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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The cat cleans ..... with its tongue. A) Yourself. B) Themselves. C) Itself. D) Myself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Itself. 2. Brendan was so loud when he snored that he distracted everyone in class. A) No pronoun reference error. B) Pronoun reference error. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No pronoun reference error. 3. What does 'they' refer to? I asked at several shops for strawberries and the owners all told me they are out of season. A) Shops. B) Strawberries. C) Owners. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strawberries. 4. The fans booed and jeered at the referee because he had called it unfairly. A) This sentence is OK. B) This sentence has a vague pronoun reference. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This sentence has a vague pronoun reference. 5. They enjoyed ..... at the mall today. A) Ourselves. B) Themselves. C) Yourselves. D) Myself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Themselves. 6. Some of the equipment was still packed in its containers A) Containers. B) Some. C) The equipment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The equipment. 7. Bob's hands were so cramped from typing a 2, 000-word essay that (A) the poor boy stuck (B) his fingers in an ice-cold glass of soda so that (C) he wouldn't feel the pain. A) The fingers of Bob. B) He. C) No change is necessary. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No change is necessary. 8. Julie, if you can't do this exercise by ..... , you should ask your teacher for help. A) Herself. B) Myself. C) Itself. D) Yourself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yourself. 9. I hate when people say, "I could care less!" What you really means is "I couldn't care less!" A) I. B) They. C) We. D) Someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They. 10. They say that anxiety and depression go hand-in-hand. A) The Internet. B) My parents. C) Experts. D) My friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Experts. 11. Jane is a baby and she is too small to eat by ..... A) Himself. B) Myself. C) Herself. D) Itself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Herself. 12. Fred told Tony that his underwear was showing through the ripped seat of his dress pants. Who is HIS referring to? A) Fred. B) Fred or Tony. C) Tony. D) Neither Fred nor Tony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fred or Tony. 13. In the sentence: "Lois, Mark, and I would like for you to come with us." What is the pronoun and its antecedent? A) Lois, Mark and I. B) You and us. C) Would and like. D) Lois, Mark, and I;us. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lois, Mark, and I;us. 14. Terry wanted to be a teacher, but his father argued that a person couldn't make much money from 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. 15. How would you correct the below sentence to fix the vague pronoun without changing the meaning of the sentence?Julie told Emily to make the call on her cell phone. A) Emily gave her cell phone to Julia. B) Julie gave Emily her cell phone. C) Julia called Emily. D) Julie handed her cell phone to Emily so that Emily could make the call. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Julie handed her cell phone to Emily so that Emily could make the call. 16. What does 'it' refer to? Dad, can you take my coat and drop it off at the dry cleaner's? A) Dad. B) Coat. C) Dry cleaner's. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coat. 17. At the pet store, Felicia fell in love with a beagle puppy that she impulsively bought. (a) They say that no reputable (b) breeder will sell puppies to (c) a pet store. A) One. B) Dog books. C) No change is necessary. D) Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dog books. 18. An inconsiderate driver tailgated Chad for five miles and then honked annoyingly when Chad slowed to make his turn. It really made Chad angry. A) Turn. This . B) No change is necessary. C) Turn. This jerk . D) Turn, which . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turn. This jerk . 19. I hate driving my brother's truck because it always breaks down when you are in the middle of a busy intersection. A) Should you change you are to I am?. B) Or should you change you are to we are?. C) Or is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should you change you are to I am?. 20. Sentence: "It pulls a rope that moves a human figure." Question:What does "It" refer to? A) The ball. B) The elephant. C) The bowl. D) The pen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The bowl. 21. Nick used to love water skiing and swimming in Florida lakes, but now he worries about the pollution and high bacteria rates. (a) They say that brain-sucking amoebae can crawl up (b) a person's nose and kill (c) the victim in days. A) No change is necessary. B) News reports. C) Your. D) You. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) News reports. 22. Because Tara and Diana worked the closing shift at Tito's Taco Palace, (A) they often arrived to class with (B) their eyes barely open. Tara would have given Diana the correct answer to number seven on the chemistry exam if (C) she hadn't fallen asleep in the middle of it. A) Her. B) No change is necessary. C) Diana. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diana. 23. After Liam helped Noah with his homework, he felt relieved. 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. 24. Which one does NOT have a vague pronoun? A) My aunt visited Paula; it was the first time she had ever left the state. B) The pirates left their gold in a hidden cave. C) Even though Jane invited Sue to the party, she was still upset. D) Although the bike hit the tree, it was not damaged. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The pirates left their gold in a hidden cave. 25. The children can decorate the Christmas tree by ..... A) Themselves. B) Herself. C) Himself. D) Ourselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Themselves. 26. Choose the ambiguous sentence? A) I like to use the computer for spell check and grammar check, but I don't always use them. B) I like to use the computer's spell check and grammar check, but I don't always use it. C) I like to use the computer for spell check and grammar check, but I don't always use grammar check. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I like to use the computer's spell check and grammar check, but I don't always use it. 27. Correct the pronoun-antecedent agreement in the following sentence:The team won their game last night. A) The team won it's game last night. B) The team won its game last night. C) The team won there game last night. D) The team won they're game last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The team won its game last night. 28. Identify the antecedent of the pronoun in the following sentence:The dog chased its tail around in circles. A) Cat. B) Fish. C) Dog. D) Bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dog. 29. The Mosleys were in charge, but the Smiths brought food too. I thought THEIR food was delicious.(This is vague. Who could their refer to in this sentence?) A) Mosleys and Smiths. B) Mosleys and food. C) Smiths and picnic. D) Delicious and food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mosleys and Smiths. 30. Choose the correct replacement:My roommate decided to major in Physics, and it came as a big surprise to all her friends. A) And they were surprised. B) But it came as a surprise. C) And her decision came as a big surprise to all her friends. D) And her friends were surprised about it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And her decision came as a big surprise to all her friends. ← PreviousNext →Related 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