This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Pronoun Reference – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pronoun Reference Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The people I admire most are those who manage to solve their own problems. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 2. ..... all coming to our house after church. A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're. 3. What is the missing pronoun? The children are coming out of school in a minute. I need to go and pick ..... up. A) It. B) Her. C) Them. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Them. 4. Identify the pronoun that replaces the antecedent in the following sentence. Mr. Garcia had spent all winter planning his garden. A) Mr. Gracia. B) Garden. C) His. D) Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His. 5. Is the red pronoun a subject pronoun or an object pronoun?Mr. Messinger told us the exciting news. A) Subject pronoun. B) Object pronoun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object pronoun. 6. Respect the Earth. Keep ..... clean. A) They. B) Her. C) Him. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It. 7. Mrs. Ducote told Maria, her student, that she needed to conquer her fear of computers because they are valuable teaching tools. Who is she referring to? A) Mrs. Ducote. B) Maria. C) Both Maria and Mrs. Ducote. D) Neither Maria nor Mrs. Ducote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both Maria and Mrs. Ducote. 8. Choose the correct pronoun for the antecedent in the following sentence. The two neighbors had ..... first good opportunity to chat. A) Them. B) Their. C) There. D) They're. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 9. The group of students who passed the University went to Nha Trang beach to celebrate. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. What is the significance of using pronouns in writing? A) It makes the text more confusing. B) It simplifies the text and improves readability. C) It makes the text harder to understand. D) It is not necessary to use pronouns in writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It simplifies the text and improves readability. 11. Recognize the pronoun case error in the following sentence:Whom should I talk to about the new project? A) Whom. B) Should. C) Who. D) Talk to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Who. 12. Do you know Dengue fever? This disease, when it first appeared in the British West India Islands, was called the dandy fever, from the stiffness and constraint which it grave to the limbs and body. "This" refers to ..... A) You. B) Disease. C) Dengue fever. D) The British West India Islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dengue fever. 13. A disease caused due to lack of C vitamin. A) Flesh. B) Determined. C) Afloat. D) Scurvy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scurvy. 14. DSE. If you are stung by a bee. The area around the sting will quickly redden and swell. The swelling will reduce after one hour. But it may remain itchy for one day. What does "it" refer to? A) The bee. B) The swelling. C) The area around the sting by the bee. D) One hour after the sting by the bee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The area around the sting by the bee. 15. The phrase "once-living" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to A) Aging. B) Dead. C) Growing. D) Solitary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dead. 16. Which noun does the word "they" refer to in this sentence:The supervisors told the workers that they would receive the bonus. A) The supervisors. B) "they" is an unclear pronoun reference. C) The workers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "they" is an unclear pronoun reference. 17. Which sentence does not have a vague pronoun error? A) Eli is always thinking about computers; it seems to be his only interest. B) Eli is always thinking about computers; technology seems to be his only interest. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eli is always thinking about computers; technology seems to be his only interest. 18. Which one does NOT a vague pronoun? A) Although the bike hit the tree, it was not damaged. B) The pirates left their gold in a hidden cave. C) Even though Jane invited Sue to the party, she was still upset. D) My aunt visited Paula; it was the first time she had ever left the state. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The pirates left their gold in a hidden cave. 19. Subordinate clauses represent complete thoughts. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. If you see the students from the math class, could you return their exam papers tothem? A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 21. Detergents clean clothes by firts removing particles of dirt from from the fabric, then suspending the particles until they can be washed away.The word they refers to? A) Clothes. B) Particles of dirt. C) Detergents. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Particles of dirt. 22. The furnishings are noticeably different from their modern counterparts. A) Noticeably. B) Different. C) Furnishings. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Furnishings. 23. Identify the antecedent of the pronoun in the following sentence:Sarah and her friends went to the movies, and they all had a great time. A) Sarah and her friends. B) The teacher and the students. C) The president and his advisors. D) The dog and its owner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sarah and her friends. 24. Dr. Skinner, our psychology instructor, explained that Tweety, which is a Looney Tunes cartoon character, has passive-aggressive tendencies. A) Should you change which to that?. B) Or should you change which to who?. C) Or is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or should you change which to who?. 25. They have had ..... homework in Academic English subject recently. A) Much. B) Lots of. C) Little. D) A lot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lots of. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPronoun Reference Quiz 1Pronoun Reference Quiz 2Pronoun Reference Quiz 3Pronoun Reference Quiz 4Pronoun Reference Quiz 5Pronoun Reference Quiz 6Pronoun Reference Quiz 7Pronoun Reference Quiz 8Pronoun Reference Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books