Learning the Pronouns and Antecedents

In this quiz, you will learn about pronouns and antecedents. You will find questions on identifying pronouns and their antecedents, identifying the vague pronoun preferences, and identifying all possible antecedents in a sentence.

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Choose the pronoun to correctly match the antecedent in the sentence below.

Each of the boys takes care of _________ own room.

theirs

his

her

their

Choose the pronoun to correctly match the antecedent in the sentence below.

Joel decided that Jack deserved the award, so he gave it to ________.

him

he

you

your

Identify the pronoun case of the bold pronoun in the sentence below.

Sam and I hope to get tickets for the concert.

Subject

Possessive

Object

Intensive

Identify the pronoun case of the bold pronoun in the sentence below.

I gave the hat to her.

possessive

intensive

object

subject

Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?

The Avilas' car looks just like the Dudleys', but theirs has a dent in the bumper.

The Avilas' car has a dent in the bumper, but otherwise, their car looks just like the Dudleys'.

Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?

The recipe says to mix the black beans with the chopped tomatoes, but Tim forgot to buy the black beans.

The recipe says to mix the black beans with the chopped tomatoes, but Tim forgot to buy them.

The pronoun in bold is vague. Select all of its possible antecedents.

Rachel always keeps her credit card in her wallet, but it went missing last week.

her credit card

her wallet

Rachel

last week

The pronoun in bold is vague. Select all of its possible antecedents.

Mr. Floyd ordered a lemonade and his son requested an iced tea, but the waiters brought him orange juice by mistake.

a lemonade

an iced tea

Mr. Floyd

his son

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Learning the Pronouns and Antecedents
Questions: 8
Contributed by:
Maths Magic