AnswersGA-Literature and Composition III APronoun Agreement and Reference

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3

A pronoun and its antecedent must agree in

A
number, person, and subject.
B
number, gender, and person.
C
gender, number, and subject.
D
person, number, and object.
6

Read the sentences.Horses from the ranches gallops in the nearby fields. The horses often chase rabbits, squirrels, or possum.Which is the best way to fix the subject-verb agreement error in these sentences?

A
Change “horses” to “horse”
B
Change “chase” to “chases”
C
Change “ranches” to “ranch”
D
Change “gallops” to “gallop”
8

Which best describes a rule for subject-verb agreement?

A
Phrases or clauses should never separate subjects and verbs.
B
Compound subjects joined by “and” are never plural.
C
Singular subjects have singular verbs.
D
Plural subjects can have singular or plural verbs.
10

According to the rules of subject-verb agreement, phrases or clauses between the subject and the verb do not change the

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11

Read the sentence. Allie considered it carefully, and ______ decided to train for the marathon herself.Which type of pronoun would best complete the sentence?

A
objective
B
subjective
C
intensive
D
reflexive
12

Read the paragraph.[1] Alejandro’s guidance counselor is helping him plan his schedule for next year. [2] She suggests that he take AP Chemistry and AP French to improve his chances of getting into college. [3] Neither he nor his parents thinks he’ll have time to do the work for both courses. [4] Alejandro plans to wait until the week before school starts to decide.Which sentence has a subject-verb agreement error?

A
sentence 1
B
sentence 2
C
sentence 3
D
sentence 4
13

Which sentence has a pronoun usage error?

A
Thomas was supposed to pick me up, but he’s late.
B
She drove herself to the performance, but left early.
C
The judges showed their scoresheets to the contestants.
D
The audience left its seats after curtain call.
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Read the paragraph.[1] Alejandro’s guidance counselor is helping him plan his schedule for next year. [2] She suggests that he take AP Chemistry and AP French to improve his chances of getting into college. [3] Neither he nor his parents think he’ll have time to do the work for both courses. [4] Each of the teachers teach in a different way.Which sentence has an indefinite-pronoun verb agreement error?

A
sentence 1
B
sentence 2
C
sentence 3
D
sentence 4
15

Read the sentence. _________ wanted to do my homework alone. Which best fits in the blank?

A
I
B
We
C
She
D
They

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