Deck 22: Pronoun Problems

Question 1

Which one of the following pronouns would correctly complete the following sentence?
In the morning, Issa and __________ are going to feed the ducks.

A) I
B) me
C) him
D) her

Answer 1

I

Question 2

Which one of the following pronouns would correctly complete the following sentence?
The squirming child sat between you and __________.

A) me
B) I
C) he
D) we

Answer 2

me

Question 3

Which one of the following pronouns would correctly complete the following sentence?
Even though I try, Jack always makes better grades than __________.

A) me
B) him
C) her
D) I

Answer 3

I

Question 4

Which one of the following sentences has a pronoun error?

A) He and Charles exercised the horses today.
B) The cat has fleas in its fur.
C) Her or I should be able to figure out this problem
D) The DMV sent me my driver's license.

Question 5

Which one of the following sentences has a pronoun error?

A) Jarrett and he were inseparable in high school.
B) Your's paycheck is in the mail.
C) John is funnier than we are.
D) Those belong to the lady down the street.

Question 6

Which one of the following sentences has a pronoun error?

A) Wow! These here are delicious.
B) My boyfriend brought me chicken soup when I was sick.
C) Mary Ann and he would love to act in the play.
D) This was a great idea.

Question 7

Which one of the following is a subject pronoun?

A) they
B) us
C) him
D) them

Question 8

Which one of the following is an object pronoun?

A) that
B) my
C) yours
D) them

Question 9

Which one of the following is a possessive pronoun?

A) I
B) this
C) those
D) hers

Question 10

Which one of the following is a demonstrative pronoun?

A) these
B) him
C) his
D) us

Question 11

Underline the pronoun error in the following sentence.
Mrs. Peterson asked Jeremy and she to clean up the mess.

Question 12

Rewrite the sentence in Question 1 to correct the pronoun error.

Question 13

Underline the pronoun error in the following sentence.
Someone found her's ring in the parking lot.

Question 14

Rewrite the sentence in Question 3 to correct the pronoun error.

Question 15

Underline the pronoun error in the following sentence.
The doorknob on this here door is coming loos3

Question 16

Rewrite the sentence in Question 5 to correct the pronoun error.

Question 17

Fill in each blank in the following paragraph with a correct pronoun.
-older brother Scott is funnier than _______________ am. _______________ is always pulling pranks. Once when we were in an airport, he said in a loud voice, "Look at _______________!" He was pointing at something under a table. "It's a wallet," he said. Soon a crowd formed, and people were on _______________ hands and knees trying to find _______________ wallet. Of course there was no wallet. He and _______________ laughed and laughed over that prank. On another occasion, he took _______________ shopping at the mall. While _______________ were walking, he suddenly stopped and just stared at the ceiling. Naturally there was nothing there, but _______________ didn't stop people from stopping in _______________ tracks to stare. I laughed so hard that people started staring at _______________. Scott definitely has a wicked sense of humor. But although _______________ sense of humor may be more outrageous than _______________, I'm a more outrageous cook than ______________.