Grade 7 English Quiz 2

It should be a rule in all the countries, that students should go to their classes prepared. What is the antecedent of the pronoun "their"?

• students

• rule

• classes

• countries

The principal spoke to the teacher about the student that was sent out of "her" class. What is the antecedent of the pronoun "her"?

• class

• student

• principal

• teacher

What is the pronoun in "The ocean is calm, and it barely makes a sound."

• ocean

• the

• it

• is

What is the antecedent of it in "The ocean is calm, and it barely makes a sound."

• ocean

• calm

• it

• sound

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is the antecedent of "it" in "The concert done in the auditorium of the school was fantastic, but it ended too early."

• concert

• fantastic

• school

• auditorium

Both my mom and stepdad were living in a _______house for three years.

• cradling

• wretched

• crescent

• glimmered

Everyone touches the baby and likes _____ him softly.

• wretched

• dribbling

• cradling

• banning

Two __________surmounted by a star on a single stem.

• crescents

• podiums

• heralds

• scowls

Before Sally puts fondant flowers on wedding cakes, she sprinkles them with sugar. (This is vague. Who could "them" refer to in this sentence?)

• Sally and flowers

• Sally and flowers and cakes

• flowers and cakes

Find the vague pronouns: Henry saw his older brother, so he ran to give him a hug. They are very close. Choose two

• his

• he

• him

• they