Common/Proper Nouns and Pronouns

Decide if there is an error in the underlined nouns:

I think aunt Anita made tacos.

• Aunt Anita

• aunt anita

• Correct as is

Decide if there is an error in the underlined nouns:

I have a doctor's appointment on tuesday, May 9.

• tuesday, may 9

• Tuesday, May 9

• Correct as is

Decide if there is an error in the underlined nouns:

Josie learned German in Germany.

• german in Germany

• german in germany

• Correct as is

Decide if there is an error in the underlined nouns:

We are driving across the Mississippi river right now.

• Mississippi River

• mississippi River

• Correct as is

Decide if there is an error in the underlined nouns:

I thanked my Dad for dinner.

• My Dad

• my dad

• Correct as is

Select all the personal pronouns

• I

• they

• my

• no one

Which one is NOT an indefinite pronoun ?

• everyone

• each

• His or her

• somebody

Which one is NOT a possessive pronoun?

• hers

• my

• me

• theirs

Select the antecedent of the underlined pronoun:

The musicians in that band are highly talented, but talent alone won't be enough to succeed in the music business; they will need plenty of luck.

• talent

• music business

• musicians

Select the antecedent of the underlined pronoun:

Some people believe that the seasons are caused by Earth's distance from the Sun, but they aren't. Earth's tilt, not its distance from the Sun, determines the seasons.

• some people

• seasons

• earth's distance