Using Pronouns Correctly

Question 1

possessivereciprocalreflexivesubjective

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reflexive

Question 2

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

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her; me; us

Question 3

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 4

When a pronoun does not agree in number or person with an antecedent that appears earlier in the sentence, what kind of error occurs?

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a pronoun shift error

Question 5

A writer should use a reciprocal pronoun when

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two or more subjects of the sentence are also objects.

Question 6

In which sentence does the writer use the pronoun correctly?

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Videos are a good way for us musicians to be noticed.

Question 7

Which sentence uses a reciprocal pronoun correctly?

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Giovanna and Saleem peer edit each other’s stories.

Question 8

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 9

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

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match their antecedents.

Question 10

Which sentence uses a reflexive pronoun correctly?

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They bought concert tickets for me and themselves.

Using Pronouns Correctly Answers