Pronoun Reference Review

Which contains a vague pronoun reference?

• As Joe was talking to Sam, Sam started to cry.
• As Joe was talking to Sam, he started to cry.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.4

Which contains a vague pronoun reference?

• In California, you can go surfing.
• In California, people can go surfing

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.4

Which contains a vague pronoun reference?

• Dad yelled at Rick, but he was just being silly.
•  Dad was just being silly when he yelled at Rick.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.4

The fans booed and jeered at the referee because he had called it unfairly.

• This sentence is OK.
• This sentence has a vague pronoun reference.

They explained to the audience that a muskrat looks like a small beaver with a rat-like tail.

• This sentence is OK
• This sentence has a vague pronoun reference

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.4

Ron and I ate lunch at that restaurant his dad owns.

• This sentence is OK
• This sentence has an unclear pronoun reference

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.4

Instructions: For the following questions, select the best correction to the provided sentence.

• Got it!  Click on the best correction.
• Questions? Raise your hand for help before moving on.

In Quebec, they speak French.

• you
• my dad
• readers
• people

When students raise their hands, it means they have a question.

• It means students have a question when they raise their hands.
• When students raise their hands, they have a question.

They say that anxiety and depression go hand-in-hand. 

• My friends
• The Internet
• Experts
• My parents