Deck 18: Pronoun

Question 1

The person of a pronoun​

A) ​refers to whether a pronoun is singular in number or plural.
B) ​indicates whether the pronoun is speaking, being spoken to, or being spoken about.
C) ​does not need to match its antecedent.
D) ​indicates whether the pronoun is masculine or feminine.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

If _____ acts together, _____can influence campus policies about waste management.​

A) ​everyone, they
B) ​all, they
C) ​they, them
D) ​several, you

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Pronouns used as the subjects of sentences or as subject complements are​

A) ​objective pronouns ( me, her, him, them , or us ).
B) ​possessive pronouns ( my, mine, hers, his, its, our, ours, their , or theirs ).
C) ​nominative pronouns ( I, you, he, she, it, we , or they ).
D) ​none of the above

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Our orientation leader gave a lecture to _____ about respecting our differences.​

A) ​we
B) ​us
C) ​I
D) ​their

Question 5

Application of Skills Direction:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 18 to select the best choice to complete each sentence correctly.
My teammates and _____ practice every day after classes are over.​

A) ​I
B) ​me
C) ​my
D) ​us

Question 6

Keep _____ class work in _____ own binder, so that you don't become confused.​

A) ​you're, your
B) ​their, there
C) ​their, they're
D) ​your, its

Question 7

All of the following statements are true about personal pronouns except ​

A) ​Personal pronouns indicate whether the person is speaking, is being spoken to, or is being spoken about.
B) ​The case of a personal pronoun indicates how it can be used.
C) ​Pronouns can be masculine, feminine, or neuter.
D) ​Neuter pronouns are used primarily to replace the names of children.

Question 8

All of the following are true about relative pronouns except​

A) ​The relative pronouns who and whoever function as the subject of the relative clause.
B) ​The relative pronouns whom and whomever function as the object of the relative clause.
C) ​The relative pronouns that and which usually refer to things.
D) ​The relative pronoun who's indicates ownership.

Question 9

My neighbor is amazed by students _____ can work during the day and attend college at night.​

A) ​which
B) ​that
C) ​who
D) ​whom

Question 10

All of the following statements are true about indefinite pronouns except ​

A) ​Indefinite pronouns have antecedents and refer to specific people, places, things, or ideas.
B) ​Some indefinite pronouns are singular and some are plural.
C) ​Some indefinite pronouns can be singular or plural.
D) ​The pronouns each, neither, both, few , and most are examples of indefinite pronouns.

Question 11

All of the following statements about interrogative, demonstrative, intensive, and reflexive pronouns are true except ​

A) ​An interrogative pronoun asks a question- who, whose, whom, which, what .
B) ​A demonstrative pronoun points to a specific thing- this, that, these, those .
C) ​An intensive pronoun refers to two antecedents- each other, one another .
D) ​A reflexive pronoun reflects back to the subject of a sentence or clause- myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves , etc.

Question 12

Some examples of problems with pronouns include​

A) ​using it or they without a clear antecedent.
B) ​using a singular pronoun with a plural antecedent.
C) ​confusing possessive pronouns ( your, their, its ) with contractions ( you're, they're, and it's ).
D) ​all of the above

Question 13

A relative clause​

A) ​is a type of dependent clause.
B) ​begins with a relative pronoun that is either the subject or the direct object of the clause.
C) ​is connected to the sentence by the relative pronoun.
D) ​all of the above

Question 14

Our chemistry professor asked _____ and his partner to demonstrate the experiment for the class.​

A) ​I
B) ​he
C) ​my
D) ​him

Question 15

One can make the mistake of becoming complacent if _____ isn't careful.​

A) ​one
B) ​you
C) ​he
D) ​she

Question 16

_____ of my friends believe _____ can study best by reading the material over and over again the night before a test.​

A) ​One, he
B) ​Some, she
C) ​One, you
D) ​A few, they

Question 17

_____ said in our orientation that we must make our own decisions about declaring our intended major.​

A) ​It
B) ​The counselor
C) ​They
D) ​Them

Question 18

If you chose to support environmental issues, _____ should walk or bike whenever possible.​

A) ​a person
B) ​he or she
C) ​you
D) ​they

Question 19

The case of a pronoun​

A) ​indicates who is speaking.
B) ​indicates its gender.
C) ​indicates how it can be used.
D) ​indicates whether it is definite or indefinite.

Question 20

Which of the following statements about pronoun-antecedent agreement is true?​

A) ​A pronoun needs to match its antecedent in person, in number, and in gender.
B) ​A pronoun needs to match its antecedent in person and gender, but not in number.
C) ​A pronoun needs to match its antecedent in person and number, but not in gender.
D) ​A pronoun needs to match its antecedent in gender and number, but not in person.