This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Pronoun Reference – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pronoun Reference Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following sentences contains a vague pronoun? A) Logan and Jake were fishing, and he caught a bass. B) Bill and Dennis were brothers, and they looked alike. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logan and Jake were fishing, and he caught a bass. 2. Identify the antecedent of the pronoun in the following sentence:The teacher announced that the class would have a substitute, and she seemed very happy about it. A) The student. B) The teacher. C) The principal. D) The janitor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher. 3. Leo gave Max his baseball glove because he needed it. 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. In the U.K., a subway is a ..... A) A train. B) A tunnel. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tunnel. 5. Which choice best fixes the vague pronoun issue in the sentence below without changing the sentence's meaning?The supervisors told the workers that they would get a bonus. A) The supervisors told them that they would get a bonus. B) The supervisors told the workers that the workers would get a bonus. C) The supervisors and the workers got bonuses. D) The workers got a bonus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The supervisors told the workers that the workers would get a bonus. 6. Will you lend me your Huawei laptop? I will return ..... tomorrow. I promise. A) Me. B) Her. C) Him. D) It. E) Us. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It. 7. In the sentence: "Do you know if Marie invited Leslie to her party?" What is the pronoun and its antecedent? A) Marie and Leslie. B) Her and party. C) Do and know. D) Marie and her. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marie and her. 8. Do not throw papers on the ground. Recycle ..... A) It. B) Them. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Them. 9. Which sentence is ambiguous? A) The children are playing outside. B) The old men and women left the room. C) She is reading a book. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The old men and women left the room. 10. Which sentence has a pronoun reference issue? A) The box was heavy, so he struggled to lift it. B) The teacher gave the student their assignment. C) We went to the store and found what we needed. D) The child played with their toys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher gave the student their assignment. 11. Every morning I wash ..... and clean my teeth. A) Myself. B) Herself. C) Itself. D) Himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myself. 12. The phrase "break down" in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to A) Cease functioning. B) Interrupt. C) Descend. D) Decompose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decompose. 13. What does 'it' refer to? They've just closed the post office and turned it into a coffee shop. A) They. B) Post office. C) Coffee shop. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Post office. 14. The liver has two large sections, called the right and the left lobes. The gallbladder sits under the liver, along with parts of the pancreas and intestines. The liver and these organs work together to digest, absorb, and process food. A) The liver. B) The right and the left lobes. C) Gallbladder, pancreas, intestines. D) Digest, absorb, process food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gallbladder, pancreas, intestines. 15. Brendan's snoring was so loud that he distracted everyone in class from the exciting pronoun reference lecture A) No pronoun reference error. B) Pronoun reference error. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pronoun reference error. 16. Sal and Marcus shop for clothes here because (you, they) can find good bargains. A) You. B) They. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They. 17. Identify the sentence with a clear pronoun reference. (1) When the teacher spoke to the student, she was very attentive. (2) The student listened carefully to her advice. (3) She decided to follow it to improve her grades. (4) The teacher was pleased with her decision. A) Sentence 1. B) Sentence 2. C) Sentence 3. D) Sentence 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence 2. 18. The puppy's leash luckily caught underneath a tire as it dashed through the Parking lot. Otherwise, a car might have struck it on the busy street in front of the vet's office."it" in line 2 refers to ..... A) The lucky pig. B) The little dog. C) The busy street. D) The office. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The little dog. 19. I told everyone in the boys' choir that (he, they) had to bring a boxed lunch. A) They. B) He. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They. 20. Which pronoun would best replace the red words in the following sentence? "Let's think of a way to clean up litter, " Matt and Lynn said. A) They. B) Them. C) Their. D) Those. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They. 21. Instructions:For the following questions, select the best correction to the provided sentence. A) Got it! Click on the best correction. B) Questions? Raise your hand for help before moving on. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Got it! Click on the best correction. 22. Choose the correct pronoun.That's the girl ..... picture you saw in Moody Monthly. A) Who's. B) Whose. C) Whos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 23. Which has a vague pronoun? A) Despite the heat wave, they say Seattle is a cool city. B) Don't forget to write down your homework. C) The survivors were all lucky to be alive. D) His mother told him another story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Despite the heat wave, they say Seattle is a cool city. 24. Jogging is a very popular activity in New York City. In the winter, the weather is too cold for it. But in the spring, it is warmer, and many New Yorkers go to enjoy in Central Park.The first "it" refer to ..... A) Jogging. B) Weather. C) Activity. D) New York city. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jogging. 25. Choose the Correct Pronoun.Neither the baseball players nor the managers want to lose (his, their) side of the argument. A) His. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPronoun Reference Quiz 1Pronoun Reference Quiz 3Pronoun Reference Quiz 4Pronoun Reference Quiz 5Pronoun Reference Quiz 6Pronoun Reference Quiz 7Pronoun Reference Quiz 8Pronoun Reference Quiz 9Pronoun Reference Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books