Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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C.10
“There isn’t enough money to pay for it.”
How do you know what type of pronoun is in this
sentence? a. | The pronoun is
used as the object of the verb which indicates that the pronoun is a object
pronoun. | d. | Both A and
C | b. | The pronoun is
used as the subject of the sentence which indicates that the pronoun is a subject
pronoun. | e. | Both B and
C | c. | The pronoun
refers to someone or something which indicates that it is a personal
pronoun. | | | | |
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C.10
“Did David catch the ball?”
How do you know what type of pronoun is in this
sentence? a. | The pronoun is
used as the object of the verb which indicates that the pronoun is a object
pronoun. | d. | Both B and
C | b. | The pronoun is
used as the subject of the sentence which indicates that the pronoun is a subject
pronoun. | e. | This sentence
lacks a pronoun. | c. | The pronoun refers to someone or something which indicates that
it is a personal pronoun.
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C.10
Why is “what’s” not an interrogative pronoun? a. | because it does
not introduce an interrogative sentence | c. | because it has too many letters | b. | because it is a
contraction | | | | |
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C.10
“To ______ do I write this check to?”
How do you know which interrogative pronoun to use? a. | The person
receiving the check is the subject of the sentence and thus you use
“who.” | c. | You do not use
an interrogative pronoun in the sentence. | b. | The person receiving the check is the object of the verb and
thus you use “whom.” | | | | |
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C.10
“That is ______.”
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C.10
“That is yours.”
What is the
possessive pronoun? a. | That | c. | yours | b. | is | d. | There is not a
possessive pronoun in the sentence. | | | | |
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B.10
“I wonder why Jack and Jill are running up the hill. They are very
weird.”
What is the antecedent in this
excerpt?
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B.10
“I wonder why Jack and Jill are running up the hill. They are very
weird.”
What/who does the antecedent refer
to? a. | The
speaker | c. | Jill | b. | Jack | d. | Both Jack and Jill | | | | |
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B.10
“I wonder when Hansel and Grettel are going to get back from their adventure into the
forest.”
What/who does the antecedent refer to in this
excerpt? a. | The
speaker | c. | Hansel and
Grettel | b. | the adventure | d. | This excerpt lacks an antecedent. | | | | |
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B.10
“Matt and Mark ran themselves ragged.”
What is the reflexive or intensive pronoun in this
sentence? a. | and
| c. | themselves | b. | ran | d. | ragged | | | | |
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