Question

Which of the following corrects the pronoun error in this passage?

The sixth-grade students liked volunteering their time to read to the elderly people in the hospital. It made them happy. (1 point)


The sixth-grade students liked volunteering his or her time to read to the elderly people in the hospital. It made them happy.

The sixth-grade students liked volunteering their time to read to the elderly people in the hospital. It made the volunteers happy.

The sixth-grade students liked volunteering their time to read to the elderly people in the hospital. They made them happy.

The sixth-grade students liked volunteering their time to read to the elderly people in the hospital. Reading made them happy.
2.
Choose the sentence that has pronoun agreement. (1 point)

A person who does not brush their teeth may get cavities.

If everyone picked up the trash they see, you would make a difference.

With training, every pet can learn new tricks to please his owner.

When the family saw the storm coming, they decided to take their picnic inside.
3.
What is the antecedent for the pronoun "they" in the following passage?
The bikes went through the hedges and the garage door, but they did not need many repairs. (1 point)


The hedges

The garage door and the hedges

The bikes

The antecedent is unclear.
4.
Which of the following sentences corrects the pronoun errors in this sentence?
If a person wants to help their community, they should research opportunities. (1 point)


If a person wants to help it, they should research opportunities.

If people want to help their community, they should research opportunities.

If you want to help your community, a person should research opportunities.

If a person wants to help their community, you should research opportunities.
5.
Which pronoun correctly completes the following sentence?
Mom might figure out that we got into the cookie jar because of the crumbs on the floor and the counter, so we had better clean _____________up. (1 point)


it

mine

their

them
6.
What is the antecedent for the pronoun "It" in the following passage?
The sixth-grade students liked volunteering their time to read to the elderly people in the hospital. It made them happy. (1 point)


Sixth-grade students

Hospital

Volunteering

Time
7.
Which pronoun has an unclear antecedent in the following sentences?
The sixth-grade students liked volunteering their time to read to the elderly people in the hospital. It made them happy. (1 point)


It

Them

No unclear antecedents

Their
8.
Which pronoun correctly completes this sentence?
When the summer starts, the town will open _______________ beaches. (1 point)


them

their

its

our
9.
Which of the following sentences contains a problem with pronoun agreement? (1 point)

The guide dogs help their owners to navigate in familiar and unfamiliar places.

Kelly uses her tablet to help her communicate with people in the community.

When somebody tells you they will help you, you should believe them.

Each volunteer has his or her personal motivations for helping others.
10.
Which pronoun correctly completes the following sentence?
The student picked up _____ own backpack and ran to math class. (1 point)


its

his or her

she or he

their

Answer 1

The sixth-grade students liked volunteering their time to read to the elderly people in the hospital. It made the volunteers happy.

When the family saw the storm coming, they decided to take their picnic inside.

The bikes

If people want to help their community, they should research opportunities.

them or it. (this one is tricky but i'd go with them)

Sixth-grade students

Them

its

Each volunteer has his or her personal motivations for helping others.

their

Answer 2

Answer and Explanation:

1. B: "...It made the volunteers happy." ( The pronoun them shows ambiguity. )

2. D: "...family...they...their." The word family can be singular or plural because it is a collective noun.

3. C: The bikes. The pronoun they refer to the bikes because only the bikes could have needed repair, not the door (singular) nor the hedges.

4. B: If people want to help their comunity, they should research opportunities. People is plural word and the corresponding pronouns are they and their .

5. D: them. ( the floor and the counter )

6. C: volunteering. The pronoun It corresponds to the action of volunteering.

7. B: them. The pronoun them has an unclear antecedent because it is difficult to know if it refers to 'the six-grade students' or to 'the eldery people'.

8. C: its. Refering to the town's beaches.

9. C: The use of they/them agreeing with somebody is possible only in colloquial English.

10. their. The student (he or she).