Grammar and Spelling Review

Last week, I had to give ___ the science notes because they were absent.

• they

• their

• them

• correct as is

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'them' because it is the objective pronoun used to refer to people. In this sentence, 'them' is the correct pronoun to give the science notes to the absent individuals.

Your house looks so nice! Ours really needs a fresh coat of paint.

• We

• Our

• Us

• correct as is

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'correct as is' because the possessive pronoun 'ours' is used correctly in the sentence to show ownership of the house.

Mrs. Davis, whose was in the Marines for five years, teaches American history. Choose the correct pronoun to fill in the blank.

• who

• whom

• that

• correct as is

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'who' because it is used as the subject pronoun to refer to Mrs. Davis, who was in the Marines for five years.

The math projects were due yesterday, but I forgot to give mine to Mr. Willis.

• I

• me

• my

• correct as is

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'correct as is' because the possessive pronoun 'mine' is used correctly in the sentence, indicating ownership of the math project.

Faith's mom just went to Thailand to visit their grandparents.

• she

• her

• hers

• correct as is

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'her' because it is the possessive form of 'mom' in the sentence. 'She' is a subject pronoun, 'hers' is a possessive pronoun, and 'correct as is' is incorrect as it does not match the possessive form needed.

Mrs. Perez told ____ the soccer team made the state finals!

• we

• us

• our

• correct as is

Answer explanation

The correct pronoun to use after 'told' is 'us', making the sentence 'Mrs. Perez told us the soccer team made the state finals!'

You need to prepare for the final exam this week, Mr. Jones told the students.

• He

• Yours

• They

• correct as is

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'correct as is' because the sentence is grammatically correct and does not require any changes.

My mom said she can take his to the meet next weekend, Khalil informed the coach. Choose the pronoun that correctly completes the sentence.

• he

• she

• us

• correct as is

Answer explanation

The correct pronoun to complete the sentence is 'us' as it matches the possessive pronoun 'his' in the sentence, indicating that Khalil's mom can take both Khalil and the coach to the meet next weekend.

Although we did the research together, Kendra designed the history presentation _______.

• her

• herself

• me

• correct as is

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'herself' because it refers to Kendra doing the action of designing the history presentation independently.

Since we couldn’t find anyone to help us build the shed, we decided to do it our______.

• ourself

• ourselves

• us

• correct as is

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'ourselves' because it is the reflexive pronoun that matches the subject 'we' in the sentence, indicating that the action of building the shed was done by us.