This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Pronoun Reference – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pronoun Reference Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A piece of strong texture attached to a ship mast to catch wind. A) Oar. B) Sail. C) Raft. D) Rubber. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sail. 2. 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. 3. 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) French doctor. B) Shipwrecked men. C) Contents. D) Fresh water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shipwrecked men. 4. Sara looks around ..... collects some leaves. A) Her. B) She. C) He. D) Him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She. 5. 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. 6. Which word is a pronoun in the following sentence?I play the trumpet in the band. A) Play. B) Trumpet. C) I. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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) Supply. B) Flesh. C) Seabird. D) Fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flesh. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. The students study ..... A) They. B) Them. C) Us. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Them. 16. The cat cleans ..... with its tongue. A) Yourself. B) Myself. C) Itself. D) Themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Itself. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. They enjoyed ..... at the mall today. A) Yourselves. B) Themselves. C) Myself. D) Ourselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Themselves. 21. 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. 22. 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) He. B) The fingers of Bob. C) It. D) No change is necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No change is necessary. 23. Julie, if you can't do this exercise by ..... , you should ask your teacher for help. A) Herself. B) Myself. C) Yourself. D) Itself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yourself. 24. I hate when people say, "I could care less!" What you really means is "I couldn't care less!" A) Someone. B) They. C) I. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They. 25. They say that anxiety and depression go hand-in-hand. A) My friends. B) The Internet. C) Experts. D) My parents. 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