Pronoun Antecedent Quiz

Choose the option that correctly revises the error in sentence 4:
"When you play a puzzle game, it teaches their brain to think outside the box."

• It teaches your brain to think outside the box.

• They teach their brains to think outside the box.

• It teaches one brain to think outside the box.

• No change necessary.

What is the best way to revise sentence 8?
"They gets to explore worlds that are only limited by the imagination of the creators."

• He gets to explore worlds that are only limited by the imagination of the creators.

• They get to explore worlds that are only limited by the imagination of the creators.

• He or she gets to explore worlds that are only limited by the imagination of the creators.

• Players get to explore worlds that are only limited by the imagination of the creators.

Identify the error in sentence 6:
"When someone controls a character on the screen, it makes its hands and eyes work together in ways they don't in real life."

• The pronoun "it" does not agree with its antecedent.

• The pronoun "its" does not agree with its antecedent "someone."

• The pronoun "they" does not agree with its antecedent.

• There is no error in the sentence.

Choose the best revision for the pronoun-antecedent agreement error in sentence 13:
"It encourages kids to get off the couch and move around."

• They encourages kids to get off the couch and move around.

• This encourages kids to get off the couch and move around.

• Games encourage kids to get off the couch and move around.

• No change is necessary.

What is the best way to revise sentence 7?

Many people think video games are bad for you, but studies have shown it can increase a person's creativity.

• Replace are with were.

• Replace video games with video gamer.

• Replace it with they.

• No revision is necessary.

Sentence 16 is unclear. What revision can be made to improve the clarity and cohesion with the rest of the paragraph?

"For students, there are educational games who make learning fun. "

• For students, there are educational gamers who make learning fun.

• For students, there are educational games, make learning fun.

• For students, there are educational games that make learning fun.

• No change necessary.

Select the sentence that best revises sentence 20.

"So, while it's important to not spend too much time on video games, playing it in moderation can have a lot of positive effects."

• So, while it's important to not spend too much time on video games, playing them in moderation can have a lot of positive effects.

• So, while it's important to not spend too much time on video games, playing these in moderation can have a lot of positive effects.

• So, while it's important to not spend too much time on video games, playing its in moderation can have a lot of positive effects.

• No change necessary.