JS7 U12 Pronouns (Chapter 3, ex. 8-9)

[FIND ONE MISTAKE] Mike flew to Toronto to be with her sister. It had been over two years since they had seen each other.

• her

• It

• they

• other

[FIND ONE MISTAKE] Everyone in the airplane terminal moved quickly out of their airport lounges except the people who were in the jetway at the time.

• the airplane terminal

• their airport lounges

• were

• time

[FIND ONE MISTAKE] Mike took so many suitcases with him on vacation. He even brought himself laptop, seven paperbacks, and his sister's CD player. His sister and he bought it a few years ago.

• so many

• him

• himself

• His sister and he

[FIND ONE MISTAKE] It was the airline union that worked to give their members a new deal including more sick leave, a higher salary, better benefits for ramp workers and their families, and a more solid pension plan.

• that

• their

• ramp workers

• families

At the beginning of the semester, we asked our professor for his guidelines for writing our final research paper. Based on what _________ told us, we must cite at least ten articles and two books.

• he

• himself

• his

• X (no words needed)

Many of my classmates checked with their fellow students who have taken this course with Dr. Thompson. It seems that a 20-page research paper is standard for most of _______ courses.

• Dr. Thompson

• himself

• his

• X (no words needed)

At our first class meeting, Dr. Thompson clearly stated, "It goes without saying that all students are supposed to do ________ own original research, which means that no one should use any material from any outside source without citing it appropriately in the paper."

• they

• them

• their

• theirs

Unfortunately, when reading the submissions, Professor Thompson found two students who had apparently copied substantial portions of ______ final papers from the Internet.

• they

• themselves

• their

• theirs

Not surprisingly, both students denied this serious charge. When Professor Thompson showed them the Internet site that closely resembled their papers, the students insisted that there was no proof of plagiarism in their research papers and that, in fact, ______ was the original and the Internet version was the plagiarized paper!

• they

• themselves

• their

• theirs

The students discussed this serious charge with the professor and then the department chair, but ______ were not satisfied with the results.

• they

• themselves

• their

• theirs