Deck 18: Pronouns

Question 1

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.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

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

A) I
B) he
C) my
D) him

Answer 3

D

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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

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

Question 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

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 11

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.

Question 12

_____ 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 13

_____ 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 14

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 15

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

Question 16

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 17

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

A) we
B) us
C) I
D) their

Question 18

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

A) one
B) you
C) he
D) she

Question 19

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.

Question 20

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