This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Pronoun Reference – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pronoun Reference Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Improve the sentence:"When students raise their hands, it means they have a question." A) It means students have a question when they raise their hands. B) When students raise their hands, they have a question. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When students raise their hands, they have a question. 2. The word "they" in paragraph 1 refers to A) Coral colonies. B) Events and circumstances. C) Intricate reef structures. D) Chemical processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coral colonies. 3. The boy and his dad went fishing, but he caught the biggest fish. 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. 4. We enjoyed ..... at the beach. A) Ourselves. B) Myself. C) Itself. D) Themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ourselves. 5. In 2012, the World Health Organisation estimates that there were 14 million people suffered from cancers and 70% of them died."Them" refers to ..... A) People who suffered from cancers. B) World Health Organisation. C) 14 million people. D) Cancers in 2012. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People who suffered from cancers. 6. Choose the Correct Pronoun.Everyone has the right to (his or her, their) own opinion. A) His or her. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His or her. 7. Choose the correct pronoun.I hate to do anything that would disturb ..... condition. A) It's. B) Its. C) Its'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 8. Which of the following doesn't have an ambiguous pronoun reference? A) Despite the heat wave, they say that Seattle is a cool city. B) Despite the heat wave, the travel brochures say that Seattle is a cool city. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Despite the heat wave, the travel brochures say that Seattle is a cool city. 9. In the sentence 'The committee gave its approval for the new policy, ' what does the pronoun 'its' refer to? A) Committee. B) Approval. C) Policy. D) New. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Committee. 10. Some friends and I went to see a movie, and afterwards we wrote a critique aboutthem. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 11. Identify the ambiguous pronoun reference in the following sentence:John told Tom that he would meet him at the library. A) Library. B) He. C) John. D) Tom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He. 12. It was a terrible day, ..... seemed to go right. A) Something. B) Anything. C) Nothing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nothing. 13. This is my book not ..... A) Your. B) Yours. C) Me. D) Mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yours. 14. The kids watched a movie, but they didn't like the movie. 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. 15. What is an antecedent? A) A describing word. B) The word a pronoun is meant to replace. C) An action verb. D) A state of being verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The word a pronoun is meant to replace. 16. Watch the mother deer. Can you photograph ..... ? A) Him. B) It. C) Her. D) Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her. 17. Choose the Correct Pronoun.Every person should turn in (her, their) own savings account. A) Her. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her. 18. Identify the type of clause used in this sentence.Some people who can carry a tune are very shy. A) Noun clause. B) Adverb clause. C) Adjective clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective clause. 19. Sentence: "They include clocks, hand-washing machines, and pumps for lifting water." Question:What does "They" refer to? A) The people. B) His inventions. C) His books. D) The machines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His inventions. 20. If lung cancer spreads to distant organs, it may cause nervous system changes, yellowing of the skin and eyes, and bone pain."it" refers to ..... A) Organ. B) Lung cancer. C) Changes. D) Lung. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lung cancer. 21. I cannot understand ..... when they speak Japanese. They seem weird. They should study more. A) Me. B) His. C) Her. D) My. E) Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Them. 22. Match the italicized clause to its function in the sentence.Whenever I get home will be soon enough. A) Subject. B) Appositive. C) Noun. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 23. A) It is necessary for Renee to fulfill her science requirement. She won't take a chemistry class because (b) it requires too much math. Marine Biology would be a better choice because (c) it would give her an opportunity to smile every day at Mr. McCourt, the cute new professor. A) Renee must. B) They require. C) They would give. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renee must. 24. Which word is a pronoun in the following sentence?Have you ever played in a band? A) Have. B) You. C) Ever. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You. 25. No sooner had he done so, Dr. Bombard ran into trouble. First, a wave swept over the raft. The next day the wind rose his sail. For the first two to three days, he had no luck in catching fish and had nothing to drink but seawater. He became depressed and feared failure in this test. As he became hungrier, he also became more determined to succeed.The pronoun "He" refers to ..... A) A wave. B) Seawater. C) Bombard. D) The raft. 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