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Using Pronouns Correctly Answers

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Which sentence contains a pronoun shift error?

A
When we play football, our whole neighborhood joins in.
B
If you want to join the chorus, they have to audition.
C
When writing of mine is read aloud, I get nervous.
D
If his grades are high enough, he will get a scholarship.
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Read the sentence.Leonie jogged through the cool morning mist.

A
objective
B
reciprocal
C
reflexive
D
subjective
5

possessivereciprocalreflexivesubjective

A
possessive
B
reciprocal
C
reflexive
D
subjective
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definiteobjectivepossessivevague

A
definite
B
objective
C
possessive
D
vague
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To avoid vague pronouns and pronoun shifts, the writer should make sure that all pronouns

A
are subjective.
B
show ownership.
C
are first-person singular.
D
match their antecedents.
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Read the sentence.We decided to audition for the television show.

A
We decided to audition for the television show itself.
B
We ourself decided to audition for the television show.
C
We decided to audition for the television show ourselves.
D
We ourselves decided to audition for the television show.
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When a pronoun does not agree in number or person with an antecedent that appears earlier in the sentence, what kind of error occurs?

A
a pronoun case error
B
a pronoun shift error
C
a reciprocal pronoun error
D
a vague pronoun error
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Read the sentences.Rahul and Ori sorted through all the video games that were theirs. After counting it, Ori realized that between them, they had all the games in the series.

A
Rahul and Ori sorted through all the video games that were their. After counting it, Ori realized that between them, they had all the games in the series.
B
Rahul and Ori sorted through all the video games that were theirs. After counting them, Ori realized that between them, they had all the games in the series.
C
Rahul and Ori sorted through all the video games that were theirs. After counting it, Ori realized that between they, they had all the games in the series.
D
Rahul and Ori sorted through all the video games that were theirs. After counting it, Ori realized that between them, them had all the games in the series.

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