Pronoun Test Review

1. Pronoun Test Review

2. What answer choice is the antecedent to the underlined pronoun below? • Sarah is the one on whom James has a crush. • Sarah • James • Whom • crush

3. A. Sarah

4. Which of the following sentences is compound and uses a personal possessive pronoun? • My mother prepared dinner by herself, and my father cleaned up her mess. • Callie is a wonderful friend, yet no one seems to appreciate Callie very much. • Although Callie is kind to all, she rarely receives gratitude from others. • Kind, patient, generous Callie will long be remembered among her true friends.

5. answer • A. My mother prepared dinner by herself, and my father cleaned up her mess .

6. Which of the following sentences is simple and contains a feminine, subjective personal pronoun? • a. Mrs. Crow and he celebrated many years of married bliss. • They enjoyed caring for the homeless by feeding them food at the shelter. • She told him about her life as a Westing. • While her life after Violet passed away as sad, she did find great happiness in the end.

7. answer • c. She told him about her life as a Westing.

8. Which of the following sentences is complex and contains a plural, objective personal pronoun? • The cheerleaders on the field stumbled and fell, but they kept cheering regardless of their pain. • Although they were in pain, the cheerleaders did not allow their pain to stop them. • Those girls will never learn, but they certainly will try. • A loss will be a harsh way to learn a lesson, but they must learn to win and to lose.

9. answer • b. Although they were in pain, the cheerleaders did not allow their pain to stop them.

10. Which of the following sentences contains an intensive pronoun? • Sadly, she celebrated her birthday by herself. • He himself discovered the value of family once he went to college. • He did enjoy himself at the Christmas party. • The kept the secret among themselves.

11. answer • b. He himself discovered the value of family once he went to college.

12. What type of pronoun does the underlined word represent? • Did you see that?

13. answer • demonstrative

14. What type of pronoun does the underlined word represent? • Who crafted that beautiful poem?

15. answer • interrogative

16. What type of pronoun does the underlined word represent? • Many of the children enjoyed the play yesterday.

17. Answer • indefinite

18. What type of pronoun does the underlined word represent? • This was the first time that Karen passed her math test on the first attempt. • Interrogative…relative…personal subjective • Demonstrative…relative…personal possessive • Demonstrative…demonstrative…personal possessive • Indefinite…demonstrative…personal objective

19. answer • Thiswas the first time that Karen passedhermath test on the first attempt. • Interrogative…relative…personal subjective • Demonstrative…relative…personal possessive • Demonstrative…demonstrative…personal possessive • Indefinite…demonstrative…personal objective

20. What type of pronoun does the underlined word represent? • Seldom does someone of her importance visit us at our school. • Indefinite…personal possessive…personal objective…personal subjective • Indefinite…personal objective…personal objective…personal possessive • Indefinite…personal possessive…personal objective…personal possessive • Indefinite…personal subjective…personal objective…personal subjective

21. answer • Seldom does someoneof her importance visitusat ourschool. • Indefinite…personal possessive…personal objective…personal subjective • Indefinite…personal objective…personal objective…personal possessive • Indefinite…personal possessive…personal objective…personal possessive • Indefinite…personal subjective…personal objective…personal subjective

22. Choose the right word for pronoun verb agreement. • Few of the children fully (understands, understand) pronouns, but they are trying!

23. answer • Few of the children fully (understands, understand) pronouns, but they are trying!

24. Choose the right word… • Each of you (need, needs) to read for at least twenty minutes each night.

25. answer • Each of you (need, needs) to read for at least twenty minutes each night.

26. Choose the right word… • Some of the pepper (has, have) spilled on the table which has created a sneezing fit by me!

27. answer • Some of the pepper (has, have) spilled on the table which has created a sneezing fit by me!

28. Choose the right word… • (Is, Are) everyone going to study tonight?

29. answer • (Is, Are) everyone going to study tonight?

30. Choose the correct pronoun … • Was it (they, them) who won the game? • (Hint…turn the question into a statement.)

31. answer • Was it (they, them) who won the game? • (It was they who won the game.)

32. Choose the right pronoun • Casey asked us to bring (ours, our) to the game.

33. Answer • Casey asked us to bring (ours, our) to the game.

34. Choose the right pronoun… • They gave the girls and (us, we) complimentary tickets to the game.

35. answer • They gave the girls and (us, we) complimentary tickets to the game. • (Remove the compound part…They gave us tickets.)

36. Choose the right pronoun • I thought it was (she, her) who gave the speech at graduation.

37. answer • I thought it was (she, her) who gave the speech at graduation. • (It was she.)

38. Who or Whom? • (Who, Whom) can be trusted to take the deposit to the bank?

39. answer • (Who, Whom) can be trusted to take the deposit to the bank?

40. Who or Whom? • (Who, Whom) are these birthday cupcakes for?

41. answer • (Who, Whom) are these birthday cupcakes for? • These birthday cupcakes are for whom?

42. Choose the best answer to the question… • Which sentence is written with NO errors in pronoun usage? • The team treated theirselves to ice cream after the game. • Me and her are going to Disney on Ice. • The teacher presented we students with homework passes. • We teachers must prepare our students for the next test.

43. answer • Which sentence is written with NO errors in pronoun usage? • The team treated theirselves to ice cream after the game. • Me and her are going to Disney on Ice. • The teacher presented we students with homework passes. • We teachers must prepare our students for the next test. • Themselves • She and I • Us students

44. Choose the right answer… • Which of the following uses a plural, personal pronoun as an object of a preposition in a compound-complex sentence? • As soon as we understand relative clauses thoroughly, we will move onto subordinate clauses that act as adverbs. • Kimberly and he were chosen as class leaders, and I believe that we can count on them. • He is the one for whom everyone voted, yet people still disputed the election result. • The monkey that was the main attraction at the circus bit its trainer.

45. answer • Which of the following uses a plural, personal pronoun as an object of a preposition in a compound-complex sentence? • As soon as we understand relative clauses thoroughly, we will move onto subordinate clauses that act as adverbs. • Kimberly and he were chosen as class leaders, and I believe that we can count (on them). • He is the one for whom everyone voted, yet people still disputed the election result. • The monkey that was the main attraction at the circus bit its trainer.

46. Choose the correct answer… • Which of the following sentences uses a personal pronoun as an indirect object? • He gave it his best effort. • Caleb tried harder than any of his friends. • It was he who was a role model for others. • Lana and Fred told Casey all of their jokes. • Subj. Verb IO DO • Peter messaged Kim a thank-you note.

47. Answer… • Which of the following sentences uses a personal pronoun as an indirect object? • He gave it his best effort. • (He-subject; gave-verb; effort-direct object; it-indirect object) • b. Caleb tried harder than any of his friends. • c. It was he who was a role model for others. • d. Lana and Fred told Casey all of their jokes.

48. Choose the correct answer… • Which of the following sentences uses an indefinite pronoun CORRECTLY? • Another monkey escaped from their cave. • Both boys received his reward. • Everybody hoped his or her dreams would come true. • Many has experienced success on this test.

49. Answer • Which of the following sentences uses an indefinite pronoun CORRECTLY? • Another monkey escaped from their cave. • Both boys received his reward. • Everybody hoped his or her dreams would come true. • Many has experienced success on this test.

50. Choose the correct answer… • Which of the following sentences does not use a personal pronoun in an • adjectival prepositional phrase? • The front of our house is covered in Christmas lights. • My son, who does not visit often, is a chemical engineer. • The book on my shelf has been read by many students. • A tributary of the Mississippi River flows into my grandfather’s lake.