Using Pronouns Correctly

Question 1

Which sentence uses a reciprocal pronoun correctly?

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Giovanna and Saleem peer edit each other’s stories.

Question 2

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

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mine

Question 3

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 4

possessivereciprocalreflexivesubjective

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reflexive

Question 5

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 6

An intensive pronoun

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emphasizes the noun it references.

Question 7

A writer should use a reciprocal pronoun when

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two or more subjects of the sentence are also objects.

Question 8

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 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

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

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We decided to audition for the television show ourselves.

Using Pronouns Correctly Answers