Them" refers to: A) My pencilcase and my notebook. B) My friends. C) My backpack. D) My notebook. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My pencilcase and my notebook. 11. Find the pronoun in the sentence:The boy went to his favorite class. A) His. B) The. C) To. D) Class. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His. 12. Choose the correct pronoun to be used:2. The teacher told ..... to clean our classroom. A) Our. B) Ours. C) Us. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Us. 13. Which word is the pronoun in the following sentence? They went to the movies together. A) They. B) Together. C) Movies. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They. 14. Each of the girls took ..... gear with ..... Choose the correct pairing of verb and/or pronoun to fill the blanks in this sentence. A) Her, her. B) Their, them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her, her. 15. Some students did not pass the difficult physics exam; this led to lower grades. A) Some students. B) Physics exams. C) Not passing physics exams. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not passing physics exams. 16. Kylie walks around like she owns the place, but Kyle knows he's the actual owner of the house. What is the antecedent to "he's" ? A) Kyle. B) Kylie. C) The place. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kyle. 17. What is the antecedent of the pronoun "their" ? Students should go to their classes prepared. A) Prepared. B) Classes. C) Should. D) Students. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Students. 18. After putting the laptop on the table, Moaz cleaned it. A) Correct / Clear. B) Incorrect / confusing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect / confusing. 19. Each of the suspects had (his, their) own alabi. A) His. B) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His. 20. In this example is this the right way to fix this sentence?Molly hit Susan, and she started crying. Molly hit Susan, and Susan started crying A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 21. Katie was an only child, and her solitary life was hard. A) Katie. B) Being an only child. C) Was hard. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being an only child. 22. Choose the correct pronoun to be used:8 ..... would like to become a pilot someday. A) Mine. B) My. C) Me. D) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I. 23. Both Mrs. Siberski and Mrs. Casper have made (her, their) opinions known. A) Her. B) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 24. Sarah told Mary that she would get promoted. A) Incorrect / confusing. B) Correct / Clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorrect / confusing. 25. Neither the nails nor the hammer was returned to (its, their) rightful place. A) Its. B) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 26. I wouldn't like to travel by myself. I love doing things with my friends, so I'm inviting ..... to my next trip! A) These. B) Them. C) They. D) Those. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Them. 27. Choose the correct pronoun to be used:9. The alligator was caught by ..... A) Their. B) They. C) Them. D) Theirs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They. 28. Does this sentence have correct pronoun reference? There was a Goodyear Aeronautics Department in Akron, Ohio. Its engineers improved the tires' shock absorption on takeoffs and landings. A) Incorrect Pronoun Reference. B) Correct Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct Sentence. 29. Xavier secretly admitted to his classmates that Mrs. Walker was his favorite teacher. What is the antecedent for his? A) Mrs. Walker. B) Xavier. C) Teacher. D) Classmates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Xavier. 30. Choose the best pronoun to complete the sentence. Each student must study if ..... wants to be successful. A) They. B) He or she. C) The student. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He or she. 31. A word that replaces a noun (or nouns) is called a ..... A) They tend. B) Proper noun. C) Antecedent. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They tend. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPronoun Reference Quiz 1Pronoun Reference Quiz 2Pronoun Reference Quiz 3Pronoun Reference Quiz 4Pronoun Reference Quiz 5Pronoun Reference Quiz 6Pronoun Reference Quiz 7Pronoun Reference Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books