Antecedents and Vague Pronoun References
8th Grade
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Antecedents and Vague Pronoun References
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Is the red pronoun...
vague
clear
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.6.1A
CCSS.L.6.1C
CCSS.L.6.1D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Is the red pronoun...
vague
clear
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.6.1A
CCSS.L.6.1C
CCSS.L.6.1D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Is the red pronoun...
vague
clear
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.6.1A
CCSS.L.6.1C
CCSS.L.6.1D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
5.
LABELLING QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The following sentence has has a vague pronoun reference. Label it, and label all its possible antecedents.
Antecedent 1
Vague pronoun
Antecedent 2
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1D
CCSS.L.3.1A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following doesn't have an ambiguous pronoun reference?
Despite the heat wave, they say that Seattle is a cool city.
Despite the heat wave, the travel brochures say that Seattle is a cool city.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.6.1A
CCSS.L.6.1C
CCSS.L.6.1D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence contains an ambiguous pronoun reference?
California is a very beautiful city, but I have a real fear of earthquakes. They claim that the next big quake might dump half of it into the Pacific Ocean.
Last night at 3:00 a.m., Tom got out of bed. He walked outside, turned on the hose, and used it to soak the two tomcats whining and hissing under his bedroom window.
Answer explanation
Who is "they"?
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.6.1A
CCSS.L.6.1C
CCSS.L.6.1D
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