Using Pronouns Correctly

Question 1

definiteobjectivepossessivevague

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vague

Question 2

Read the sentence.Nikita would like to know which car belongs to Yosef and Taiga.

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Nikita would like to know which car is theirs.

Question 3

Read the sentence.They asked about the bike, and I told them it was mine.

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mine

Question 4

possessivereciprocalreflexivesubjective

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reflexive

Question 5

Which sentence uses a reciprocal pronoun correctly?

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Giovanna and Saleem peer edit each other’s stories.

Question 6

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.

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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.

Question 7

Read the sentence.We decided to audition for the television show.

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We decided to audition for the television show ourselves.

Question 8

Read the sentence.After Hannah talked to Emma, she decided to run for student council.

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After she talked to Emma, Hannah decided to run for student council.

Question 9

Which pronouns act as the object in a sentence? Check all that apply.hermehetheyus

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her; me; us

Question 10

To avoid vague pronouns and pronoun shifts, the writer should make sure that all pronouns

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match their antecedents.

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