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Using Pronouns Correctly — Quiz Answers

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Which sentence uses a reciprocal pronoun correctly?

A
Avani asked when she could look at one another’s model.
B
Giovanna and Saleem peer edit each other’s stories.
C
Yuto and Clara both studied the other’s artwork.
D
Parker likes to text one another’s phones during class.
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In which sentence does the writer use the pronoun correctly?

A
The lawyer said that the documents must stay with I.
B
Videos are a good way for us musicians to be noticed.
C
Sora and him painted a giant mural in the school library.
D
Them kids play soccer together almost every weekend.
3

Read the sentence. The band members came to the hospital to visit a sick fan. Which intensive pronoun would emphasize the subject band members in the sentence?

A
himself
B
theirselves
C
itself
D
themselves
4

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. Which revision corrects the pronoun error in the sentence?

A
Rahul and Ori sorted through all the video games that were their . After counting it, Ori realized that between them, they had all the games in the series.
B
Rahul and Ori sorted through all the video games that were theirs. After counting it, Ori realized that between them, them had all the games in the series.
C
Rahul and Ori sorted through all the video games that were theirs. After counting it, Ori realized that between they , they had all the games in the series.
D
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.
5

Read the sentence. Nikita would like to know which car belongs to Yosef and Taiga. Which sentence revision correctly uses a possessive pronoun?

A
Nikita would like to know which car belongs to he or she.
B
Nikita would like to know which car is theirs.
C
Nikita would like to know which car belongs to them.
D
Nikita would like to know which is him or her car.
6

When the person performing the action in the sentence is also the object of the sentence, the writer should use a [Dropdown 1] pronoun that ends in the suffix - self or - selves .

Answer:

reflexive

7

The reciprocal pronouns each other and one another are used when two or more subjects in a sentence are also

A
antecedents.
B
adjectives.
C
objects.
D
verbs.
8

Read the sentence. We decided to audition for the television show. How should the writer revise the sentence to correctly include a reflexive pronoun?

A
We decided to audition for the television show ourselves.
B
We ourself decided to audition for the television show.
C
We ourselves decided to audition for the television show.
D
We decided to audition for the television show itself.
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Read the sentence. By sharing the work between us, Misaki and me created a dragon so unique that it was immediately recognizable as ours. How can the writer revise the pronoun error in the sentence?

A
by changing us to we
B
by changing me to I
C
by changing ours to our
D
by changing it to they
10

An intensive pronoun

A
acts as the object of the sentence.
B
shows ownership or possession.
C
emphasizes the noun it references.
D
looks similar to a subjective pronoun.

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