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Pronoun Shifts

Authored by Nicole Souza

English

6th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 398+ times

Pronoun Shifts
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"The boy slept through the pronoun lesson."


Which of the following sentences has an incorrect shift that does NOT match the antecedent?

He drooled on their desk.

He was so embarrassed when he awoke.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"My sister and I watched Tik Tok videos instead of cleaning."


Which of the following sentences has an incorrect shift that does NOT match the antecedent?

We thought they were hilarious.

We hoped we could just avoid their task.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"The cat crouched down, intently watching the bird."


Which of the following sentences has an incorrect shift that does NOT match the antecedent?

You could tell they were just hoping it would come closer.

It mewed softly and crept closer.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Choose the two sentences with the correct pronoun usage.

The slobbery, excited dog bounded down the hall, and they jumped right on me!

The slobbery, excited dog bounded down the hall, and it jumped right on me!

The slobbery, excited dog bounded down the hall and, he jumped right on me!

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A chef should always sharpen ___________ knife before storing it away.

their

his

hers

his or her

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A farmer is always busy! ___________ can spend most of the daylight hours caring for animals.

They

She or he

Him or her

He

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We walked down the dark path. It was so quiet, _______ could hear the crunch of every leaf.

we

you

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

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