This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Pronoun Reference – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pronoun Reference Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The word "them" in paragraph 3 refers to A) Sea animals. B) Sponges and clams. C) Skeletal structures. D) Many openings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal structures. 2. The car passengers were blasting music and throwing recyclable aluminum soda cans out the windows. It really upset Erin, who drove behind them. A) Should you change It to Their poor taste in music?. B) Or should you change It to That?. C) Or is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should you change It to Their poor taste in music?. 3. Wooly mammoths were huntered by big cats called sabertooth tigers, which also became extinct by the end of the last Ice age. They were also hunted by men armed with spears and clubsThe word they refers to? A) Sabertooh tigers. B) Early men. C) Wooly mammoths. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wooly mammoths. 4. The dog's nose sniffed the floor as it searched for crumbs under the dining room table. A) Should you change The dog's nose to The hound's smelling apparatus?. B) Or should you change The dog's nose to The beagle?. C) Or is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or should you change The dog's nose to The beagle?. 5. Identify the antecedent of the pronoun in the following sentence:The car that I bought last year has been giving me a lot of trouble, and it's in the shop again. A) The car. B) The tree. C) The bicycle. D) My neighbor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The car. 6. In 19th century England, they put people in jail.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. 7. Which sentence is UNCLEAR in its pronoun reference? A) Mary and Tom left their bags at the ticket counter, but then they weren't sure if their bags were safe. B) Mary and Tom left their bags at the ticket counter, but then they weren't sure if they were safe. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mary and Tom left their bags at the ticket counter, but then they weren't sure if they were safe. 8. Which of the sentences below does not contain a vague pronoun? A) In the first grade, students learn to read. B) In the first grade, they learn to read. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the first grade, they learn to read. 9. Most greys have calcium problem. Researchers Bob and Liz Johnson suggested that they (a) need more calcium than other bird species. A) A. grey parrots. B) Bob and Liz Johnson. C) Species of birds. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. grey parrots. 10. Which of the following sentences has a vague pronoun reference? A) We watched the movie, and it was great. B) The book was long, but I finished it. C) The students enjoyed their field trip. D) My uncle visited our house, and they had fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My uncle visited our house, and they had fun. 11. Is this sentence correct?They say more rain is on the way A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Why is it important for pronouns to agree in gender with their antecedents? A) It adds complexity to the sentence. B) It ensures clarity and coherence in the text. C) Gender does not matter in pronoun agreement. D) It confuses the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gender does not matter in pronoun agreement. 13. Before Sally puts fondant flowers on wedding cakes, she sprinkles THEM with sugar. (This is vague. Who could them refer to in this sentence?) A) Sally and flowers. B) Sally and flowers and cakes. C) Flowers and cakes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flowers and cakes. 14. My lawn service company owes me $ 50 because he destroyed my collection of plastic flamingoes with a high-powered mower. A) Should you change he to its employees?. B) Or should you change he to they?. C) Or is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should you change he to its employees?. 15. Which sentence is unclear due to pronoun use? A) I met Lisa, and she introduced me to her sister. B) The dog barked when it saw the stranger. C) The manager spoke to the employee before he left. D) My mother and I went shopping, and she bought me a gift. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The manager spoke to the employee before he left. 16. Choose the Correct Pronoun.American citizens must protect (its, their, his) rights. A) Its. B) Their. C) His. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 17. What is the vague pronoun in the following sentence:They said the snow was going to start falling at midnight. A) Was. B) They. C) Snow. D) Midnight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They. 18. This is how I make Swedish meatballs. A) Predicate noun. B) Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predicate noun. 19. Identify the complete adjective clause.The trunk was full of junk no one would ever use. A) Full of junk that no one would ever use. B) No one would ever use. C) Would ever use. D) Junk that no one would ever use. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No one would ever use. 20. Are the subject and verb supposed to agree by numbers in subject-verb agreement which means they have to both be plural or both be singular? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence:The cat licked ..... paws and cleaned ..... fur. A) Its. B) His. C) Our. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 22. Identify the sentence with CORRECT pronoun reference. A) The English, who coined the term blimp, and the French used the airships in anti-submarine patrol. B) The English and the French used the airships in anti-submarine patrol; they coined the term blimp. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The English, who coined the term blimp, and the French used the airships in anti-submarine patrol. 23. To be destroyed or lost in sea. A) Submarine. B) Shipwrecked. C) Ocean. D) Sail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shipwrecked. 24. The dog barked at the neighbor, but the neighbor ignored it. 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. 25. Select the sentence with the most clarity. A) Whenever our pet duck is near our old truck, it runs around honking. B) My aunt called my sister to discuss the theme for my aunt's birthday party. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My aunt called my sister to discuss the theme for my aunt's birthday party. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPronoun Reference Quiz 1Pronoun Reference Quiz 2Pronoun Reference Quiz 3Pronoun 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