Vague Pronouns QUIZ

Which one does NOT contain a vague pronoun?

• Although the bike hit the tree, it was not damaged.

• The pirates left their gold in a hidden cave.

• Even though Jane invited Sue to the party, she was still upset.

• My aunt visited Paula; it was the first time she had ever left the state. 

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Miss Havisham lives with Estella in HER mansion. (This is vague. Who could "her" refer to in this sentence?)

• Miss Havisham

• Estella

• Miss Havisham and Estella

• mansion

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is a vague pronoun?

• A blurry image

• A pronoun that is confusing because it could refer to more than one person or thing

• A word that takes the place of a noun

• An adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which of the sentences below contains a vague pronoun?

• Mom and Lauren ate dinner together.

• Mom gave Lauren her dinner.

• Mom ate Lauren's dinner.

• Mom and Lauren love Mexican food.

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Find the vague pronoun: Meredith told her boss that she is extremely smart.

• Meredith

• her

• boss

• she

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is a pronoun?

• A word that takes the place of a noun.

• A word that takes the place of verbs.

• A word that takes the place of adjectives.

• A word that takes the place of adverbs.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which sentence contains the vague pronoun?

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

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

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

How would you correct the below sentence to fix the vague pronoun without changing the meaning of the sentence?

Julie told Emily to make the call on her cell phone.

• Julie handed her cell phone to Emily so that Emily could make the call.

• Julie gave Emily her cell phone.

• Emily gave her cell phone to Julia.

• Julia called Emily.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which choice best fixes the vague pronoun issue in the sentence below without changing the sentence's meaning?

The supervisors told the workers that they would get a bonus.

• The supervisors told the workers that the workers would get a bonus.

• The supervisors told them that they would get a bonus.

• The supervisors and the workers got bonuses.

• The workers got a bonus.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which choice best fixes the vague pronoun issue in the sentence below without changing the sentence's meaning?

Mark called Tom's house all day because he wasn't home.

• Mark spent all day calling Tom's house because he couldn't reach Tom.

• All day Mark called Tom because he wasn't home.

• Tom told Mark he wasn't home.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D