UNIT 1A STUDY GUIDE

Which of the following intensive pronouns correctly completes the sentence? They decided to cook dinner for the entire camp_____________________________.

• itself
• themselves
• theirselves
• ourselves

Which of the following sentences used commas correctly?

• I washed my jeans socks and shirts.
• My new car, the red one with the black wheels, was a gift from my parents.
• After she arrived home she decided to cook dinner.
• I went to Dairy Queen and I ordered an ice cream.

Which sentence has the CORRECT subject and pronoun agreement?

• If a student is good at math, then they should sign up for the math contest.
• Somebody left their money on the table.
• Football players can’t let their team down by missing a big game.
• When a student is late to class, you get a tardy slip.

Which sentence has the CORRECT subject and pronoun agreement?

• If a person wants to be an Olympic gymnast, he or she has to practice every day.
• Anyone who wants to go on the field trip should return their permission slip.
• When students spend time studying, he or she does well on tests.
• If kids like video games, he will love this one!

Which sentence is correctly written with NO vague pronouns?

• Jason asked John to come over after his guitar lesson.
• Amanda dropped a plate on her computer, but it didn’t break.
• Kristin loaned her favorite book to Mary.
• Sammy tripped over his little brother, but he didn’t get hurt.

Mike and Brandon are the .....

• antagonists
• complications
• protagonists
• setting

What kind of conflict is described?

• Man vs. Man
• Man vs. Nature
• Man vs. Self
• Man vs. Society

What kind of conflict is in the above passage?

• Internal
• External

What kind of conflict is this?

• Man vs. Man
• Man vs. Nature
• Man vs. Society
• Man vs. Self

What information is given in the exposition of the story?

• A boat comes to rescue them.
• The match is extinguished
• Thomas is in charge of gathering dates.
• Mr. Simmons is allergic to palm fronds.