Pronoun Referents to go with RW Unit 4A

If students start later than planned, it changes their final exam date. In this sentence, "it" =

• their plans

• their new start date

• a student

• their final exam date

Andrea said they used to use the grammar-translation method of teaching English in Brazil. David said it was the same in Japan. "It" =

• the situation

• Japan

• Brazil

• the grammar-translation method

It was a perfect honeymoon: the sun, the sand, the lovemaking. "It" =

• the sun

• the sand

• their honeymoon

• the lovemaking

The people whom we met were nice. "whom" =

• the people

• us

President Lincoln delivered his most famous speech in 1863. "his" =

• Lincoln's

• the speech

• 1863

Either Mary or Louise will bring her husband. "her" =

• Mary's husband

• Louise's husband

• the husband

• Mary's husband or Louise's husband

The class isn't meeting in its normal room today. "its" =

• the meeting

• the class's

• it is

Jenny's painting was the most beautiful, but mine was the most creative. "mine" =

• creativity

• my painting

• Jenny's painting

She's too young to understand it fully, but her parents' divorce was for the best. "it" =

• being young

• their divorce

• her mother or father

It's funny to update your Facebook status to say you're running late when you're already late. "It" =

• updating your status

• running late