Nouns & Pronouns

I'm all for a band being politically active, but that band takes _______ too seriously.

• their self

• itself

• its self

• themselves

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1C

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1B

Achoo! When it is cold and flu season, many people keep a box of tissues nearby. Facial tissues have been used for centuries as disposable replacements for cloth handkerchiefs. Many people do not like the idea of blowing their noses into a handkerchief once and reusing _______ later. A soft, paper tissue is the perfect alternative.

• it

• them

• they

• those

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Granulated sugar, also known as table sugar, is a type of sweetener made from plants. Sugar cane and sugar beets are commonly used to make sugar. The sucrose in these plants is where sugar comes from, but it must be processed and refined before going to the store.

Which noun does the pronoun it refer to?

• store

• sucrose

• plants

• sugar

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Billy and Rachel are upset because our essay is better than _______.

• there

• they’re

• theirs

• their's

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

I host a book club at my house. Some of my closest friends and neighbors are members.

Once a month, my friends and I meet at our regularly scheduled time. Since the club first started,

we have discussed many different books by many different authors. Monica and Briana recently

suggested that we read East of Eden by John Steinbeck. Each girl has her own thoughts about

why that book should be chosen.

In the passage, which noun or nouns does the pronoun "we" refer to?

• My friends and I

• Monica and Briana

• The book club members

• The authors

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which of the following is correctly written?

• A. Avery looks up to her mother, whose resourceful, for career guidance and other major decisions.

• B. Avery, whose also a talented person, prefers staying indoors and traveling through books.

• C. Avery, whose mother frequently travels abroad, wants to have a career that requires no travel.

• D. Avery's mother is a diplomat, whose well-read and renowned in many international circles.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

For the school play, Tom wants to use the prop ________ his teacher gave him.

• whose

• that

• who

• which

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence?

_____ students should spend more time studying according to our teacher Mr. Sanders.

• Whose

• Us

• Some

• All

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?

• The dentist told me I should brush my teeth after every meal to keep them healthy.

• Lizzy ran toward the door and nearly tripped over the cat as soon as they heard the

  doorbell ringing.

• Steffi and Ron went to the park near the town library for the first time in many years to

  play with his cousins.

• Maggie and I ran in the rain and huddled under the roof of a nearby shop to make sure

  she keeps ourselves dry.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Click the two pronouns highlighted in bold that correctly agree with their antecedents.

• they

• these

• He

• this

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D